Policy Threads

Higher Education Reform

Higher Education Reform encompasses Department for Education initiatives to modernise the UK university sector, including measures on academic freedom, free speech protections, and regulatory oversight of institutions. The reforms address governance, student experience, and institutional accountability across England and devolved nations. The policy area remains active with ongoing regulatory guidance and parliamentary scrutiny of sector-wide challenges.

29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what asses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the scale of free …

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to help support academics in the UK from transnational repression.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to engage with universities on the issue of the transnational repression of their staff and students.

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