Science minister George Freeman quits in UK Cabinet reshuffle Mid Norfolk MP says it is time ¡®to focus on my health, family well-being and life beyond the front bench¡¯ By Chris Havergal 13 November
Post-92s could quit TPS pension scheme over ¡®unfair¡¯ cost hikes April¡¯s rise in employers¡¯ contributions to Teachers¡¯ Pension Scheme could leave modern universities unable to compete, leaders say By Emily Dixon 13 November
International student policy at stake in UK Cabinet reshuffle James Cleverly becomes home secretary as former prime minister David Cameron replaces him as foreign secretary By Chris Havergal 13 November
Unpredictable business school enrolment poses threat to finances Changes to visas and foundation years likely to hit income, deans fear, with big repercussions for parent universities By Tom Williams 13 November
Universities¡¯ dwindling budgets threaten support for enterprise Funding emerges as biggest challenge to helping staff and students set up businesses, as community outreach work ¡®nosedives¡¯ By Tom Williams 13 November
Graduate-level jobs ¡®increasingly concentrated in London¡¯ Dominant role of UK capital in highly skilled employment means university leavers elsewhere may find it harder to fully capitalise on their degrees, says IFS By Chris Havergal 13 November
Teaching modern languages without culture will harm global relations Aberdeen¡¯s proposal to close language degree programmes might save money but it will impoverish international understanding, says Charles Burdett By Charles Burdett 13 November
London mayoralty frontrunners clash on international students Sadiq Khan claims Susan Hall is ¡®against foreign students¡¯ coming to the capital, but she accuses him of ¡®making things up¡¯ By Patrick Jack 12 November
Voters divided on Sunak¡¯s crackdown on ¡®rip-off degrees¡¯ Polling also finds public ¡®misunderstanding¡¯ in idea that graduates lean left on economics, suggesting impact of ¡®woke¡¯ universities narrative By John Morgan 10 November
Domestic students squeezed out as UKRI PhD support contracts Overall decline in number of doctoral candidates winning support masks even sharper drop among UK-domiciled applicants By Jack Grove 9 November
Russell Group wants ?4 billion hike in UK research spend by 2030 Westminster government must match ambitious rhetoric with increased investment to keep pace with competition, says mission group¡¯s manifesto By Jack Grove 9 November
Board gender quotas ¡®boost female numbers across senior ranks¡¯ Despite backlash fears, quotas aimed at increasing proportion of women on academic boards can aid gender equality more broadly, study suggests By Emily Dixon 9 November