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Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students

UK government to completely overhaul technical education as part of new industrial strategy

Students and lecturers join forces for a national demonstration over cuts, fee rises and the plight of EU staff and students post-Brexit

New education secretary praises moves to open up sector to new providers, but majority allowing bill to next stage is only 36

The TEF will divide universities into 'institutional sheep and goats' and then starve the goats, writes Dorothy Bishop on the eve of the HE Bill's second reading

Vice-chancellors remain concerned about reputation impact of dividing universities into three tiers

Alternative providers should also be able to charge £9,000 tuition fees, says government

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Government postpones introduction of differential fee caps in response to higher education sector concerns

Rima Amin asks whether linking the questionnaire to the teaching excellence framework will turn undergraduates decisively against it

Teaching excellence is nothing without student engagement, says Claire Taylor

In the first of a series of blogs based on the opening seminar of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Paul Ashwin takes a fresh look at a thorny concept

The outgoing independent adjudicator talks to THE about eight years at the OIA and the future of sector regulation

Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards

John Holmwood explains why attendees of the Second Convention for Higher Education plan to write their own legislation

Ministers must demonstrate that assessing ‘excellence’ does more good than harm, says Dorothy Bishop

Following the BIS committee’s report, MP Amanda Milling says that universities must engage with the TEF to make it a success

The Green Paper must recognise the diversity of England’s higher education sector, says John Cater

Hepi report says teaching assessment should be delayed to allow for lessons from Ofsted and Care Quality Commission to be incorporated

But concerns raised over Hefce move to contract out quality assurance in several tenders

The prime minister's suggestion that top universities are at fault for their low admission of BME students is not borne out by the evidence, says Athene Donald

We need a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in higher education, argues Terry Young

Stephen Marston, now Gloucestershire v-c, criticises ‘narrow remit’ of proposed Office for Students

Former universities minister argues government is right to demand improvements in light of increased tuition income

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

Cambridge’s consultation response outlines opposition to ‘further marketisation’ via TEF and variable fees

UUK and GuildHE lead critical response to Green Paper fee plans, as Jo Johnson faces ‘high stakes’ in HE bill battle

Individuals’ choices of where and what to study ‘must reflect ambitions’ not ‘social background or where they live’, UUK says

As officials begin to look through the responses to the Green Paper consultation, Shirley Pearce flags up four risks they need to avoid

Sector questions feasibility of time frame for the teaching excellence framework 

Poll of undergraduates ranks ministers’ proposed TEF metric lowest among potential indicators

Our bloggers and social media followers gaze into their crystal balls and predict what the year in HE might look like

How the government is proposing to use NSS data to assess teaching excellence is nonsense, says Dorothy Bishop

Jeremy Corbyn wants fees scrapped, but shadow higher education minister says policy will not be rushed and must come with broader vision

Successful reform of higher education to reward good teaching 'may be an impossibility', says Paul Blackmore

Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall

Dorothy Bishop takes a close look at the universities and science minister’s NSS claims

Absence of legislation would leave plans to create new student and market-focused regulator unable to proceed

To measure this key graduate outcome, we must better understand what it is, what it is not and what it could be, argues Johnny Rich

Universities minister also tells BIS committee that TEF will look at graduate employment rather than salaries

Fair access tsar warns ‘top-down meddling’ would be a ‘costly, bureaucratic exercise’

OECD’s head of education calls for international system to measure graduate learning outcomes in Hepi lecture

Giving evidence to a BIS committee inquiry on assessing the quality of higher education provoked questions about how teaching might be measured, writes John Gill

Birmingham v-c among those warning BIS select committee against Green Paper proposals

Peer review is the least bad system we have for assessing quality, but metrics can help to determine attention and impact, says Euan Adie

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

John Morgan on the Green Paper's plans to make universities exempt from FoI

It is wrong for universities to ignore learning, says Anthony Seldon

Higher education Green Paper says director of fair access to higher education could be given power to set entry goals for universities

Students cannot be put at the heart of the system without a statistics upgrade, argues Paul Clark

Simon Gaskell says Queen Mary University of London would be ‘crucified’ on graduate salary score because of diverse intake

Ed Byrne warns institutions’ finances could be ‘undermined’ in the name of policy initiatives

‘Concatenation’ of financial pressures could create serious risks, Madeleine Atkins says

A. C. Grayling says private college plans offer ‘greater choice and improved quality’ 

TEF seen as paving the way to a market in price by a supporter of differential fees

Consultation is good, but universities must respond robustly, he says

2016 Best University Workplace Survey responses doubt TEF’s influence on classroom practice

Alexis Weedon unveils a computer game for the post-Green Paper era

Panelists call on government to avoid making TEF a ‘bureaucratic exercise’