Politicians urge OfS to review London South Bank restructure Plans to employ teaching-focused academics via subsidiary firm should worry whole sector, say UCU representatives By Juliette Rowsell 7 July
Universities ‘will cut domestic places’ if EU secures lower fees Cost concerns may force institutions to ‘ration’ Erasmus+ participation, warns Vivienne Stern By Georgia Luckhurst 7 July
Norland nanny college granted university status Institution to become Norland University of Early Childhood after gaining approval from Office for Students By Georgia Luckhurst 7 July
UK scientists at risk of losing AI access ‘at a whim’ Recent US restrictions highlight how foreign powers could remove access to key technologies, argues parliamentary committee report By Jack Grove 7 July
Reverse student loan threshold freeze and scrap RPI, MPs urge Parliamentary inquiry finds loans were mis-sold to students and tells government it cannot continue to ignore ‘broken’ system By Helen Packer 7 July
Summer of ‘chaos’ predicted as mass job cuts close academic year ‘Impossible to plan’ for research and teaching, say staff, as threat of redundancy looms large over summer breaks By Juliette Rowsell 7 July
Nursing and computing courses hit as teaching grant cuts confirmed Education minister defends reduction in light of tuition fee rises as Strategic Priorities Grant falls to £1.25 billion By Helen Packer 6 July
Leeds Beckett agrees ‘strategic alliance’ with local FE group Joining up school and employer networks will help students decide what education option is ‘right’ for them, says v-c By Georgia Luckhurst 6 July
Subsidiary firms and job cuts reassessed as TPS rates fall Universities may pause major staffing changes as they are predicted to save millions, experts say, but ‘volatility’ of scheme means some will press on By Juliette Rowsell 6 July
Can citizens’ assemblies help tackle universities’ problems? Westminster initiative that brought together people from across the institution to look at climate policy can be replicated elsewhere, participants say By Georgia Luckhurst 5 July
Lincoln puts 140 staff at risk in latest job cuts ‘Unacceptable’ that academics are facing more redundancies, says UCU, but university insists it must adapt By Tom Williams 3 July
Critical thinking skills helped secure jobs, say overseas alumni Third edition of British Council survey of international graduates shows continued positivity with UK education, despite sector challenges By Georgia Luckhurst 3 July
