Fee increase won’t cover ‘radical’ ambition of skills plans
‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing
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Administration regime ‘could make university closure more likely’
Formalising process around market exit would make it impossible for institution to come back from the brink, fears UUK chief
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Skills White Paper: Is extra oversight a fair price for sector stability?
Questions will be asked about the Office for Students’ fitness to take on extra powers over quality, agents and franchising, says Diana Beech
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Skills White Paper: Clarity and coherence or confusion and complexity?
To understand the government’s approach to education, we must await more announcements. Let’s hope they go further, says Nick Hillman
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Vocational course graduates offered new pathway on to degrees
Tertiary harmonisation agreement in Canberra sees students guaranteed direct university entry and up to a year’s credit if they want to progress
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Victoria latest state to launch university governance inquiry
Parliamentary probe will focus on staff and student representation on university councils
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Iranian student loses PhD place after ‘arbitrary security checks’
Researcher says course at Sorbonne did not require clearance, but university decided to conduct screening anyway
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Tighter recruitment rules ‘tool to lower student asylum numbers’
Course completion rate restrictions seen as way to tackle issue as peers mull whether new law is needed to stop student claimants
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Australian university governance proposals ‘don’t go far enough’
New principles that would require universities to publish executive salaries and conduct v-c performance reviews ‘should be mandatory’
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Empty theatre posing as strategy will force universities off the stage
Four factors are demanding a radical strategic rethink at universities in Australia and around the world, says Massimo Garbuio
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Skills White Paper: key reforms at a glance
Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans, with universities expected to deliver higher-quality teaching and more specialised research in return
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Skills White Paper: Labour commits to automatic tuition fee rises
Bridget Phillipson says fees to rise with inflation for next two academic years with automatic annual increases then set to be introduced
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Global Academic Reputation Survey 2026 launching soon
Survey results will help fuel Times Higher Education’s next series of rankings
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Government to back student limits for ‘low-quality’ universities
Higher education institutions could be penalised if they offer courses deemed subpar as universities await Labour’s reform plans