Smith: OfS ‘shouldn’t back off’ from free speech issues
Skills minister says regulator could have handled Sussex investigation better but ‘lessons have been identified’

Skills minister says regulator could have handled Sussex investigation better but ‘lessons have been identified’

Hundreds of thousands of email addresses understood to be affected in hack claimed by notorious ShinyHunters group

Initiative to create more than 800 PhDs and involve several leading universities but academics concerned about country neglecting blue-sky research


Five institutions collaborate with regional mayor to support businesses built on university research

Regulator scraps overall ratings after consultation on revamped exercise but commits to plans to limit growth at bronze providers

Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans

Nearly 100,000 tests incorrectly marked due to issues with automated system

Hybrid journals’ double-dipping is causing funders to stop paying APCs. Pricing transparency and universal open access are urgently needed, says Fred Fenter

The manufacturing powerhouses of Guangdong sit just across the border from Hong Kong, but the region has traditionally lacked the academic prowess that the former British colony has in abundance. A...

Labour politicians defend student finance system, including retrospective changes, as they suggest uplifting higher education funding is not a priority

Anand Menon criticises ‘absurdities’ of government policy, pointing to contradictions in UK’s efforts to rejoin flagship exchange scheme

Sector’s absence from Starmer’s trip to Beijing and Shanghai ‘wasn’t for lack of trying’, says Birmingham vice-chancellor

‘Science investment plan’ outlines cuts to ‘priority’ areas after government reveals successor to Performance-Based Research Fund

Sudden departure revealed days after financially ‘strong’ university opened consultations over 140 proposed job losses