Juliette Rowsell

Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’

Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans, with universities expected to deliver higher-quality teaching and more specialised research in return

Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda

University ‘whodunnit’ inspired by attempts to tackle poor attendance as scholars look for novel ways to engage mainstream audiences

OfS and UKRI seen as particularly vulnerable to meddling from government, with report authors calling for more safeguards to ensure independence

UCU Scotland members back taking action over job cuts plans, while staff at Nottingham reject deal that would have postponed any compulsory redundancies

Hundreds gather in London despite the prime minister telling them to stay at home on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel

Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

Almost 40 principal lecturer posts affected and 14 jobs lost in planned restructure, while staff at Imperial College London strike over ‘below inflation’ pay offer

Flexibility of hours and drive to do meaningful research among the things workers prize most highly, but could also be driving them to quit

Concerns raised over proposals that would allow the OfS to halt payments to franchised providers without investigation

Union plans to call four weeks of continuous strikes as university reviews staffing across several academic departments

Women’s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis

‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable

Divergent attitudes towards the use of AI in assessments risks weakening the credibility of academic certifications and driving mistrust between students and teachers

Warnings revised TEF rules could damage universities with a widening participation agenda and fail to weed out bad actors

Ex-employees threaten legal action after collapse of private provider leaves salaries unpaid

Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics

PQA has been repeatedly rejected in recent decades, but with this year seeing another record number of students placed via the clearing system, is it being adopted by default? And would a wholesale switch address equity concerns or lower-tariff institutions’ recruitment woes? Juliette Rowsell reports

University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award