The OfS-Sussex verdict is logically flawed. It can’t be allowed to stand Without correction by a higher court, the likely result will be confusion about what the Freedom of Speech Act requires, says Abhishek Saha By Abhishek Saha 13 May
Researchers ‘much more likely to leave UK’ than other professions Academics who relocate to country among the most likely to only stay short term because of precarious contracts and global opportunities By Patrick Jack 12 May
Staff demand ‘Cambridge weighting’ as strike action extended University urged to follow Oxford’s lead and give staff extra allowance to cope with city’s high living costs By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
Further teaching grant cuts ‘would undermine tuition fee rise’ Ministers urged to protect budget for ‘strategic priorities’ as government funding cuts over past decade place higher burden on graduates By Helen Packer 12 May
DfE unveils £6 million centres in ‘deliberate shift’ on research New flagship university-based research centres may signal end of intentional sidelining of pedagogy academics By Jack Grove 12 May
Black studies master’s course to close at Birmingham City University to shutter course less than a year after it launched, despite vice-chancellor’s commitment to training next generation of black academics By Patrick Jack 12 May
No plan to stop ‘disorderly exit’ if university goes bust, say MPs Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns By Jack Grove 12 May
Nottingham ‘would run out of money’ by 2031 without further cuts Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education By Juliette Rowsell 12 May
Overseas student numbers to reach 9 million but ‘elitism remains’ ‘Stark’ regional inequalities persist despite massive expansion of higher education globally, finds Unesco By Patrick Jack 12 May
Northampton says OfS ‘not serving sector’ after courses criticised Regulator imposes extra conditions on institution following probe into computing courses that Northampton says was based on outdated data By Tom Williams 11 May
‘Watered-down’ equality policies revisited after Sussex ruling Case against university being thrown out ‘swings pendulum’ back towards harassment protections, says legal expert By Juliette Rowsell 11 May
Tuition fees ‘taboo’ leaving European universities ‘exposed’ Institutions on the continent much more susceptible to government interference owing to reliance on state funding, report warns By Patrick Jack 11 May
