Students who live closer to campus get better grades, study finds Benefits of having a shorter commute diminish beyond 15- to 20-minute mark, mirroring findings of ‘15-minute city’ movement By Emily Dixon 23 July
Phillipson to respond to university funding crisis this week Education secretary to update parliament amid reports of three institutions heading close to bankruptcy By Patrick Jack 22 July
Paris university ‘among first’ private Greek branch campuses Sorbonne Paris North University to transform existing college partnership into non-profit university following passing of March law allowing private institutions By Emily Dixon 22 July
Goldsmiths under siege: can a once-radical university survive? College says latest round of cuts will secure its future but academics wonder whether much of what made the institution special will be left By Juliette Rowsell 22 July
Focus on intersectionality won’t close the UK’s degree-awarding gaps While there are ethnic, class and gender penalties, Sean Brophy found no evidence of an extra penalty for falling into more than one category By Sean Brophy 21 July
Private college faces regulator investigation Applied Business Academy faces scrutiny over management and governance arrangements, as well as data reporting By Chris Havergal 19 July
Donations to UK universities hit new high Data from Higher Education Statistics Agency shows that providers received £2.2 billion in donations and endowments last year By Patrick Jack 19 July
Geoffrey Alderman: public sector critic unrepentant on retirement Outspoken enemy of sector regulators steps down as principal of private college, more than six decades after entering higher education sector By Patrick Jack 19 July
For better sector PR, we must update popular views of university success Modern universities make up over half of the UK sector, yet their vital work flies under journalists’ and politicians’ radars, says Amanda Broderick By Amanda Broderick 19 July
New Ucas application questions out, as applications fall further Applications now down 1.6 per cent year-on-year, with bigger drop among international applicants By Patrick Jack 18 July
Labour told to use key appointments to reset sector relationships Search for new leaders at OfS and UKRI offers chance for new government to break from the past in its approach to universities and research By Tom Williams 18 July
PhD students ‘spending entire stipends on childcare’ Postgraduates with children ‘fall between the cracks’ as ineligibility for government support ‘disincentivises’ study, report warns By Juliette Rowsell 18 July
