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Supporters say student engagement could lead to a ¡®less radicalised¡¯ student body, but fear more political meddling in institutional decisions

Veto powers not unique to the ARC, medical research funder says ¨C although they are not exercised elsewhere

IRU¡¯s pre-election manifesto for university sector also recommends adoption of the UK¡¯s Haldane principle

Student number controls idea seen as response to ¡®handing over levers¡¯ to shape English provision in 2010 switch to loans-based system

¡®Big-picture thinkers¡¯ would set national priorities, sidestep electoral cycles and deal with ¡®boundary issues¡¯ involving indigenous knowledge

Local authorities should work in close collaboration with academic institutions to make international students feel welcome, says James Pitman

With data showing better post-secondary pathway, administration wants more job-oriented course offerings

While most submissions support legislation to end ministerial veto rights, some urge middle ground approach

The Augar response highlights ministers¡¯ hopes that rising costs will make certain courses economically unviable, says Alexis Brown

Frozen fee levels must rise eventually, but universities need to deliver efficiency gains through hybrid learning, says David Willetts

Threshold indexing change, not mentioned by DfE in media briefings, brings lifetime hit of up to ?19,000 for ¡®lower middling earners¡¯ who took out loans after 2012

Orb¨¢n administration¡¯s illiberal intrusions into institutional governance will be ¡®difficult¡¯ to reverse, say scholars 

Westminster policy package described as ¡®missed opportunity¡¯ that leaves ¡®difficult questions¡¯ to be answered by next government

But academic expresses concern about first-time voters treating enfranchisement as a ¡®TikTok moment¡¯

An unsustainable strategic choice has been made to worsen the university offer for future students and graduates, says Chris Husbands

Academics call on overseas colleagues to ¡®stand with us¡¯ as Putin¡¯s army attacks

Flawed assumptions about how universities and statisticians would react to the trebling of fees are behind today¡¯s retrogressive steps, says Aaron Porter

Plans for students to apply to university after receiving their results have again been abandoned

Westminster government launches consultation on whether it should reintroduce student number controls, sector-wide or by institution

Current administration has pushed through important reforms, but reorganising a complex sector around universities will be a tougher sell

Westminster government unveils major student finance changes creating ¡®more sustainable¡¯ system, as sector voices concern on minimum entry bar plan

Westminster government ¡®starting a conversation¡¯ on minimum entry bar, and proposals would affect only ¡®tiny proportion¡¯ of students, says Michelle Donelan

Westminster government appears set to publish consultation on series of policy changes, including minimum entry requirements

Lawmakers moving to block lessons on race and politics after successful efforts to police school curricula

Job insecurity has been exacerbated by legislation intended to end it, with universities facing spiralling recontracting costs and no extra funding

The president of Northwestern University discusses the conflict between being a higher education economist and a university leader and changing career 

Top-ranked institutions now have the autonomy to evaluate and confirm which of their own disciplines will qualify for the project

The Covid experience has strengthened common values and accelerated unification in European higher education, says Ferruccio Resta

International community ¡®should take in academics unable to continue teaching in Hong Kong¡¯, say scholars

Annual survey of 720 campuses pegs average stockpile at $1.1 billion, up 35 per cent in year, with student aid benefiting

Students and faculty welcome eased measures but remain wary, emphasising need for higher caps on daily arrivals

Canberra¡¯s work rights strategy influences make-up of new arrivals, as Perth changes entry rules again

A joint EU-AU document places universities in the vanguard of increased intercontinental collaboration, says Jan Palmowski

Higher education systems that are free to evolve have improved and adapted as times change, but more are seeing ministers determined to set the course

¡®Vast majority¡¯ of promised research commercialisation fund falls outside spending commitments, estimates committee also hears

Funding council statistics lend weight to anecdotal accounts that academics are self-censoring scholarship on superpower

¡®Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,¡¯ says City president

Prime minister upholds reselection of reformist rector after masked, dye-wielding men try to spoil and steal vote

University casuals less likely to win permanent employment than cleaners or bank workers, Senate inquiry finds

As the UK¡¯s plate-glass institutions hit middle age, which regions are home to the new upstarts in global higher education? And where has reached saturation?  

French institution tops table for first time as country¡¯s consolidation strategy appears to pay off 

Ministerial intervention in research council appointment highlights growing politicisation of British science, experts warn

State Department ¡®circumvented Fulbright board¡¯ to shutter programme, putting applicants in ¡®danger¡¯, says Heather Nauert

Sector sources suggest PQA plan dropped after Williamson exit, although others think alternative changes still under consideration

IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ¡®as a cover¡¯ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system

OECD data show that there are nations that have achieved more balance between major cities and other regions

Furore over political interference shows no sign of abating, as government presses ahead with research commercialisation agenda

Covid lockdowns, provincial budget cuts and political interference driving strike activity among faculty feeling disrespect

All types of institution must be welcome if new funder is to achieve its true potential, sector groups say

The UK government¡¯s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius Ostrowski 

White House tried to keep MIT-Harvard professor in top post after he apologised for belittling female colleagues

John Blake rejects suggestions that it is not universities¡¯ place to help close attainment gaps, in first speech in new role

Time is running out to strike a deal that will cement the continent¡¯s scientific strength, says Jan Palmowski

Measure to expand NSF and retain foreign scholars with scientific expertise faces showdown over Senate¡¯s even tougher approach to China

Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie¡¯s ¡®left-wing¡¯ associations

Vice-chancellor criticises ¡®bipartisan support¡¯ for rules enabling ministers to intervene in grant awards

Paper says ¡®too often colleges and universities have been pitted against each other¡¯

Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ¡®not exactly a revolution in the funding balance¡¯, say experts

Top congressional Democrat urges Biden to reverse Keiser University¡¯s decade-old conversion to non-profit status

But country should also be ¡®wary of complacency¡¯ after apparently passing previous goal