Essay mills set to be outlawed in England – at last Amendment to skills bill would criminalise providing, arranging or advertising cheating services By Anna McKie 5 October
Tory conference: ‘fertilise demand’ for lifelong loans, says minister Michelle Donelan tells Tory conference fringe event that lifelong loans offer universities chance to open to ‘swathe’ of new kinds of students By John Morgan 5 October
Scientists who shed light on climate change win physics Nobel Climate change pioneers Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann take share of prize with Sapienza scientist Georgio Parisi By Jack Grove 5 October
De Montfort v-c seeks to rejuvenate university after turmoil Katie Normington aims to rebuild trust with staff after ‘confidence shaken’ by governance failings under former leader Dominic Shellard By John Morgan 5 October
Tory conference: devolve skills budgets ‘to drive local growth’ Conservative fringe event hears civic leaders offer positive account of universities’ economic role By John Morgan 4 October
Tory conference: focus on local research and skills, says manifesto author Rachel Wolf says academia’s career incentives should shift away from ‘obscure parts of the globe’ in vision for universities to help level up By John Morgan 4 October
Tory conference: Rishi Sunak unveils ?34 million for AI Chancellor says investment in new technology could revolutionise economy in same way as steam engine or internet By Jack Grove 4 October
Purge of administrators leaves UK universities exposed Loss of vital expertise piles more pressure and workloads on those left behind, including academics By Anna McKie 4 October
How would universities fare in a new Cold War? EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of higher education being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism By Simon Baker 4 October
English funding reforms demand ‘truly flexible skills system’ Lifelong Education Commission says ministers should explore how to ‘stack’ microcredentials and drop ELQ rule By Chris Havergal 3 October
David Miller: Bristol sacks professor accused of antisemitism Sociologist criticised by MPs says that he plans to appeal against termination By Chris Havergal 1 October
Liverpool strikes off as compulsory redundancies averted Final two staff members facing axe allowed to leave on more generous terms following long-running industrial action and international boycott By Chris Havergal 1 October
