¡®Contamination¡¯ risk justifies banning gender critical speakers ¨C report Claim by University of Essex law academics that ¡®anti-trans¡¯ speakers could ¡®contaminate¡¯ buildings branded ¡®misogyny¡¯ by critics By Jack Grove 9 December
Ukraine¡¯s plan to ban Russian materials ¡®violates academic freedom¡¯ Leading human rights activist says ¡®absurd¡¯ draft law could be ¡®extremely harmful to education and research¡¯ and is reminiscent of Soviet censorship By Ben Upton 9 December
Alison Wolf: Resist ¡®single purpose¡¯ view of higher education Seeing degrees solely as gateway qualification to the modern labour market ¡®neither just nor efficient¡¯, says government adviser on skills By Patrick Jack 8 December
Free speech bill: Peers scrap right to sue but add NDA ban Peers amend controversial legislation owing to prospect of ¡°endless litigation¡±, with ban on non-disclosure agreements also supported By Patrick Jack 8 December
PhD thesis unread? British writer hits on novel solution Political scientist Jack Williams¡¯ debut novel draws on his experiences as a PhD student at Princeton and Zurich By Jack Grove 8 December
University entry gap between London and rest of UK hits record More than half of school-leavers in the capital enter higher education, but fewer than one in three do elsewhere By Patrick Jack 8 December
Students ¡®want career-focused courses but not more regulation¡¯ More than half of those polled by Hepi and NUS express support for education designed with employment in mind By Tom Williams 8 December
Staff satisfaction with support for online teaching drops Sector¡¯s digital ambitions not matched by training, investment and support for staff in transition to more online learning, finds Jisc survey By Tom Williams 7 December
International student numbers will continue to grow, says Keegan Education secretary distances herself from plans to restrict study visas being pushed by No 10 By Tom Williams 7 December
Race equality ranking planned to shake up sector¡¯s slow progress University leader compiles data to ¡®point the finger¡¯ at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments By Tom Williams 7 December
Iceland¡¯s university casino idea ¡®preposterous¡¯ Leaked pitch for gambling hall and online expansion comes after university experts warn majority of income likely to come from addicts By Ben Upton 7 December
If the UK bans overseas students, guards will have lonely Christmases The campus security desk is often the first and last port of call for jet-lagged and far-from-home students, says George Bass By George Bass 7 December
