Chris Husbands appointed as TEF chair
Sheffield Hallam v-c chosen after government recruitment process
Sheffield Hallam v-c chosen after government recruitment process
Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ‘look like a medieval theme park’
Institute of Education director to replace Philip Jones in January 2016
Recent years have thrown up both predictable challenges and unforeseeable exogenous events at universities. What do sector leaders foresee in 2024?
Long-frozen, loan-funded tuition fees are neither covering course costs nor, arguably, fairly recognising the benefits of higher education to society and employers. But is there an alternative that...
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Sussex chief challenges ‘uninspected belief’ that additional cash for student learning – including grants for Covid-hit generation – is politically unthinkable
Large swathes of scores missing as OfS publishes first results of newly revamped exercise
For over a decade, the UK government has urged ‘challenger’ institutions to shake up the higher education status quo. But there is scant evidence of success
As arguments for cost sharing in England advance, questions linger over what September changes mean for government-graduate balance
Molecular ecologist on moving around, moving genes around, how she juggles four concurrent positions and the importance of thinking before you act
Our message is to hold the policy line. The levy has taken time to bed in, but it would be premature to tear it up and start again, say Chris Husbands and Natalie Day
Announcement that government will finally follow through with threats to restrict admissions to ‘low-quality’ courses leaves sector leaders with as many questions as answers
Treasury announces first of 12 zones ‘based around a university and clusters of high-growth industries’