Keir Starmer鈥檚 trip to his alma mater reflects universities鈥 regional clout But institutions will contribute much more to both their localities and their planet if they collaborate more, says Simone Buitendijk By Simone Buitendijk 10 December
鈥楥ontamination鈥 risk justifies banning gender critical speakers 鈥 report Claim by University of Essex law academics that 鈥榓nti-trans鈥 speakers could 鈥榗ontaminate鈥 buildings branded 鈥榤isogyny鈥 by critics By Jack Grove 9 December
Ukraine鈥檚 plan to ban Russian materials 鈥榲iolates academic freedom鈥 Leading human rights activist says 鈥榓bsurd鈥 draft law could be 鈥extremely harmful to education and research鈥 and is reminiscent of Soviet censorship By Ben Upton 9 December
Alison Wolf: Resist 鈥榮ingle purpose鈥 view of higher education Seeing degrees solely as gateway qualification to the modern labour market 鈥榥either just nor efficient鈥, says government adviser on skills By Patrick Jack 8 December
Free speech bill: Peers scrap right to sue but add NDA ban Peers amend controversial legislation owing to prospect of 鈥渆ndless litigation鈥, with ban on non-disclosure agreements also supported By Patrick Jack 8 December
University entry gap between London and rest of UK hits record More than half of school-leavers in the capital enter higher education, but fewer than one in three do elsewhere By Patrick Jack 8 December
PhD thesis unread? British writer hits on novel solution Political scientist Jack Williams鈥 debut novel draws on his experiences as a PhD student at Princeton and Zurich By Jack Grove 8 December
Students 鈥榳ant career-focused courses but not more regulation鈥 More than half of those polled by Hepi and NUS express support for education designed with employment in mind By Tom Williams 8 December
Staff satisfaction with support for online teaching drops Sector鈥檚 digital ambitions not matched by training, investment and support for staff in transition to more online learning, finds Jisc survey By Tom Williams 7 December
International student numbers will continue to grow, says Keegan Education secretary distances herself from plans to restrict study visas being pushed by No 10 By Tom Williams 7 December
Iceland鈥檚 university casino idea 鈥榩reposterous鈥 Leaked pitch for gambling hall and online expansion comes after university experts warn majority of income likely to come from addicts By Ben Upton 7 December
Race equality ranking planned to shake up sector鈥檚 slow progress University leader compiles data to 鈥榩oint the finger鈥 at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments By Tom Williams 7 December