Sheffield Hallam drops plan to employ staff via subsidiary firm University to keep employing academics directly after predictions that contribution rates to Teachers’ Pension Scheme will come down By Juliette Rowsell 15 June
Two-fifths ‘unable to express views’ on some humanities courses Hitherto unpublished ߣߣÊÓÆµn data unpacks the institutions and disciplines where freedom of expression is particularly ‘constrained’ By John Ross 15 June
Marking boycotters face heavy sanctions as assessments disrupted Edinburgh extends pay deductions to those who refuse to cover for colleagues taking part in industrial action By Juliette Rowsell 15 June
Universities too reliant on cuts to balance the books – Blunkett Former education secretary says mergers the solution for institutions in financial crisis as he calls for more ‘ambition’ in higher education By Georgia Luckhurst 15 June
‘Inconsistent’ AI detection ‘should prompt assessment rethink’ Study finds detectors struggle to accurately identify amount of AI content when papers have been partially human written By Georgia Luckhurst 14 June
King’s Birthday Honours: top accolades for data science pioneers University of Lancashire vice-chancellor and former chief executive of Advance HE also recognised in annual list By Georgia Luckhurst 12 June
EU would ‘regret’ Horizon Europe budget cuts ‘for years’ University groups say plans to reduce funding for flagship research programme an ‘astonishing act of political incoherence’ By Seher Asaf 12 June
Top universities’ reliance on Chinese dollars continues to climb Chinese tuition fees contribute 35 per cent of revenue for leading ߣߣÊÓÆµn universities, as figures reveal ‘structural gap’ in funding By John Ross 12 June
Meningitis B vaccine offered to all freshers after Kent outbreak School-leavers across the UK to be offered two-dose vaccination from July onwards By Chris Havergal 12 June
Russell Group warned over ‘divisive’ support for entry thresholds New leader of research-intensive grouping says ‘challenging conversations’ needed but critics urge united front against political attacks By Jack Grove 12 June
ERC banks on new ‘super grants’ to attract top researchers Latest effort to lure leading scholars to Europe comes as concerns grow over political oversight of research in the US By Seher Asaf 12 June
Mental health, supervisory issues ‘taboo’ for PhD students Anonymity of social media posts highlights the subjects that doctoral candidates feel unable to discuss publicly, researchers say By John Ross 12 June
Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students Private provider temporarily blocked from international recruitment amid UKVI probe as seven universities face visa action plans By Helen Packer 11 June
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’ By Helen Packer 11 June
‘Significant’ amount of data stolen in Nottingham cyberattack Hundreds of thousands of email addresses understood to be affected in hack claimed by notorious ShinyHunters group By Tom Williams 11 June
Ireland invests €460m in new industry-focused research centres Initiative to create more than 800 PhDs and involve several leading universities but academics concerned about country neglecting blue-sky research By Seher Asaf 11 June
IELTS test provider fined £875,000 over marking failures Nearly 100,000 tests incorrectly marked due to issues with automated system By Tom Williams 11 June
Value-for-money ratings for university degrees hit 13-year high Steep rise in UK students’ happiness with programmes despite job cuts, fee rises and negativity over student loans By Juliette Rowsell 11 June
North-east universities launch joint spin-out fund Five institutions collaborate with regional mayor to support businesses built on university research By Tom Williams 11 June
OfS green-lights three-year student caps for TEF poor performers Regulator scraps overall ratings after consultation on revamped exercise but commits to plans to limit growth at bronze providers By Tom Williams 11 June
Wrong to compare student loans to PPI scandal, says Jacqui Smith Labour politicians defend student finance system, including retrospective changes, as they suggest uplifting higher education funding is not a priority By Helen Packer 10 June
Levy puts participation in Erasmus in doubt, says Europe expert Anand Menon criticises ‘absurdities’ of government policy, pointing to contradictions in UK’s efforts to rejoin flagship exchange scheme By Georgia Luckhurst 10 June
Barring universities from China trade mission ‘massive own goal’ Sector’s absence from Starmer’s trip to Beijing and Shanghai ‘wasn’t for lack of trying’, says Birmingham vice-chancellor By Chris Havergal 10 June
Research funding to decline as New Zealand gets ‘smarter’ ‘Science investment plan’ outlines cuts to ‘priority’ areas after government reveals successor to Performance-Based Research Fund By John Ross 10 June
Vice-chancellor quits abruptly as Deakin mulls cuts Sudden departure revealed days after financially ‘strong’ university opened consultations over 140 proposed job losses By John Ross 10 June
A ‘Herculean’ effort: first Saudi branch campus gears up to launch New Haven leader sees country as ‘biggest coming story in global higher education’ despite nervousness around regulation and war impact By Juliette Rowsell 10 June
Far-right radicalisation threat ‘only going to get worse’ Updates to UK counter-terror monitoring scheme incoming despite concern Prevent not built to deal with growing problem of extreme right-wing views By Georgia Luckhurst 10 June
Government to cut university teaching grant by £100 million Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader By Helen Packer 10 June
Hague: Oxford lectures cancelled over protests should go ahead University chancellor says both academic freedom and legitimate protest must be upheld on campus By Helen Packer 9 June
Visa squeeze ‘undermining offshore push’, says former minister Both sides of politics eroding opportunities to meet neighbours’ needs and solve skill shortages back home, according to former Liberal power broker By John Ross 9 June
ߣߣÊÓÆµ set to join Horizon Europe by 2027 Association all but assured, insiders say, as government concludes treaty negotiations By John Ross 9 June
Buckingham offers cut-price business courses to win back students ‘Time is right’ to lower tuition fees for some accelerated degrees, says UK’s oldest private institution By Juliette Rowsell 9 June
UK sector wants to double industry spin-out investment UK can become ‘most attractive place in the world’ to invest in innovative companies, say v-cs By Jack Grove 9 June