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Chief regulator who oversaw return of GCSE and A-level exams to take over at admissions service

Union attempts to rally members to renew the fight but few branches opt to take part in industrial action planned for start of new academic year

Universities step in to offer placements for those fleeing Russian invasion

Universities should target major platforms that continue to host adverts for contract cheating companies, finds UCL report

Body calls for regular check-ins with all providers to ensure English system meets international norms

Chester moves academics into communal working spaces, prompting union concerns about student meetings and equality impact

A decade of English university policy has sought to improve standards by increasing competition. However, new institutions remain small and peripheral. Tom Williams asks whether the prestige gap and bureaucratic excess will always limit the scope for innovation, in England and elsewhere

Urgent inspections of university estates after government warnings complicated by scale of buildings involved, and shortages of expertise

Employers urge union members to prioritise getting final grades to students, but more strikes planned for later in the month

Regulator must go beyond enforcing new legislation and offer universities guidance on practical approaches to ensuring diverse views are heard on campuses, academics conclude

Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector¡¯s reputation on the line