Vice-chancellors fear weaker institutions need bailout to avert failure due to fewer students and higher costsUniversities in England face a “tipping point” this autumn engulfing some of them in financial crisis,...
Read MoreExperts say the next head of the Office for Students must oversee a programme that will protect higher educationThe new head of the Office for Students (OfS) will have to oversee rescue plans to avoid a “domino...
Read MoreConservatives’ policy would be funded by scrapping ‘rip-off degrees’ with high drop-out rates and low job progression Rishi Sunak has promised to create 100,000 high-skilled apprenticeships a year by scrapping...
Read MoreGaps in regulation over franchise university providers leaving funding unprotected, according to National Audit Office Organised crime could be profiting from student loan fraud worth at least £60m at unregulated colleges...
Read MoreArif Ahmed of OfS says universities that infringe rights to expression will face fines under new systemUniversity staff and students can make provocative statements on subjects such as Israel and Gaza as long as they do not...
Read MoreArif Ahmed pledges to remain politically neutral in his role and to ensure academic freedoms are maintainedEngland’s newly appointed university free speech tsar says his role is not to conduct “culture wars”...
Read MoreKCL study finds many leading UK institutions remain highly dependent on Chinese studentsUK universities would be hugely damaged by a sustained diplomatic rift between Britain and China, according to a report that predicts...
Read MoreConcerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS reportNearly nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their opinions and beliefs, according to a...
Read MoreExclusive: watchdog has launched investigation after two university leaders admitted bullying staffOne of Britain’s most prestigious universities is being formally investigated by the universities watchdog as result of the...
Read MoreLabour says nothing in James Wharton’s background suggests he is suitable for roleBoris Johnson’s Tory leadership campaign manager has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to take up a leading...
Read MoreEducation secretary presses institutions to adopt IHRA definition by ChristmasThe government has accused universities in England of ignoring antisemitism and ordered them to adopt an international definition before the end of...
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