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President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented

Financial strain shrinks risk appetite, but Kingston is teaching and assessing the skills employers crave as a core part of every subject, says Steven Spier

Five more institutions achieve gold awards after OfS resolves challenges to original ratings

New complaints scheme may help ensure more open debates on campuses in time but Gaza crisis necessitates action now, say campaigners

Seven in 10 Chinese students more likely to stay in the UK because of the graduate visa route, Ucas report adds

Year-long delay to the next Research Excellence Framework must be used to correct fundamental flaws of proposed exercise, say sector experts

Flexible post-18 education funding went through ‘against Treasury’ says its architect after spell in No 10 developing scheme

Health and social care expert to examine performance of Office for Students

Inclusion of symbol of Palestinian resistance on flyer leads university to pull permission for staff-student session discussing current situation

Report calls on universities to expand and diversify overseas delivery

But institutions may face paying regulator’s costs under new proposals outlined by England’s new free speech champion

Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group