Europe

Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed

Hitting targets ‘not the be-all and end-all’, John Blake tells THE, as national risk register for higher education participation planned

New wave of funding schemes aims to counter ‘parachute research’ and brain drain

Minister’s title no longer includes ‘higher education’ and responsibilities no longer include ‘universities and higher education reform’

Spin-off companies from Russell Group universities boast largest annual turnovers, data reveal

SOAS director rails against ‘unjustly’ high mark-up on UK fees for overseas learners

OIA says universities should apply regulations ‘with some flexibility’ as more learners forced to take on work or struggle to make ends meet

Party conference hears Tony Blair Institute economist and Coventry provost call for change of tone on sector expansion and cultural attacks

Shadow chancellor promises to reinstate top rate of income tax to fund ‘biggest expansion of medical school places ever’

Psychologist will become first American to lead institution when she succeeds Stephen Toope

Status quo ‘not sustainable’ for universities or students and even Tory government ‘will recognise that soon’, shadow minister says

Labour conference hears that levelling up is now ‘dead’ for Tories, meaning alternative vision for regional innovation needed