Streeting: medical schools with no British students ¡®ludicrous¡¯ Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting attacks cap on medical school places that has led to institutions catering solely to students from overseas By Tom Williams 16 December
Precarity exacerbating UK science skills gap, peers warn House of Lords Science and Technology Committee also criticises ¡®unjustifiably high¡¯ visa costs By Patrick Jack 16 December
Labour set to back plan to double UK medical school places Shadow health secretary backing a Policy Exchange blueprint for growing doctor numbers, including the creation of up to 15 new medical schools By Jack Grove 16 December
Edinburgh film screening no-platformed over ¡®transphobia¡¯ University reaffirms ¡®commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedom¡¯ following student protests and UCU¡¯s call to cancel event By Pola Lem 15 December
Ministers ¡®resolute¡¯ on right to sue universities on free speech Westminster government signals it will seek to reinstate ¡®statutory tort¡¯ removed by peers By Ben Upton 15 December
Russell Group warns OfS to stay ¡®impartial¡¯ on free speech Regulator tells universities free speech codes should cover teaching and academics will be polled, bringing ¡®independence¡¯ rebuke By John Morgan 15 December
Pay talks on hold as employers insist on industrial action pause First meeting between Ucea and unions breaks up before negotiations begin due to disagreement over ¡®de-escalating the dispute¡¯ By Tom Williams 14 December
Concerns over dozens of papers from Marseilles medical institute Plos puts warnings on almost 50 papers after alleged reuse of ethical approvals, undeclared conflicts of interest and publication rates equivalent to an article every three days By Ben Upton 14 December
Cost of living: don¡¯t bank on government support, UK sector told Students ¡®unlikely to be high up the list of priorities¡¯ for further funding despite risk of dropouts By Tom Williams 14 December
UK launches post-Brexit international collaboration research fund Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at THE event in Japan, with initial funding of ?119 million By Jack Grove 14 December
UCU split on plans to call ¡®indefinite strike¡¯ from February Union leader Jo Grady distances herself from higher education committee decision as key pay negotiations begin By Tom Williams 13 December
Fairer loan system or graduate tax ¡®could save government money¡¯ UAL-commissioned report looks at alternatives inside and outside current system in wake of ¡®regressive¡¯ changes By John Morgan 13 December
