‘Scandalous’ master’s loans ‘forgotten’ in student debt debate
English system that provides funding for less than cost of third of degrees, with repayment thresholds frozen below minimum wage, ‘no longer fit for purpose’
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‘Silent decoupling’ under way as Elsevier talks near crunch point
York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal
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‘Cautious optimism’ as new Dutch coalition reverses research cuts
After years of turbulence in the higher education sector, Dutch universities say the incoming government marks ‘change of direction’
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‘New phase’ needed to meet Scottish participation targets
Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach
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News Talks podcast: Sussex v OfS – what could it mean for UK HE?
We discuss why the University of Sussex is challenging the OfS in court and what it could mean for freedom of speech, institutional autonomy and the role of the regulator
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India’s new caste bias regulations have resulted in turmoil
The Supreme Court’s suspension of the regulations highlights contention about when equity efforts tip into reverse discrimination, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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Scottish ministers pressing Westminster on student visa delays
‘Frustrating’ changes to immigration rules affecting Scotland’s ability to be internationally competitive, says higher education minister
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OfS denies Sussex fine was ‘absolutist’ approach to free speech
Court documents show Kathleen Stock feared ‘chilling effect’ of university trans policy as she was ‘never assured’ she would not face disciplinary action as a result of contravening it
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College staff ‘directed students towards essay mills and AI’
OfS investigation finds students at provider delivering franchised degrees also told how to avoid detection by plagiarism software
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Australian opposition condemns ‘turgid and bureaucratic’ Atec
Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission
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Nicola Sturgeon: devolved tax system harming universities
Former first minister advocates for progressive taxes as way of funding higher education as debates ramp up over who should pay for university
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Demand from Chinese students declines Down Under
Drop in visa applications reflects the social and economic factors affecting the behaviour of the world’s most globally mobile students, analysts say
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TEF should ‘penalise universities for failing on racial equity’
Report flags how seven institutions that have achieved a coveted gold rating have black awarding gaps exceeding 25 percentage points
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‘Worrying’ number of unverified English tests accepted in UK
‘Flexibility’ on testing in UK system ‘may worry government’ after review finds large variety of methods used to examine language skills
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Will Argentina’s chainsaw massacre of science spark a chain reaction?
Argentina’s emboldened president Javier Milei declared in Davos that ‘the rebirth of the ideas of liberty’ in the Americas was spreading globally. With Chilean voters taking a similarly hard-right...