Labour confirms death of university minimum service levels plan
Tories had wanted to extend legislation limiting impact of industrial action to higher education sector
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Can OfS really be transformed from sector’s scourge to saviour?
Labour has placed its faith in better regulation sorting out the financial issues in the sector, but what tools and powers does an already overburdened organisation need to tackle its biggest...
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Black colleges face contrasting prospects under Trump and Harris
Victory for HBCU graduate could bring significant benefits for sector, but second Trump term seen as more ominous
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Free speech complaints ‘not going away’ despite law pause
Universities urged to continue work to tackle free speech concerns after being ‘handed reprieve’ by minister
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The USS’ money down the drain on Thames Water should cause a stink
Pension scheme members are entitled to ask why so much was lost and why the raw sewage continues to flow into rivers, says Bernard Casey
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Gazan medical students granted Norway visas as ministers step in
Ten students from Gaza’s Al-Azhar University were originally denied study permits last month
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Teesside thanks volunteers who joined campus clean-up after riot
Windows of university building smashed during anti-immigration disorder
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UCU: union staff announce continuous strike action
Increasingly bitter relations could result in prolonged strike action in September
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Student protests ‘now a battle for Bangladesh’s political future’
In the face of a deadly crackdown on demonstrators, student groups in Bangladesh are at the forefront of calls for reform
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Lynn Dobbs: ‘I wouldn’t have made it to university under OfS’
Departing London Met vice-chancellor says English regulator’s data-driven rules do not help socially disadvantaged students
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Public sector pay rises put pressure on universities to up offer
Big pay hikes for doctors and teachers could trigger mood change on more industrial action, say experts
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Overseas students: scrap the cap, policy guru tells Australia
Canberra should avoid unnecessary damage by waiting to assess the impact of no fewer than nine other policy changes, professor says
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The freedom of speech act may be gone, but existing law is strong
The OfS needs only to tweak its guidance in light of the considerable free-speech duties by which universities are already bound, says James Murray
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Irish academics ‘optimistic’ about new research funder
But formation of Research Ireland must be accompanied by funding increase, researchers say, as questions over leadership remain
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Non-repayment ‘will become norm’ for Australian arts graduates
Fees for humanities degrees reach dizzying milestone, raising questions over how many will ever be repaid