Oxford Brookes removes ‘unfair’ clauses from student contracts University among the latest providers to be referred to National Trading Standards by English regulator By Juliette Rowsell 29 October
Empty lectures aren’t just dismaying – they’re a social justice issue With ethnic minority students missing disproportionately more classes, traditional timetabling risks widening attainment gaps, says Christopher Byrne By Christopher Byrne 29 October
Funding crisis ‘puts universities at higher risk of cyberattacks’ Institutions already years behind private companies in their ability to tackle online threats, university chief of IT warns By Juliette Rowsell 29 October
Team research pilot tackles dominance of principal investigators Alternative to traditional principal investigator-led approach aims to bring different voices to the fore By Patrick Jack 29 October
More UK university history departments cutting jobs and courses Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds axe is falling most heavily on post-92 institutions By Patrick Jack 28 October
Don’t let equality push ‘fall by the wayside’, urges race pioneer New Sheffield provost discusses the future of diversity initiatives, the importance of free movement of scholars and why he is missing from sector statistics By Tom Williams 28 October
Heitor report is most compelling vision yet for EU’s post-Horizon future With its focus on breakthrough research and innovation, Manuel Heitor’s plan for European research should be commended, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 28 October
Dutch funder’s grants to ‘flip’ journals to diamond open access NWO initiative seeks to address concerns about sustainability of free to read, free to publish model By Emily Dixon 25 October
A single tertiary regulator is no guarantee of a seamless system Wales’ groundbreaking Medr must boldly rethink how education and training work for society and the economy, says Ellen Hazelkorn By Ellen Hazelkorn 25 October
Disadvantaged students fall further behind on university access Enrolment rate for free school meal and black pupils is in reverse, according to DfE data By Patrick Jack 24 October
‘New baseline’: UK overseas student enrolment ‘down 26 per cent’ Recruitment bounces back from 52 per cent drop seen in May, with suggestions that market is ‘recalibrating’ to levels last seen in 2022 By Patrick Jack 24 October
Science committee chair warns against UK research funding cut Ex-shadow minister Chi Onwurah warns government will struggle to achieve its goals without maintaining investment By Juliette Rowsell 24 October
