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University leadership

October 2026

  • A memorial photo of Jason Arday is surrounded by flowers and handwritten notes on railings at the University of Cambridge

    Senior academics set out key questions Cambridge must answer over Jason Arday’s death

    Letter from more than 40 signatories says university has backed away from promised thorough review of events before death

August 2026

  • Head and shoulders shot off Holmes in jacket, shirt and tie against partially blue sky

    University of Greater Manchester ends contract of embattled vice-chancellor

    George Holmes was suspended in 2025 over allegations involving financial mismanagement and other misconduct

February 2025

  • People walking, sitting and standing outside the entrance of the Royal College of Music

    University leaders in England call for rethink over rising ‘regulatory burden’

    Exclusive: Vice-chancellors say Office for Students’ plans for next five years will financially harm smaller institutions

November 2024

  • William Hague

    William Hague elected chancellor of Oxford University

    Former foreign secretary and Oxford graduate wins online vote, ending hopes a woman would fill role for first time

September 2024

  • Technical facilities at Surrey aim to give students a taste of the workplace

    University Guide 2025
    Ones to watch: three rising stars of this year’s university guide

  • A young woman studying in a library

    English universities need tuition fees of £12,500 to break even, analysis finds

August 2024

  • Imran Khan sitting and being interviewed in front of Pakistani flags

    Imran Khan aims to be Oxford University’s next chancellor

    Adviser to imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan says he submitted application to run in October election
  • A-level pupils sitting in rows of desks taking an exam

    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
  • Students sitting with books open in a lecture theatre

    England’s universities still waiting for help to stop slow-motion financial crisis

    Change of government may have come too late for some institutions with no prospect of immediate relief

July 2024

  • Tents on a lawn in front of university buildings

    Gaza protest camps at UK universities wind down amid legal action

    Of 36 encampments at end of May, around a dozen are still active, as protesters fight to stay

May 2024

  • Dozens of tents on a grassy area in front of an old building, with posters stuck in the mud and signs reading anti colonial learning space and under student occupation.

    University leaders must take ‘personal’ care to protect Jewish students, Sunak says

    Encampments at 15 institutions protesting Israel’s war in Gaza lead to concern for safety of Jewish students

January 2024

  • MANCHESTER, UK. 15th September, 2014. Students register in the Whitworth Hall for the start of the new academic year at The University of Manchester Credit: Campus Shots/Alamy Live News.<br>E7EFPN MANCHESTER, UK. 15th September, 2014. Students register in the Whitworth Hall for the start of the new academic year at The University of Manchester Credit: Campus Shots/Alamy Live News.

    DfE to investigate claims of bad practice in recruitment of international students

    Move follows reports overseas students face lower entry requirements, a claim universities reject

October 2023

  • students in a lecture hall

    Union calls for greater protection of Jewish students in UK universities

    Union of Jewish Students demands ‘zero tolerance’ approach to support for Hamas after surge in abuse reported to hotline
  • The Vice Chancellor of Bolton University, Professor George Holmes above Bolton Town Centre

    Bolton graduates miss out on top jobs because of prejudice, says vice-chancellor

    George Holmes says employers favour applicants from better-known institutions, as he plans to change university’s name
  • Prof Irene Tracey sitting on a banister

    Abuse of Oxford’s trans students and staff saddens me, says vice-chancellor

    Prof Irene Tracey tells assembly free speech has been ‘centre stage’ at university during her first year in post

March 2023

  • Members of the UCU on the picket line at London College of Communication

    UK university staff make breakthrough in strike dispute with employers

    Unions and UCEA declare agreement ‘on terms of reference for detailed negotiations’ on pay and conditions

September 2022

  • Students in a lecture theatre

    Universities call for return of maintenance grants for students in England

    Steve West, head of Universities UK, urges government to deliver new model of higher education funding

May 2022

  • Student graduation

    Black students frustrated at lack of action on university racism, MPs told

    Academics and student leaders tell committee black students and staff face ‘ingrained institutional racism’

February 2022

  • Protesters hold a banner that reads Students Support the Strike during a demonstration in Bloomsbury in December 2021.

    UK university dispute escalates over plan to dock staff pay

    Bosses advised to dock 100% of pay for staff who work to rule as UCU members prepare strike action

November 2021

  • Manchester Metropolitan University

    UK universities hit by strike action over pay and pensions

    Latest round in bitter dispute will affect campuses across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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