Dropout rates in focus at English for-profits as regulator decision day looms Some alternative providers could lose access to public student loans if OfS judges non-continuation rates too high By Simon Baker 25 July
Member satisfaction with USS pension scheme declines Annual report shows increase in value of fund assets, but dispute over future contributions takes toll on contentment By Nick Mayo 25 July
Russell Group students more likely to?back contextual admissions But overall students are split on the policy of making lower grade offers to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds By Ellie Bothwell 25 July
Why OfS decisions on for-profits matter for whole sector The fate of big alternative providers has implications for the future of English for-profit HE, writes John Morgan By John Morgan 25 July
Jo Johnson returns as universities minister in brother’s government Gavin Williamson named education secretary and Andrea Leadsom business secretary in Boris Johnson Cabinet By John Morgan 24 July
UK universities call for Johnson’s support on funding, research and visas UUK and Russell Group issue appeals after former shadow HE minister’s victory in Tory leadership race By Nick Mayo 23 July
Lancaster investigating cyberattack after applicant data stolen Student and applicant data have been stolen in a ‘malicious and sophisticated’ phishing attack on Lancaster 51国产视频 By Nick Mayo 23 July
Role of region in England’s key earnings data emerges Analysis of graduate pay data that could shape future of English universities lays bare contrasts in regional labour markets By Simon Baker 22 July
How to be a better civic university Universities must draw up agreements with local partners that have the public voice at their heart, says Richard Brabner By Richard Brabner 19 July
English universities face ‘extreme challenge’ under next PM Political shifts will bring funding shift from HE to FE, but universities could play into ‘politics of belonging’, former No 10 adviser says By Anna McKie 18 July
UK HE demands reform of visa system that costs sector ‘?40m a year’ Sector’s representative and mission groups unite to call for change ahead of new PM’s entrance By Anna McKie 18 July
Call for Europe-wide ‘academic freedom defence’ to meet Orbán threat Universities ‘on the front line’ as authoritarianism rises and other European nations may follow Hungary’s example, leaders and academics warn By Ellie Bothwell 18 July
