Bedfordshire faces monitoring after OfS registration breach University required to report to English watchdog as it addresses quality concerns relating to business and management courses By Juliette Rowsell 18 December
LSBU to OU: Dave Phoenix named Open University vice-chancellor Biochemist heads to Milton Keynes after decade leading London South Bank University By Chris Havergal 18 December
UK university financial crisis ‘failing to register with public’ Polling indicates lack of awareness over sector’s funding turmoil, with public seeing more international enrolments as solution to difficulties By Jack Grove 18 December
Hungarian universities stay blocked from EU grants despite appeal Hungary ‘has not sufficiently addressed’ conflict of interest concerns, EU body rules By Emily Dixon 18 December
Italy mandates live delivery and staff ratios for online degrees New decree, also requiring exams to be held in person, divides opinion among distance-learning universities By Emily Dixon 18 December
Free speech act ‘toothless’ without right to sue, say campaigners Academics sign open letter to education minister amid reports she is set to ‘water down’ campus free speech legislation By Tom Williams 18 December
Coventry to axe 92 jobs and transfer academics to subsidiary firm Remaining staff will lose access to Teachers’ Pensions Scheme as union attacks ‘Scrooge playbook’ cuts By Juliette Rowsell 17 December
Danish rectors urge rethink of plans for shorter master’s degrees Government proposals would see 30 per cent of taught postgraduate programmes shortened or reconfigured By Emily Dixon 17 December
Release more student loan funds upfront to ease cash flow – v-cs Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods By Tom Williams 17 December
Oxford and Cambridge combined surplus hits ?1.7 billion Despite the large increases in surpluses, top-ranked universities both report net cash outflows in operating activities of more than ?58 million By Patrick Jack 17 December
Labour must help strengthen links between business and UK HE There are plenty of global examples of how academic expertise could be better applied to companies’ real-life skills deficits, says Sarah Gordon By Sarah Gordon 17 December
Cambridge law journal apologises over Gaza annexation paper Editors at Leiden Journal of International Law affirm commitment to Palestinian self-determination after uproar over contentious article By Jack Grove 16 December