Maintenance grants only for priority courses ¡®deeply concerning¡¯ Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour¡¯s widening access goals, critics fear By Juliette Rowsell 1 October
Labour conference: ResearchPlus to ¡®work for greater good¡¯ Coming together of 10 research-led universities not a ¡®self-serving¡¯ mission group, say vice-chancellors By Patrick Jack 30 September
Sullivan Review author shortlisted for Maddox Prize UCL professor Alice Sullivan, who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection, is vying for Nature-led award By Jack Grove 30 September
EU ¡®can¡¯t compete¡¯ after basic research funding ¡®disaster¡¯ Commission confirmation that €400 billion competitiveness budget will not fund research and innovation sparks outcry By Emily Dixon 30 September
Labour conference: Smith promises ¡®clear direction¡¯ as role split Move into DWP opens up opportunities for ¡®tailored learning¡¯, says minister, as some express unease over disjointed approach By Patrick Jack 30 September
Labour conference: Starmer scraps 50 per cent university target Prime minister scraps Tony Blair¡¯s long-held target to get half of young people into higher education, instead aiming for two-thirds accessing university or apprenticeships By Jack Grove 30 September
¡®Ultra-volatile¡¯ enrolments cause ¡®turbulence¡¯ in student housing Developers fear ¡®glory days¡¯ of non-stop building over as some areas face over-supply problems while city centre overcrowding intensifies By Patrick Jack 30 September
Labour conference: universities victims of ¡®relentless negativity¡¯ Sussex v-c says media attacks motivated by view that fewer people should obtain a degree By Patrick Jack 29 September
Labour conference: new maintenance grants ¡®funded by fee levy¡¯ Means-tested support only to be offered to those studying courses aligned to party¡¯s priority areas By Tom Williams 29 September
Labour conference: ¡®stupid¡¯ fee levy plan ¡®opposed by MPs¡¯ Leeds MP tells party¡¯s conference that he hopes government ¡®moves away¡¯ from planned tax on overseas earnings By Patrick Jack 29 September
Research not just ¡®instrument of industrial policy¡¯, EU warned Successor to Horizon Europe still at risk of being overly influenced by political priorities including defence, say leading university groups By Emily Dixon 29 September
University harassment responses ¡®putting students off reporting¡¯ Women¡¯s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis By Juliette Rowsell 29 September