Politics

Lord Lilley describes post-study work visas as route to ‘mass migration’, while v-c stresses universities’ ability to ‘promote global Britain’

The US car industry shows why higher education deregulation is ultimately disastrous for product quality and consumer safety, says Jeff Frank

Research reveals how the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes data on graduate earnings give a misleading view of graduate earnings and value for money, says Gordon McKenzie

Top Israeli scholar says he was told to leave behind his scientific qualities when he became a member of parliament

Rosie Duffield says Labour should ‘keep that conversation open’, while Wes Streeting criticises ‘middle-class subsidy’

Seeing the NES as a solution to Labour’s biggest electoral problem could bring relevance to a vague concept, writes John Morgan from Liverpool

Accusations of academic malpractice have forced two resignations and reached the prime minister

Shadow minister warns UK risks being overtaken by rivals in North America and Asia if sectors don’t work more closely together

Ellie Bothwell analyses how religious institutions shape up compared with secular institutions and how they are adapting to modern mores

What are vice-chancellors’ insights into the trends, threats and priorities affecting the future of the university? Nearly 200 leaders of world-ranked universities give their views on where the sector will be in the year 2030. John Ross reports

Immigration bill and education exports strategy seen as key windows for reform after disappointing MAC review

Countries around the world are increasingly seeing the benefits of a compromise between free fees and income-contingent loans, say Alex Usher and Robert Burroughs

The mooted merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia would cast a long shadow over the city’s other major university, says Gavin Moodie

Science blooms when colleagues’ ideas cross-pollinate. Impediments to free movement will lead to a disastrous withering, says Sir Keith Burnett

A decade of budget reductions and surging student numbers leaves sector ill-prepared for further increases, institutions warn

Senior leaders must lead the charge in changing higher education’s structural disadvantages for black and minority ethnic staff and students, say Kalwant Bhopal and Sally Hunt

But universities welcome Migration Advisory Committee call to end Tier 2 visa cap

Government’s lead migration adviser admits graduate earnings information is ‘not as good as we would like’

Thinktanks join forces to warn ‘last-dollar’ approach leaves low-income students unable to afford daily essentials

Last year’s move to ease burden on graduates means system is almost back to where it was before fees hike, IFS report suggests

For second straight year, Republican-led Congress defies President Trump to hike federal funding for universities and students

Government hopes its first new science policy in nearly 20 years will help the country tackle societal problems and embrace technological change.

Controversial textbook deal comes under fire

Coalition leader Giuseppe Conte has been urged to back out formally of the race for a top university job

Fears that MEPs’ move will make little significant difference to plight of Budapest-based university

The Migration Advisory Committee review showed little interest in understanding international students or how the UK labour market works, says Stanley Ipkiss

Asking social scientists to demonstrate academic impact ignores the messy reality of political lobbying, says Matthew Flinders

The political craving for simple measures of learning gain is neither pedagogically informed nor sufficiently nuanced. Four academics argue that only by changing focus will the concept become useful

A ‘simple ask’ inserted into immigration bill could bring more open regime, says Nicky Morgan

Higher Education Commission report says visa sponsorship rules should be based on enrolment from target markets, not refusal rates

A move to combat India’s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign – even if it took a newspaper exposé to prompt it, says Pushkar

A labyrinthine visa process and perverse decision-making are making life increasingly untenable for non-Palestinian academics, says Raja Shehadeh

Nick Hillman explains why the much-anticipated UK review of overseas student policy gets it so wrong

Widespread disappointment at panel’s conclusions about policy on overseas students

MAC report fails to back calls for reform on inclusion of students in migrant count and post-study work, but questions overall migrant target

Congress remains too divided to tackle crisis

Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Buenos Aires as confidence in nation’s economy dwindles at the cost of higher education

Government accused of making universities ‘a safer place to commit assault’, but others say changes will offer better support for victims

Tehran president says institution is keen to internationalise despite deteriorating relations with the West

Education secretary says university inaugurations ‘not appropriate’ for sovereignty conversations

Universities will have to develop and comply with free speech policy by January

Jonathan Haidt tells Matthew Reisz how a moral culture of ‘safetyism’ took root in today’s students, who view the use of any word that can cause offence as an act of violence

Augar review needs to take account of key ONS debt study but get in ahead of spending review, observers warn

Matthew Reisz learns about the social and intellectual trends that are influencing a new campus culture

US lawmakers voting to expand mandatory student loan counselling, despite little expectation of any meaningful dent in ballooning debt levels

Philip Augar predicts ONS study could increase ‘public scrutiny of taxpayer subsidy for HE’

Minister sees MAC review as chance to change status quo that leaves him ‘concerned’

Association of Colleges urges government review to take action on England’s unconditional offers and admissions ‘free-for-all’

Government washing its hands over ‘market failure’, finance guru says

Ministry will remove at least 1,000 places on English-language courses, claiming two in three are a drain on the state

Hepi paper highlights that ‘progressive’ reforms mean poorer students will have larger debts and less cash in hand than before

With the cost of UK participation in EU research no longer hidden post-Brexit, a robust case for Horizon Europe membership must be made, says Graeme Reid

Australian universities are nervous about how governments, students and their own academics will react to new legal curbs on ‘foreign influence’, says Dean Forbes

Opposition promises stability, uncapped funding and a new target

Be more bolshie in your negotiations with government, sector told

Steady ship predicted as education portfolio changes hands

It’s the devil you know, as ‘least-worst option’ for university sector prevails

Political meltdown scotches hopes for stability in university sector

Critics claim Ariel University institute does not meet required academic standards

National Student Financial Aid Scheme chair stepped down citing “extreme strain” put on payments system