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Some English university franchise courses may risk public money, regulator says

Office for Students found reports of ‘widespread academic misconduct’ and issues with recruitment agencies

The Guardian - UK

Academic free speech is too crucial to be used as a political football by left or right

Labour is wrong to put on hold a law that aims to protect staff from external pressures

The Guardian - UK

English universities face autumn ‘tipping point’ as financial crisis looms

Vice-chancellors fear weaker institutions need bailout to avert failure due to fewer students and higher costs

The Guardian - UK

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Staff and students should not be denied the right to free speech about Gaza

Letters: Nicola Pratt says protesting against or even just discussing the war has become increasingly difficult; David Head says Labour should re-evaluate the Office for Students

The Guardian - UK

Universities in England face fines if they fail to protect students from harassment

Use of NDAs in cases of harassment and sexual misconduct will also be banned under measures introduced by regulator

The Guardian - UK

Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities

Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government

The Guardian - UK

UK universities need rescue package to stop ‘domino effect’ of going under

Experts say the next head of the Office for Students must oversee a programme that will protect higher education

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Latin American smugglers are increasingly using commercial flights for their operations

Alerts for crime and corruption in Latin American airports surged by 147% between 2021 and 2023

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University of Bolton’s proposed name change triggers legal feud with rivals

Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks

The Guardian - UK

Universities in England risk closure with 40% facing budget deficits, says report

Analysis by Office for Students says increasing number will need to make significant changes to their funding model

The Guardian - UK

Creative arts courses at English universities face funding cut

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog to investigate ‘franchise student’ provision at Leeds Trinity

Office for Students reviewing courses by subcontractors amid concerns of potential loan abuse and poor education standards

The Guardian - UK

Authorities Investigate £60 Million Student Loan Scam Targeting Higher Education Funding

The illicit scheme allegedly involves the creation of fake student identities and the manipulation of loan disbursements.

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Organised crime may be profiting from student loan fraud worth £60m – report

Gaps in regulation over franchise university providers leaving funding unprotected, according to National Audit Office

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US controversy points to tests facing UK universities free speech tsar

Arif Ahmed will face a balancing act when his position – that legal speech gets protected – runs into messy reality

The Guardian - UK

Students can make provocative remarks if they do not break law, watchdog says

Arif Ahmed of OfS says universities that infringe rights to expression will face fines under new system

The Guardian - UK

England’s university free speech tsar says role is not to conduct ‘culture wars’

Arif Ahmed pledges to remain politically neutral in his role and to ensure academic freedoms are maintained

The Independent UK

Widespread concern many in higher education being silenced – free speech chief

Professor Arif Ahmed said being shocked and offended is an ‘important part of education’.

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Sustained rift with China would harm UK universities, report warns

KCL study finds many leading UK institutions remain highly dependent on Chinese students

The Independent UK

Universities watchdog failing to meet students’ needs and ‘not trusted’ by many

A report has accused the Office for Students – whose chair is a Tory peer – of lacking independence from the Government.

The Independent UK

New freedom-of-speech chief for universities says post ‘not political’

Professor Arif Ahmed was speaking at the Universities UK annual conference in Manchester.

The Guardian - UK

Almost nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their views – survey

Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS report

The Independent UK

Grade inflation at English universities falls for first time in a decade

Some 32.8% of students were awarded a first class degree in 2021/22, a drop of 4.6% on the year before.

The Independent UK

Universities ‘taking advantage’ of students with rip-off courses, says Sunak

‘You you don’t have to go to university to suceed’, says PM – accused by Labour of attacking aspiration

The Independent UK

PM: Numbers cap will end students being taken advantage of with rip-off courses

Rishi Sunak said the key message of his plan is: ‘You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life.’

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