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UK universities

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Social affairs
    University of Sussex wins High Court battle on free speech

    Judge overturns £585,000 fine as it finds regulator’s decision was tainted by bias

    Students gather and relax on the grass and walkways at the Falmer campus of Sussex university.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Business education
    The Big Read. Business degrees are booming in the UK. Who is profiting?

    Average incomes five years after graduating are less than for people who studied nursing

    Montage showing some of the east London buildings where degree courses are being taught
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Student loans
    UK Treasury to profit from final year of student loan scheme, says analysis

    Labour draws graduate anger amid calls for reform after repeated changes to repayment terms

    Graduates in black gowns with white fur stoles walk together on campus during a Cambridge university congregation day.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Inside Politics
    Capping student loan interest rates is a step in the right direction

    Move may deter higher-earning graduates from choosing to earn less or emigrate

    Graduates in black gowns and purple-trimmed hoods stand in a row, facing an audience during a graduation ceremony
  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    Property sector
    The Big Read. The hangover from Britain’s student housing boom

    Concerns about affordability and community impact are mounting, even as purpose-built accommodation gains traction elsewhere

    Montage of images of different blocks of purpose-built student accommodation
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Professional services
    Management consultants are ruining UK universities

    Relentless off-the-peg commercial rewiring has undermined British higher education

    Glen O'Hara
    Graduates in academic gowns and caps gather outside, talking and smiling after a ceremony at Birmingham University.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    Philanthropy
    Billionaire Rokos donates record £190mn to Cambridge university

    Gift from hedge fund boss will fund new school of government

    Chris Rokos sits on a sofa holding a mug and smiling, with a fireplace and framed photo visible in the background.
  • Sunday, 29 March, 2026
    Reform UK
    The Reform UK youth wing driving the party’s reach on campus

    To gain momentum, young supporters are trying to appeal to students from across the right

  • Sunday, 29 March, 2026
    Education
    Thousands of construction places at risk as English college funding pressures mount

    Sector warns that a failure to increase further education spending will harm government’s homebuilding targets

    A construction instructor demonstrates bricklaying techniques to students wearing safety vests and gloves at Exeter College.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    Social affairs
    Surge in students taking foundation years in UK as questions raised over outcomes

    Experts urge universities to be more open about final grades to help young people assess value-for-money

    Two University of Sussex graduates in caps and gowns clinking glasses in a celebratory toast.
  • Sunday, 22 March, 2026
    Social affairs
    Russell Group chief calls on wealthy alumni to help UK universities

    Business should contribute more to help plug the funding gap, says Tim Bradshaw

    Tim Bradshaw sits in an office, gesturing with one hand while speaking during an interview.
  • Monday, 16 March, 2026
    Student loans
    Interview. Reeves must tackle ‘badly broken’ student loans, Cambridge chancellor says

    Chris Smith criticises ‘absurd position’ for graduates and calls for more vocational education

    Lord Chris Smith stands outside The Senate House at Cambridge university
  • Sunday, 15 March, 2026
    Brexit
    UK ready to explore EU tuition fee cut as part of Brexit reset

    London officials say move would require ‘very big’ offer from Brussels as Rachel Reeves seeks closer ties

    Groups of people sit and talk on the steps outside University College London’s portico, enjoying the sunny weather.
  • Friday, 13 March, 2026
    Inside Politics
    High student fees plus poor funding model will satisfy nobody

    With Labour relying on working-age voters, cost of education is now a big political problem for government

    Students in graduation gowns and caps walk together under stone arches at the University of Birmingham
  • Friday, 13 March, 2026
    Global migration
    ‘The law changed around me’: top Sudanese students blocked from UK universities by visa ban

    High-achieving applicants’ educational plans derailed by ‘emergency visa brake’

    Afra Mohamed sits indoors, wearing a patterned top and red scarf
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    The State of Britain
    The AI cheating question dividing universities

    Plus, the impact of rising oil prices on public finances

    Premium content
    People walk in front of the University of Manchester's University Place building, known as the Tin Can, on Oxford Road. Large "Manchester" letters are displayed above the entrance.
  • Thursday, 12 March, 2026
    Student loans
    MPs to examine fairness of student loans system

    Inquiry will seek views of graduates about suitability of university financing system

    Graduates in caps and gowns throw mortarboards into the air in front of a statue and historic buildings.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    UK student loans discontent grows
    People on controversial UK student loan plan each owe over £40,000 on average

    People on ‘plan 2’ owe four times as much as those on previous system

    Graduates in caps and gowns stand arm in arm, facing away from the camera at the Royal Veterinary College ceremony.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    Best Employers: UK
    Cambridge university comes first in employer ranking

    Staff rate the institution’s image but unions raise some concerns

    A person walks across a stone path in front of the arched entrance to a historic brick building at St John’s College, Cambridge.
  • Sunday, 8 March, 2026
    Global migration
    Crackdown on overseas students delivers blow to London campus

    Collapse in enrolment at Glasgow Caledonian University outpost reflects upheaval in sector as ministers curb migration

    People walk past a row of historic brick buildings with arched windows on Fashion Street in East London; Santander rental bikes are parked in the foreground.
  • Saturday, 7 March, 2026
    UK politics
    Interview. Ministers could ban relatives of overseas students on some courses, adviser warns

    Steve Smith says restrictions may follow if enrolments to research masters programmes continue to rise

    Professor Sir Steve Smith gestures while speaking during an interview at the University of Exeter
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    Personal Finance
    UK student loans discontent grows

    Anger as Budget changes pile interest on to repayment terms

  • Sunday, 1 March, 2026
    Student loans
    Lex. The cost of UK higher education doesn’t add up

    Complexity has been introduced by politicians and as a result there are five different repayment plans

    Premium content
    Graduates in black caps and gowns with white stoles are seen from above during a university degree ceremony
  • Sunday, 1 March, 2026
    UK student loans discontent grows
    How Starmer can make student loans ‘fairer’

    The central question for the UK prime minister and his chancellor is who benefits from the different policy options

    Montage shows Sir Keir Starmer against a backdrop of graph paper showing red graduation caps and two lines of data
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    Chinese politics & policy
    The Big Read. How China’s universities joined the global elite

    Investment by Beijing has transformed the country’s institutions despite lingering questions about research quality and intellectual freedom

    Students on bikes in front of Tsinghua University building in Beijing
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