Franchising: widening access or wounding the English sector?
With Public Accounts Committee hearing to come, concerns over subcontracted courses will only become louder
With Public Accounts Committee hearing to come, concerns over subcontracted courses will only become louder
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
Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ‘putting the costs on universities’ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms
Sector faces battle to make its priorities heard as candidates reveal little about their views while pandering to Tory base
Concern that ‘prioritisation’ process for investigations opens up risk of political interference
Panellists provide concrete expression of their commitment to cooperative working, ‘values-driven dialogue’ and the courage to speak truth to power
But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database
But author of 2012 paper on staff qualifications says it is likely to be ‘norm and expectation’ that many academics have a doctorate
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
Higher education finance expert weighs up costs of options for government, amid calls for loan discounts and cash grants
V-cs urge government to compensate universities over pandemic rent waivers, with fee refunds also expected to become ‘political football’
With new lockdowns upon us, it’s time students received the financial relief they deserve, says David Green
Institutions rewarded for getting ahead of the curve on key issues facing UK sector
Oversubscribed institutions seek legal advice over asking for deferrals if their courses are full
Interventionist stance of ‘restructuring regime’ prompts warning of ‘tragic’ erosion of university autonomy