Buckingham appoints new v-c after leadership challenges Cranfield deputy-vice-chancellor to become private institution’s first female leader after departure of James Tooley By Juliette Rowsell 1 July
London’s care leavers four times more likely to progress to HE Regional access disparities ‘challenge the assumption that low participation is inevitable’ By Georgia Luckhurst 1 July
British medical students abroad launch legal case over NHS places Students’ human rights breached by changes that mean those studying overseas are deprioritised for NHS training places, lawyers claim By Helen Packer 1 July
UEL reported to health and safety watchdog over workload concerns Staff file complaint about university for a second time, saying things have ‘got worse’ since previous investigation By Juliette Rowsell 1 July
Nobelist urges Nottingham to rethink physics cuts Former ANU vice-chancellor and physics laureate Brian Schmidt says loss of research expertise should only be ‘last resort’ By Jack Grove 1 July
Rent reforms ‘slowing down’ student rush for housing Scramble to secure next year’s accommodation could ease as landlords look to take advantage of new rules By Georgia Luckhurst 30 June
‘I thought we were safe’: shock at Exeter’s humanities ‘gamble’ Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities By Juliette Rowsell 30 June
Oxford reported to OfS over alleged ‘free speech failures’ Campaigners highlight concerns around way university handled student protests ahead of complaints scheme launching By Juliette Rowsell 30 June
Burnham ‘to end dominance of universities in education system’ Likely next prime minister promises parity between academic and technical education By Tom Williams 29 June
Keep politics out of European early career funding, sector says Research organisations warn against introducing thematic priorities for prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions By Chris Havergal 29 June
University ‘inaccessible or irrelevant’ to white working classes Just half of white working-class pupils say they’re likely to attend university, compared with 82 per cent of their middle-class peers By Georgia Luckhurst 29 June
Minimum entry standards ‘blunt tool’ to tackle franchise abuse Introducing language requirements for whole sector undermines government’s widening access mission, universities say By Helen Packer 29 June
