Oxford private school intake rises as interest hits 10-year high Record number of ethnic minority students accepted and largest annual increase in non-state school students in 15 years By Patrick Jack 19 June
Cambridge’s state school intake falls again as target scrapped More students accepted into prestigious university, but numbers coming from maintained schools return to 2020 levels after ‘period of rapid growth’ By Patrick Jack 19 June
Quarter of UK universities ‘need overhaul’ amid financial crisis Growing numbers of higher education leaders believe their institutions need to change, but only a minority are confident that they can By Patrick Jack 19 June
OfS guide sets out ‘high bar’ for curbing free speech on campus Universities warned against restricting lawful speech as one in three academics claim they are scared of discussing controversial subjects By Jack Grove 19 June
OfS register reforms ‘being finalised’ ahead of August reopening Regulator to reopen to new applications after heavily criticised eight-month pause By Helen Packer 18 June
De Montfort University in legal dispute over axed Dubai campus Ex-partner demands reimbursement for ?42 million investment in now-defunct branch campus By Patrick Jack 18 June
Ministers ‘have a role in research consolidation’, says UKRI boss Top-down approach may be needed to coordinate university research as funding cuts bite, departing science chief tells MPs By Jack Grove 17 June
GSDC 2025: Universities must help ‘reset standards of honesty’ Climate expert Mike Berners-Lee says major global crises can only be tackled by return to simple values of truth and respect By Ellie Bothwell 17 June
University referrals to anti-extremism scheme hit new high More English institutions escalating cases to counter-terrorism organisation Prevent, driven by concerns related to radical Islam By Patrick Jack 17 June
UK secures most European Research Council grants after Brexit dip Success from social sciences and humanities scholars helps end slump in advanced grant winners By Jack Grove 17 June
Degree apprenticeships ‘fail to live up to wider access promises’ Sutton Trust finds level 7 apprenticeships ‘displace’ funding for lower levels and people from disadvantaged backgrounds By Juliette Rowsell 17 June
Mass redundancies will trash the reputation of UK universities It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage, says Nick Megoran By Nick Megoran 17 June