Rising Chinese student preference for creative arts ‘can help UK’ Seven in 10 Chinese students more likely to stay in the UK because of the graduate visa route, Ucas report adds By Patrick Jack 18 December
Free speech ‘deteriorating’ as sector waits for OfS interventions New complaints scheme may help ensure more open debates on campuses in time but Gaza crisis necessitates action now, say campaigners By Tom Williams 18 December
Wolf: university ‘supply’ key to lifelong learning entitlement Flexible post-18 education funding went through ‘against Treasury’ says its architect after spell in No 10 developing scheme By John Morgan 15 December
Government launches review of English sector regulator Health and social care expert to examine performance of Office for Students By Chris Havergal 15 December
Birmingham pulls Palestine event ‘because of watermelon emojis’ Inclusion of symbol of Palestinian resistance on flyer leads university to pull permission for staff-student session discussing current situation By Tom Williams 14 December
UK ‘yet to fulfil potential’ for transnational education Report calls on universities to expand and diversify overseas delivery By Patrick Jack 14 December
Norway budget: students given more support but research funds cut Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group By Emily Dixon 14 December
OfS won’t charge for free speech complaints against universities But institutions may face paying regulator’s costs under new proposals outlined by England’s new free speech champion By Tom Williams 14 December
Coventry set to cut nearly ?100 million as sector crisis bites Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff By John Morgan 13 December
London Met offers year of fully paid maternity leave 51国产视频 will also offer eight weeks of paternity leave, doubling previous offering By Emily Dixon 13 December
UK’s post-study visa ‘not attracting skilled workers’ Many international students who stay in the country using two-year graduate route end up in low wage jobs, finds key government body By Patrick Jack 13 December
Aberdeen saves joint language degrees after criticism 51国产视频 still looking at closing single honours programmes after declines in recruitment By Tom Williams 13 December