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China has put itself atop the rankings and set the model that others seek to emulate, says Phil Baty

Explore the latest offering in our teaching-focused rankings portfolio, says THE’s data and analytics director Duncan Ross 

Infrastructure plans at English universities may be derailed by credit downgrade and loss of access to European Investment Bank, says regulator

THE data analysis in partnership with Elsevier highlights economic impact of world’s leading institutions 

With students paying higher fees and expecting better facilities, UK universities must find sustainable ways to increase capital expenditure, says Philip Stephenson

The uncapped system had many benefits but its cost was ultimately too high for politicians to bear, writes Andrew Norton

Sir David Eastwood earns £90,000 as USS chair, while Dame Glynis Breakwell gets £50,000

Without QR funding, the UK research base would be like a Lego set with only one type of brick, write Sarah Chaytor and Graeme Reid

Staff say long budgeting cycles limit their ability to make informed decisions or react to changing circumstances

A single, comprehensive policy and funding infrastructure for UK tertiary education would empower learners and encourage innovation, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh 

Theresa May’s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ‘minefield’, sector figures warn

Latest Education at a Glance data show danger of governments failing to make decision on right path for policy

Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

Two UK institutions lead our ranking of the best universities for the first time in its history, with Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen to second place

Latest evidence overseas students are being put off US universities by political situation

UK emerges as campaign’s world leader as nine new institutions announce commitments

New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth

Claims that outsourcing in higher education improves efficiency are not proven, says analysis

Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce 

UK’s distance learning institution looking to save equivalent of nearly a quarter of its budget

Worcester vice-chancellor forecasts 'significant financial difficulty' for dozens of universities because of dip in student numbers

Support for medical science and the humanities will increase under 2017 budget deal

As the country succeeds in attracting even more students from overseas, a mixture of demographics, ‘soft power’ concerns and local politics help explain its policy

John Morgan looks at reports PM may ‘soften’ stance on students and net migration figures 

Government concessions needed ‘if it is not to lose its bill’, senior Labour peer warns

Colorado’s excise tax set to raise millions of dollars to support college access

Despite uncertainty, institutions remain willing to invest to compete globally

Experts tell THE summit that Zuckerberg-Chan gift illustrates changing nature of philanthropy

Thirty-six higher education institutions to charge maximum for all their programmes

David Teece on how universities can build ‘dynamic capabilities’ to unlock revenue – and stay true to their mission

Don’t follow fashion when deciding how best to raise cash – consider all the options, says Marc Finer

‘Too early’ to say if employer and employee contributions will have to be increased again, says chief executive

Offa concerned that institutions lack evidence for effectiveness of outlay on bursaries and fee waivers

Scottish students less likely to be offered a place than rest-of-UK and non-EU applicants, according to watchdog

But finance committee minutes show concern over pace of expansion and there is disquiet over how a £280 million loan was approved

Formulaic distribution set to end, with grants being channelled through new outreach programme instead

Institutions face losing up to a quarter of their total funding council grant as cuts from Welsh government bite

Royal Irish Academy warns that low tuition fees and funding cuts pose a grave risk to province’s universities and wider economy

Tuition fee income increases sharply as funding council cash declines, latest sector-level data shows

Negative stories including collapse of Kids Company appear to be making the public more wary of major research funders

Opposition calls on government to help meet funding shortfall

Graduate start-ups also show employment and turnover growth, although fewer are being founded

Hefce and Home Office figures show further declines in new overseas entrants and Indian student visas

Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years

Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected'

Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries

More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ‘unbelievably low’ interest rates

Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses

Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds

After fears that Chinese students are absorbing ‘Western values’, city authorities attempt to stymie pathway courses to foreign universities

Almost 7 billion rand (£310 million) made available to pay for fee freeze and student support

But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than £4,000

But despite increased income, academics increasingly employed on teaching-only contracts, says King’s College London study

A qualified welcome for George Osborne’s real-terms protection of research, but uncertainty over how new overseas aid spending will operate

Unexpected creation of a ‘Global Challenges Research Fund’ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development

Government relaxes student loan eligibility rules but confirms plan to freeze repayment threshold, as student opportunity funding also targeted

However, there is confusion over the final value of the settlement, which may include 'tucking in' of Global Challenges fund