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Articles by Helen Packer
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
Current widening participation approach not working, say academics, as rural villages and coastal towns revealed as areas with lowest levels of progression to universities
While some see higher compliance thresholds as way to identify rogue operators, the threat of losing licences could push universities to withdraw from certain regions entirely
Internationalisation strategies will be damaged by heavy prioritisation of students from Europe and US, report authors warn
Universities set to lose millions in income if government goes ahead with plan to take a cut of overseas earnings, and are unlikely to see much benefit from levy spending, critics say
Universities mount fightback against further restrictions on international students, emphasising their role in growing the economy and lack of public support for new measures
Religious institutions’ governing documents incompatible with OfS rules, says secular society
Office for Students warns providers against being overly ambitious in their forecasting after financial performance declines for third year running
Maintaining opportunities only for young people dismissed as little better than wholesale defunding
Lords committee urges government to make it cheaper for foreign researchers to work in UK following science funding cuts in US
Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections
Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology receives approval from Indian regulators
Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey
Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university
Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments
