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Articles by Helen Packer
Education committee announces inquiry into higher education funding as financial position of sector worsens
University of Edinburgh to house new national supercomputer as government reverses spending decision
Courses at Brit College de-designated as investigation into quality concerns continues
University employees back industrial action, accusing leaders of poor financial management
With spending review expected to leave little room to manoeuvre, focus on post-16 agenda worries universities
Leading private university pivots to graduate and international students as entire sector threatened by low birth rate
Risk of ‘progressively more destructive patterns of behaviour’ as UK institutions find themselves increasingly ‘boxed in’
Programmes at risk at a time when more employers want to train their staff at higher level, say leaders
Research intensive universities to adopt ‘consistent’ language to help applicants ‘make better informed decisions’ as part of new plan to tackle education inequality
Politician calls on businesses to bear more of the costs of upskilling the workforce as universities wait for lifelong learning policy details
Government targets ‘resuscitation’ of technical institutions and closer private sector ties as youth unemployment soars
Difficult to get new models of collaboration off the ground without ‘transformation funding’, finds efficiencies review
Fierce competition to provide lifelong learning means UK universities require significant investment and national strategy, report finds
Chinese students begin to make alternative plans after Trump targets visas, but anglophone destinations not guaranteed to benefit
Potential reprioritisation of parts of research budget could heap pressure on institutions already counting cost of immigration and tax changes
University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps
University president believes strained relations bring opportunities for Hong Kong’s development but warns international collaborations increasingly at risk
The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the for-profit sector? And, if so, who is to blame – and what should be done about it? Helen Packer reports
Emergence of governors from private sector means oversight bodies have ‘lost touch with university community’, according to new draft code of conduct
Focus shifts to strategic partnerships and attracting more international students after foreign universities flock to Central Asia
HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown
Students criticise university for lack of transparency and wasting resources after thousands of books from shuttered college destined for recycling
Surprise reduction in funding for specialist provision will spark ‘brand new financial crisis brewed entirely in Whitehall’, critics warn
Secretary of state promises to focus on building global partnerships in vital document that will shape approach to education exports
