Prime minister fell short of pre-election promise to stabilise higher education sector as focus shifted to other priorities, say policy experts.

Campaigners call for institutions to commit to giving new dads six weeks off as audit reveals stark differences in entitlements across sector.

Focus on widening participation and shorter exchanges difficult to replicate in wider Erasmus programme, experts fear.

Range of current providers and questions around which assessment is best requires greater clarity from universities, UKCISA warns.

With universities relying on disclosure models and deficit framing to address awarding gaps, Emma Gaunt argues that racism and ableism aren't distortions of the system – they're built into it.

With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity, not assumption.