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Author of last Tory manifesto warns universities may attract unwanted campaign attention and says ‘everyone hates the Conservatives for the same reasons’

University cites fall in returning students amid cost-of-living crisis for current year’s shortfall, while warning of sector funding crisis impact

European Commission announces launch of EU-Switzerland negotiations with Horizon Europe association on the table

Swift clarification of exemption for mass-market books follows claims that REF open access requirements would destroy publishing opportunities for scholars

Minister calls on universities to learn lessons from last year’s disruption at Commons hearing

New legislation will allow private universities to issue degrees and international institutes to open Greek branches

Outgoing Oxford chancellor, ‘chairman of the Tory party when there was one’, advocates cross-party consensus on state investment, not higher fees

Institutions need more flexibility on whether to participate in mandatory government-run pensions scheme, Ucea and UUK argue

Extension of journal mandate to monographs designed to ‘make research more open and equitable’, but has historically been a source of controversy

Short deadline for universities dealing with issues internally will â€˜inundate’ regulator with partially investigated cases, sector fears

Sylvie Retailleau says France wants to ‘welcome’ international students, despite fallout from row over stricter controls

Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere