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OfS and UKRI seen as particularly vulnerable to meddling from government, with report authors calling for more safeguards to ensure independence

Specialist institutions could be subsumed without high-level oversight of sector consolidation, MPs warned

Irene Tracey stresses importance of teaching students courtesy and respect to model what ‘good disagreement’ looks like

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

Russell Group calls for long-term partnerships to be secured amid political uncertainty

New building that brings together disciplines for the first time will also open its doors to the public to engage with big questions facing the world

Student fees to drop by €500 – but end of €1,000 government contribution means total payment will rise

Hundreds gather in London despite the prime minister telling them to stay at home on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel

Tories should allow top institutions to increase tuition fees and encourage others to get off ‘mediocrity escalator’, says former science minister

UCU Scotland members back taking action over job cuts plans, while staff at Nottingham reject deal that would have postponed any compulsory redundancies

Voters more likely to support pro-immigration messages for the R&D sector when they are ‘inspiring’ and don’t paint the UK as ‘passive’

Future crises can be averted if government and universities share data and plans in a more timely and transparent fashion, says Doug Specht