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Government-set access target ‘can’t become a burden’ and there is ‘debate to be had’ on its metrics, says academic and ex-football referee

More support and less complex regulation will allow the hybrid qualifications to flourish across more English institutions and sectors, says Dan Lally

Minister calls statutory tort an essential step to ‘cultural transformation’

Warning of ‘stranded funding’ as bureaucrats bend the rules of a programme with too many goals

Prime minister shakes up structures within government as well as ministerial team

Westminster government introduces legislation aimed at making module financing fairer to encourage more flexible learning

Enrolment declines also shrink, but inflation and historical patterns cited as reasons for sector to expect danger may be lurking

Disadvantaged students are disproportionately affected when they relinquish paid work to attend mandatory placements, lobby group argues

Low-key bridge-building exercises can initiate relationships with civil servants, parliamentary clerks and regulatory officials, says Matthew Flinders

Academics must learn about the policymaking landscape and identify the key people to build relationships with, says Natascha Engel

Faculty and presidents fight back as conservative lawmakers argue – without evidence – that weapons increase safety

Corvinus head says Brussels is undermining European integration through exchange, as it has by pushing away the UK and Switzerland

Ten groups of universities and ministries will explore whether the EU could and should label joint degrees and create a new legal status for cross-border institutions

Toby Young sees ‘campaign’ for Nick Hillman to land job being waged by Lord Willetts, whose rebellion on tort may be fought in Commons

Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury

The decision to allow organised luck back into student selection sits awkwardly between politics and science

Governor encounters some faculty and student pushback to his campaign of restrictions on curriculum and personal rights, but presidents and many academics cower in fear

Cutting off a £26 billion UK success story at the knees would be self-inflicted economic vandalism, says Tim Bradshaw

Reported proposal to let international students take on more part-time work criticised as ‘short-sighted’

Government said to be aiming for ‘uncontroversial’ legislation on LLE, with future of plans to limit student entry unclear

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country

Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics

Amid growing global interest, policy must be driven by evidence, rather than knee-jerk reactions to loud voices, says Raheel Nawaz

Levelling up secretary confirms Sunak government’s change of approach on investment zones, after reports plan has stalled

Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn

House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them

The government must invest significantly in a national infrastructure to develop more effective interventions, say Antony Moss and Deborah Johnston

Open letter calling for political neutrality of public universities has gathered over 1,000 signatures

MPs earn more than £250,000 from roles in sector, while all-party parliamentary groups get in excess of £500,000

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students

Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health

Rise runs at more than three times the rate of uplift in England

Florida’s Trumpian governor has repeatedly attacked the freedom and expertise of the state’s university sector. With the Yale and Harvard graduate widely tipped as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, should universities nationwide be preparing for more of the same, asks Paul Basken

After Lord Wei calls for sector funding to be tied to test of students’ political views, critics say ‘parts of Tory party have gone stark raving mad’

Former universities minister warns that UK’s political consensus over benefits provided by students from overseas is â€˜weakening’

Discovery of classified Biden papers inside university’s Washington office threatens to reverse reputational high from its seemingly prescient political cultivation

Concerns over regulator’s independence and sweeping new powers necessitates parliamentary investigation, letter to Robin Walker states

Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ‘putting the costs on universities’ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms

Flexibility of guidelines for universities wanting to open outposts praised, but concerns raised over academic freedom

The Armenian government’s aborted attempt to amalgamate three universities has left a bad taste, says Karine Harutyunyan

Trump administration found by congressional watchdog to have largely abandoned investigative office, while Biden team pressed to fix things quicker

Ban could prompt brain drain, warn experts, while university foundations are likely to be restocked with loyalists

George Freeman ‘still pushing’ and ‘still hopeful’ on association, but thinks forthcoming plan for UK global science role could be catalyst

Expert panel requested by Congress suggests conditions under which universities could be exempted from its general ban on partnerships with Chinese government-backed educational programme

As administration awaits court action on blanket loan forgiveness, it promises regulatory change to sharply cut average costs for undergraduate borrowers

A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy

Former US senator and secretary of state to teach students, help attract global policy thinkers, and boost international engagement with women and youth

Named as founding law dean at High Point University, Mark Martin denies refusing congressional investigators but also keeps quiet about advice to defeated president on day of Capitol building assault

Labour leader says party has â€˜a number of propositions’ on the issue that will be put forward before the next general election

London-based institutions and post-92s face losing millions if brakes put on overseas enrolment

Central government representatives are increasingly rejecting candidates selected by political foes in state governments, says Mukhtar Ahmad

Government and institutions are aligned when it comes to recruiting genuine students, despite alleged visa abuse becoming a right-wing hobby horse

Move to shrink governing body and reduce internal representation seen as rebuke for president Rocky Tuan

Cardiff University’s Colin Riordan says disappointing proposed budget for Welsh universities will worsen financial pressures caused by inflation

Financially troubled University of the South Pacific was left with Â£29 million black hole when leadership fell out with biggest member state

Former education secretary joined by 14 vice-chancellors in warning Westminster government against restricting overseas enrolment to ‘elite’ universities only

Embattled human rights professor faced abuse and threats online after DUP leader questioned latest report

New chair of Commons education committee ‘concerned’ by moves to limit study visas

Government tipped to win battle with peers who removed statutory tort and are ‘unwilling to compromise’