Target 70 per cent tertiary participation, says UUK blueprint
Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing

But radical thinking is needed to make its collaborative instruments more effective and convince sceptical governments of their value, says Jan Palmowski

Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners

Manchester Met named as top-performing institution for inclusion in new report

Report finds senior faculty who disagree with Beijing lose positions of authority while those who fall in line are rewarded

New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’

Rather than railing at those who control the purse strings, help them solve their problems, says regulator

Geneticist Dennis Lo Yuk-ming confirmed as Rocky Tuan’s successor at Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Salamanca head Juan Manuel Corchado, accused of artificially inflating citations of his work, denies wrongdoing

Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East

Survey by Norwegian Association of Researchers finds many believe their institution does too little to safeguard them from harassment

Sheffield vice-chancellor discusses including innovation in promotions criteria and carving a distinct identity for the university

Publishers used to provide authors with better service – and royalties. But open access cooperatives offer a ray of light, says Harvey Graff