Tributes paid to Melbourne v-c who ‘lived at triple speed’

Outpouring of grief, love and laughs at commemoration ceremony for leader who was ‘still in the making’

Can embattled women’s and gender studies programmes survive?

‘Scandalous’ master’s loans ‘forgotten’ in student debt debate

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’

‘Silent decoupling’ under way as Elsevier talks near crunch point

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

‘Cautious optimism’ as new Dutch coalition reverses research cuts

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

‘New phase’ needed to meet Scottish participation targets

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

News Talks podcast: Sussex v OfS – what could it mean for UK HE?

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

India’s new caste bias regulations have resulted in turmoil

The Supreme Court’s suspension of the regulations highlights contention about when equity efforts tip into reverse discrimination, says Mukhtar Ahmad

Scottish ministers pressing Westminster on student visa delays

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

OfS denies Sussex fine was ‘absolutist’ approach to free speech

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

College staff ‘directed students towards essay mills and AI’

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

Australian opposition condemns ‘turgid and bureaucratic’ Atec

Government faces horse-trading in the Senate, as shadow minister flags outright rejection of bill to establish commission

Nicola Sturgeon: devolved tax system harming universities

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

Demand from Chinese students declines Down Under

Drop in visa applications reflects the social and economic factors affecting the behaviour of the world’s most globally mobile students, analysts say

TEF should ‘penalise universities for failing on racial equity’

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