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Bill opens door to ‘vexatious’ lawsuits against universities and to ministerial ‘control-freakery’ on overseas funding, warn Lord Willetts and Lord Johnson

Move to ‘break down barriers’ and create ‘parity of esteem’ through whole system approach seen as potential model for England

Analysis suggests philosophy professor’s old department may net as much as £333,000 from the activities that saw her targeted by activists

The number of assignments per term has been going up and up; is continuous assessment now harming, rather than helping, students’ learning?

Expanded government support will fund two-year research fellowships for 130 Ukrainian academics, says science minister

We distract from the debate on the importance of the arts if we don’t review and re-energise our humanities offerings, says Chris Husbands

Parisian professor says hers is the first to appoint a selection committee by lot, an approach that should be taken up nationwide

The vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University discusses centralising spending, climbing up the rankings and leading the institution for almost 30 years

English institutions told to ‘reflect carefully’ on whether initiatives such as Race Equality Charter are in conflict with duty to uphold free speech

Office for Students accounts also confirm £915,000 payment to for-profit college that successfully challenged refusal of registration in court

Starmer also expected to consider ‘fudge’ manifesto pledge to review university funding, with party set to drop Corbyn-era policy

Ditching high-profile pledge to spend £300 million more on maths research over next five years will harm under-pressure discipline, experts warn