Bumper postgraduate fee rises at some UK universities Variable data in benchmarking tool suggest inflationary pressures yet to have full impact By Simon Baker 8 June
Zahawi wants OfS to audit foreign donations for free speech risk Education secretary proposes amendment to higher education legislation to address calls for more transparency By Tom Williams 7 June
Freeman: UK ‘ready’ to walk away from Horizon Europe ‘Deeply problematic’ deadlock over Britain’s membership of European research scheme cannot continue, warns science minister ahead of ‘last round of talks’ By Jack Grove 7 June
Free Speech Union legal pressure forces Essex harassment changes Case spotlights FSU’s influence and prospect of its mounting bigger legal actions against universities once free speech bill becomes law By John Morgan 7 June
Auditors gave Buckingham ‘uncertain’ verdict on 2019 finances Private university recorded £17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential £119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems By John Morgan 6 June
University processes must change, say Natasha Abrahart’s parents Helping students is not just about securing more counsellors and money for mental health support, according to bereaved family By Tom Williams 6 June
Medical schools beyond the ‘elite’: shaking up and levelling up Modern universities’ medical schools seen as key for access, NHS and levelling up neglected regions in England, with calls for expansion to go further By John Morgan 6 June
Degree courses at further education colleges will drive UK levelling up By helping colleges deliver degrees, the OU will be fulfilling its founding mission, say Nadhim Zahawi, Tim Blackman and David Hughes By Nadhim Zahawi 5 June
UK astronomers fear bit-part role in European space mission Cambridge scientist who forfeited EU research funding says industry will suffer badly from loss of influence By Jack Grove 4 June
New French minister urged to look beyond research elite Former Paris-Saclay president Sylvie Retailleau must prove she can be a minister for all universities, say sector leaders By Ben Upton 3 June
Queen’s Birthday Honours: damehood for outgoing Oxford v-c St Andrews principal and former UCL president also honoured alongside retiring Research England head By Chris Havergal 1 June
UK could quit Horizon Europe talks this month, v-cs warn Universities UK says ministers are ‘on the precipice’ of walking away from negotiations and backing domestic alternative instead By Jack Grove 1 June
