UK higher education policy
Fallout over differential university fees suggestion continues, amid suggestions that the Russell Group head is saying the quiet part out loud
US retreat means the UK has unique opportunity to become the ‘global destination of talent’, but risks squandering it, v-cs and politicians tell Labour conference
But universities should increasingly look to establish a relationship between students, regions and local communities, Labour conference hears
Head of new mission group for smaller ‘research-led’ universities rejects minimum tariff and differential fee plans endorsed by larger institutions
Polling suggests sector is public’s lowest priority for education investment
International House Association president says sector is speaking too much to itself when advocating for overseas students
Chief executive Libby Hackett says top universities should charge more as scale of teaching deficit is revealed
Government releases action plan to help sector earn £40 billion but critics say policy settings are making it impossible
The sad affair of Jason Arday has exposed how the assertion of scholarly expertise to shut down public criticism of universities is increasingly untenable, says Ian Pace
Education minister Cefin Campbell admits review will not remove the need for tough decisions on how to support both students and universities
Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education
Martin Lewis hopes autumn budget will address controversial threshold freeze, as MPs try to force total system review
Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say
Guidance will be revised to make clear that repayment conditions can change, but no decision yet on unfreezing repayment thresholds
New appointee Alyn Smith acknowledges ‘very sharp’ divide on student migration between Westminster and Holyrood
‘Engagement should not be confused with endorsement,’ says Malcolm Press after speaking on a panel alongside Suella Braverman
Education spokesperson vows to lift medical school numbers and ‘remove the rubbish from our university sector’ by defunding 20 per cent of degrees
‘False dichotomy’ between technical and higher education and waves of policy changes spook employers and threaten investment in system, sector leaders warn
As he prepares to retire, Arden vice-chancellor reflects on challenges running for-profit institutions
Regulator says it will adopt more collegiate attitude following High Court defeat
Minister tells peers OfS and others will closely examine findings of ‘independent’ probe
University told to show it can balance new commercial pressures with retaining its academic ethos to prove new model is ‘credible’
Estates teams already facing large backlog of maintenance issues will struggle to retrofit campuses to cope with rising temperatures, experts say
Former lawyer takes on brief in Scottish government amid wide-ranging review of university system
To avoid undermining policy priorities, significant decisions affecting universities and students must be centrally managed, says Rachel Hewitt
Elite universities’ growing selectivity fuels revival of back-up option, but no guarantees trend will continue
Paris-based higher education group eyeing more UK investment says it won’t rule out any category of institution
Sector’s worsening financial situation laid bare by new analysis conducted as part of wide-ranging review of university system
Long-delayed financial statement shows institution cut staff expenditure and brought in more grants to offset recruitment woes
Burnham government seen as more likely than Starmer to act on growing calls to relieve pressure on young graduates
Devolved powers can better integrate the post-16 system but England’s national architecture pulls in the other direction, say Nic Beech, Fran Darlington-Pollock and John Blake
Ben Macpherson leaves government after serving just three months in newly expanded role
Any concessions made by new prime minister likely to be fiercely opposed by universities fearful of losing millions of pounds in income
Campaign groups say regulator should expect influx of cases, but many academics are still not aware that the long-delayed complaints scheme is set to launch
Braverman targeting ‘lawful residents’ with plans to ‘ban foreign students’ from accessing loans, says UUK chief
Funder told to change its eligibility criteria described as a ‘de facto ban on supporting new organisations’
Rush to integrate artificial intelligence indiscriminately across the curriculum ignores the true purpose of higher education, say Jelena Belic and Kritika Maheshwari
Specialist provider shuts after losing grant support, with more than 200 students impacted
Vice-chancellor says university needs to look hard at how it handled allegations of bullying within Institute of Astronomy
Newly confirmed science minister’s markedly different background not necessarily a bad thing, research policy experts say
Expansion of cohorts lower than expected after higher-tariff institutions become more selective ‘at the last minute’
Court sides with government that students studying only on weekends are distance learners and should not have access to maintenance loans
Slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and inflexible funding holding back specialist institutions, report claims
Country could miss goal of ensuring 18 per cent of new entrants come from most deprived backgrounds despite recent progress, report warns
Proposed approval regime would require partnerships to justify educational need and be subject to ‘enforceable limits’
Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green politicians urge new chancellor to make system more ‘supportive of aspiration’
Charity tracking hate crimes says things improving for Jewish students but warns of ‘short institutional memories’
University of Bedfordshire’s new vice-chancellor warns financial instability and policy changes could jeopardise the progress made on supporting disabled students into higher education
Eagerly anticipated higher education review set to focus on student support funding, dismantling Seren and ‘bold reforms’, but recommendations must be ‘fiscally neutral’
University for the Creative Arts loses more than half its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero
Institutions increasingly grouping together locally in bid to make their voices heard but those behind the initiatives say incentives to collaborate still too weak
Lawyers acting for students blocked from UK universities contest supposed link between study visas and asylum claims
Study that shows girls being awarded higher predicted marks than boys raises concerns about whether they should be used to secure university offers
Schools to offer technical subjects and regional leaders to link education to local needs under new plans
Rise in compromised credentials increasing risk of damaging cyberattacks, UK IT body warns
Immigration officials question spike in admissions as new compliance rules force universities to take more cautious approach to international students
Labour announces Stockton North MP will fill role in newly merged department but officials say nothing has been decided
English universities still resisting introducing bans on relationships say they risk putting students in a more vulnerable position
Former Birkbeck leader handed role until 2028 after resignation of Wendy Thomson
Creating and then scrapping DSIT in the space of little more than three years wastes valuable time, but what really matters is the clout and aptitude of ministers
