Back from holiday? Catch up on the summer news, week by week

This summer has been marked by significant developments in research and higher education: from the launch of the European AI Office and AI Gigafactories to the Shanghai Ranking confirming China’s rise ahead of the United States, and the escalating tensions between the Trump administration and US universities (funding freezes, audits on Chinese partnerships, severing of ties with Greenland). Europe has continued with its structural initiatives (Horizon Europe, joint European degrees, the Scaleup Europe Fund), whilst several reports have warned of growing political pressures on academic freedom...

News Tank Academic editorial team has closely followed these stories and curated an antechronological selection of articles for you to read or revisit.

For those returning to work, we wish you a…