Europe

UK universities tell students flying home for Easter to be aware of risk of breaching restrictions if they get stranded

Staff and students protest after controversial scholar Nathan Cofnas moves to Ghent following free speech row at Cambridge

New figures show efforts to address issues with repayments faltering as critics say system in ‘dire need of an overhaul’

Sector will face heightened questions about role and purpose unless it engages with new political forces, report warns

The headcount has expanded significantly over the past decade, but the growth has been concentrated in teaching-only roles and part-time positions with lower pay bands and fewer pathways to seniority for these roles. Fadime Sahin analyses the data

Canterbury Christ Church confirms one of its students also affected as academics describe ‘shock’ at dealing with major outbreak

Private provider withdraws from OfS registration process as regulator criticises its plans to offer ‘master’s degrees’

Ministers increasingly saw education as an ‘export’ after exiting the EU, prioritising economic gain over other benefits, argue authors of new book

Such students’ uneven degree results suggest that we might be funnelling some young people into university too early, says Alex Blakemore

Chancellor says government wants to make improvements but insists other priorities will take precedence

UK science minister says missed deadline for postdoctoral grants was ‘mistake’ unrelated to funding shake-up as he defends reform agenda

Largest provider of English language testing says online assessments favoured by government could undermine academic integrity