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Franchised higher education courses face tighter rules to curb ‘rogue operators’

More than half of 341 franchised institutions are unregistered with the Office for Students, the DfE said.

Evening Standard

Non-students in pro-Palestinian camps ‘likely to have extended protests’

The encampments made Jewish students ‘fearful’ and they may have encouraged students to engage in antisemitic behaviour, a report says.

The Independent UK

Ministers to revise university freedom of speech legislation

Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrapped

The Guardian - UK

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More than half a million people study degrees by UK universities abroad – report

Around one in six students in British higher education are educated offshore, according to the report.

The Independent UK

Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year

Higher education regulator says sector needs to take ‘take bold action’ and consider mergers or cost sharing

The Guardian - UK

Three-quarters of higher education providers ‘could be in deficit by 2025-26’

The Office for Students said up to 72% of providers could fall below the line by 2025-26 based on current trends.

Evening Standard

Private London college taught students by showing videos, investigation reveals

Business students at £9,250-a-year Regent College London raised series of complaints with Office for Students

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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Latin Times

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

International Business Times 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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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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