Europe

‘Frustrating’ changes to immigration rules affecting Scotland’s ability to be internationally competitive, says higher education minister

Court documents show Kathleen Stock feared ‘chilling effect’ of university trans policy as she was ‘never assured’ she would not face disciplinary action as a result of contravening it

OfS investigation finds students at provider delivering franchised degrees also told how to avoid detection by plagiarism software

Former first minister advocates for progressive taxes as way of funding higher education as debates ramp up over who should pay for university

‘Flexibility’ on testing in UK system ‘may worry government’ after review finds large variety of methods used to examine language skills

Report flags how seven institutions that have achieved a coveted gold rating have black awarding gaps exceeding 25 percentage points

Regulator finds university failed to ‘exercise proper control’ of one of its external assessment centres

Greenwich to change name to London and South East University Group before Kent joins as new ‘superuniversity’ takes shape

Fresh models of university outposts emerging in regions without access to higher education as financial crisis sees shuttering of traditional campuses

Call for government to create new position mirrored on role that already exists in further education, to help steer sector while avoiding excessive regulation

A globally open Horizon Europe could play a key role in realising Mark Carney’s vision of an alliance of middle powers, says Jan Palmowski

Head of UK’s flagship distance learning institution warns online provision alone doesn’t guarantee equal access to higher education