The USS’ money down the drain on Thames Water should cause a stink Pension scheme members are entitled to ask why so much was lost and why the raw sewage continues to flow into rivers, says Bernard Casey By Bernard Casey 6 August
Gazan medical students granted Norway visas as ministers step in Ten students from Gaza’s Al-Azhar University were originally denied study permits last month By Emily Dixon 5 August
Teesside thanks volunteers who joined campus clean-up after riot Windows of university building smashed during anti-immigration disorder By Chris Havergal 5 August
UCU: union staff announce continuous strike action Increasingly bitter relations could result in prolonged strike action in September By Juliette Rowsell 5 August
Lynn Dobbs: ‘I wouldn’t have made it to university under OfS’ Departing London Met vice-chancellor says English regulator’s data-driven rules do not help socially disadvantaged students By Jack Grove 5 August
Public sector pay rises put pressure on universities to up offer Big pay hikes for doctors and teachers could trigger mood change on more industrial action, say experts By Juliette Rowsell 5 August
The freedom of speech act may be gone, but existing law is strong The OfS needs only to tweak its guidance in light of the considerable free-speech duties by which universities are already bound, says James Murray By James Murray 5 August
Irish academics ‘optimistic’ about new research funder But formation of Research Ireland must be accompanied by funding increase, researchers say, as questions over leadership remain By Emily Dixon 4 August
Edinburgh supercomputer cancellation ‘is science’s HS2 moment’ University had already built £31 million home for exascale supercomputer now targeted by spending cuts By Juliette Rowsell 2 August
UK’s four ‘unstable’ HE systems show ‘lack of easy solutions’ University funding across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘consistently unstable’ despite policy divergence since devolution, report highlights By Tom Williams 2 August
St Andrews rector stripped of roles over Gaza comments Accusing Israel of ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocidal attacks’ provoked ‘anxiety and fear’ among Jewish students, investigation says By Juliette Rowsell 1 August
At last, students in England must be protected from staff abusing power The OfS’ stronger than expected registration condition on sexual harassment and misconduct comes not a moment too soon, says Anna Bull By Anna Bull 1 August