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Tripling in spin-out growth since 2020, with university equity stakes reaching lowest level in a decade, according to new report

With hundreds of jobs on the line and dozens of courses at risk, staff living through one of the biggest university restructuring projects of recent years fear they are shouldering the blame for wider failures

Dedicated round ‘made me more comfortable being ambitious’, says Cambridge engineer – one of 600 applicants from more than 40 countries

Institution’s relationship with two consultancy firms under scrutiny, with governance appointments also being investigated

Social science imprint based in Leeds is described as ‘outstanding strategic fit’ for American publishing giant

Plan 2 system compared to payment protection insurance scandal by financial experts as parliamentary inquiry begins

Campaigners say UK government has not thought through plans to phase out support in favour of ‘freely available’ software

Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told

Institutions ask for review of decision to revoke loans and of classification of weekend courses as distance learning

Funding and affordability significant barriers for UK students hoping to progress to postgraduate study, says report

Country’s efforts to satisfy EU demands on academic freedom need to go beyond legal changes, experts say

People increasingly sceptical of higher education’s benefits, according to social attitudes poll, while majority back limits on international students

Support for two major science projects is hailed by city’s mayor as an important turning point in UK science policy

Former peer attempted to mobilise Labour alumni to vote him into prestigious position, saying online voting offered chance to beat Tories

Japanese students almost guaranteed jobs post-graduation as country’s population continues to fall, threatening future labour market

Open University scholars call for more self-governance on free speech issues, warning conflicts often ‘improperly’ dealt with

Success of new legislation aimed at curbing poor-quality education will depend on whether institutions lose access to public funds, experts say

Turnaround driven by selective slowdown in processing of applications from certain countries, rather than uptick in approvals

Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year

Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Magyar hail ‘great progress’ as leaders agree to unlock EU funds after Orbán defeat

‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal 

Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay

Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’

First leader of sector steward ‘happy to look at fees’ while commission pursues costing analysis

Western educators are mostly oblivious to a change of guard in higher education, authors of a new ‘mapping exercise’ warn

Select group of elite universities increase share of fee money as others lose out, leading experts to fear ‘two-tier’ sector is developing

UK universities urged to diversify recruitment methods after steep drops in master’s enrolments

Immigration, transgender issues and race among the topics many students avoid talking about on campus, OfS survey suggests

One in 10 out-of-work young people have a degree, major review finds, as UK prime minister warns too many are missing out on ‘high quality alternatives’ to university

Country’s budget shifts more costs on to students, with money saved from signature policy diverted to other priorities

‘Perfectly good’ institutions ‘may fail’ without curbs on recruitment being reintroduced, report argues, ahead of expected dip in youth population

‘Catch-all’ responses risk driving out high-quality provision, report warns

National Wealth Fund and Lloyds pledge to back environmental projects that tackle challenges universities face in retrofitting campuses