News blog: Jo Johnson asks TEF questions and gives 'polished non-answers'
Deputy news editor John Morgan braves the hottest day of the year to take in the new minister's inaugural higher education address
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Jo Johnson unveils teaching REF plans
But minister appears to drop reference to teaching excellence framework carrying 'financial' incentives
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TEF will tackle grade inflation, says Johnson
Universities minister raises concerns about increasing number of students receiving top grades
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UUK calls for tuition fees to rise
Board of main v-c body says inflation has eroded value of 2012 settlement
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Tougher visa rules blamed for pathway provider recruitment slump
Navitas says enrolment down by 13 per cent in second semester of 2015
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Teach all computing students about cybersecurity, universities told
Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands
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News blog: The risks and rewards of a public profile
Does your academic CV stand up to scrutiny? Chris Parr blogs about the case of Connie St Louis
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Female success rate dips to 10 per cent in latest ERC grant round
Women made only 13 per cent of applications to flagship scheme for senior research leaders, council points out
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Johnson fails to rule out rises in fees or loan repayments
Minister avoids direct answers to Labour questions
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Too many academics spoil the policy?
Disagreement among social scientists means that policies to tackle climate change remain contentious, write Mark Freeman and Ben Groom
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Quality assurance burden £1 billion, says study
Cost rises to £1.1 billion with FE and alternative providers added
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Students 'sell body and gamble to make ends meet'
Maintenance loan leaves average student £265 out of pocket each month, survey suggests
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Universities call for nurse education funding reform
Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'
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US international postgraduate applications up for 10th year running
Increase led by rise of applications from India and growing popularity of STEM subjects
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News blog: Groundhog Day for quality assurance?
In this blog, news editor Simon Baker considers whether we’ve seen it all before with Hefce’s proposals