Europe

Sapienza University of Rome knocked offline for more than three days after suspected cyberattack

We discuss why the University of Sussex is challenging the OfS in court and what it could mean for freedom of speech, institutional autonomy and the role of the regulator

Still unclear whether Scotland will meet fair access goals set for this year, as country prepares to adopt institution-level approach

After years of turbulence in the higher education sector, Dutch universities say the incoming government marks ‘change of direction’

York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal

English system that provides funding for less than cost of third of degrees, with repayment thresholds frozen below minimum wage, ‘no longer fit for purpose’

‘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