Monash’s Italian outpost is beyond Australia’s European horizon The first stand-alone Australian university base in Europe has flourished since opening 25 years ago today By John Ross 17 September
UK universities may have to ditch degrees, ex-Ucas boss warns Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education By Georgia Luckhurst 16 September
Academia must ‘engage with’ anti-woke research critics Experts urge universities to better ‘demonstrate the value of public research’, as critics such as Charlotte Gill ‘rage bait’ sector on X By Frances Jones 16 September
Ministers won’t bow to Plan 2 loan reform pressure, experts say Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review By Georgia Luckhurst 16 September
Response to sexual harassment should be trauma-focused, says OIA Minimise the need for students to give their account of events multiple times, universities told by ombudsman By Juliette Rowsell 15 September
Brighton looks to redraw trade union agreements and close campus UCU and Unison warn changes to trade union agreements could lead to unions being derecognised By Juliette Rowsell 15 September
‘Fewer, larger grants’ could harm Burnham’s regional agenda Changes to grant system suggested by Chris McDonald could ‘mistakenly’ further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn By Frances Jones 15 September
‘Seven Up’ scientist’s commitment to teaching was ‘unbelievable’ Producer of long-running ITV documentary series recalls how Nick Hitchon remained committed to teaching on his deathbed By Jack Grove 14 September
Innovation Act misses ‘unique’ university commercialisation role Regulation overlooks barriers such as mobility between universities and companies stalling research’s move to market, EUA says By Seher Asaf 14 September
‘Universities could go under’: sector responds to UK study visa data Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say By Georgia Luckhurst 14 September
UK government to clarify terms of ‘mis-sold’ student loans Guidance will be revised to make clear that repayment conditions can change, but no decision yet on unfreezing repayment thresholds By Rosalind Skillen 13 September
UUK’s National Insurance exemption plan ‘a lesson in bad tax policy’ Thinktank run by Dan Neidle says proposed NI cut for under-25s will benefit employers, not graduates By Jack Grove 11 September
