Visa reforms a passport to disaster, sector warns
Academy unites in castigating coalition plans to tighten entry requirements. Hannah Fearn reports
Academy unites in castigating coalition plans to tighten entry requirements. Hannah Fearn reports

Manifesto project strives to defend subject and clarify its aims and impact. Matthew Reisz writes
There is a "vast" amount of litigation concerning academic freedom in the US, while in the UK there is "virtually none".Yet in the latter, according to Eric Barendt, emeritus professor of media law...
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John Hearn and Alan Robson urge universities to refocus on the reality of individual missions, not rankings' absurd lists

Politically driven plans to reduce access to UK higher education will seriously harm a £5bn-a-year success story, says Nicola Dandridge

Managerialist attacks on the humanities must be resisted if public thinkers are to flourish in our universities, Peter Geoghegan argues

Birmingham and Nottingham join forces with 'collaborative framework'. John Morgan reports
A research council's decision to restrict doctoral funding and accreditation to just 21 university consortia has been criticised, with rumours of possible legal action.The discontent may be a sign of...

People outside tariff system driving applications surge, Hepi study finds. Simon Baker reports
Replacements delayed in light of coalition cuts and Browne recommendations. Simon Baker reports

Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students, will face leadership challenges from "hard Left" opponents who have called for a fresh wave of student mobilisation.Members of the Education...

Further "substantial cuts" in the teaching grant to universities may lie ahead if the tuition fees charged by English higher education institutions "cluster" around £9,000, the head of the funding...
Former universities minister's hackles are up over 'dog's breakfast' approach, writes Simon Baker
Twitter can play role in higher attainment and better engagement, study finds. Sarah Cunnane reports