Politics

Theresa May’s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ‘minefield’, sector figures warn

Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding

John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system

Andy Green weighs up the three main parties’ higher education policies and suggests his own solution to the funding question

As speculation mounts over a Conservative announcement, Gerard Dominguez-Reig runs the numbers

Nick Hillman makes call in book that aims to influence Conservative policy

Andrew Hamilton says NYU’s internationalist aims challenge the nativist visions of Theresa May and Donald Trump

Sir Peter Gluckman, who advises New Zealand’s prime minister, cautions scientists against overreach

Labour still fixed on pledge as political gold dust, but may score policy impact nevertheless, writes John Morgan

Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John Dainton 

Data analysis by THE suggests some universities would take a hit of more than £25 million if fees were slashed to £7,500 for classroom subjects

Cost of compliance with Home Office rules uncovered by Study Group

Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill

Intense polarisation of Turkish diaspora, plus online harassment, means refugee scholars feel they are being watched

Greater democratic development in post-Soviet nations when students head for EU rather than Russia, study finds

Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews

Scholarship organisation reportedly decides to stop supporting academic exchanges with the University of California, San Diego

Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood – but important questions remain unanswered

Nick Hillman writes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, where – happily – he finds fewer lobbyists and more activists

Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects

Simon Birmingham brushes off criticism of 'rivers of gold' comments on university funding

Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission

Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady

Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr

Only 6 per cent of displaced university-age Syrians currently in other countries in the Middle East are in higher education, expert warns

PSL’s high entry position in the THE World University Rankings reflects one of the ambitions of France’s programme of mergers, say John Ludden, Philippe Le Prestre and Jean-Marc Rapp

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

Vigilante mob face murder charges over campus killing of student Mashal Khan

Call coincides with Commission president's annual speech

Jacinda Ardern pledges fee-free study under NZ Labour, part of global pattern on left

Chancellor appears to adopt IFS blueprint, but elements of reported plans bring ‘real concerns’ for universities

As The Sunday Times reports proposals to cut fees, Sir Keith Burnett asks how we measure ‘value for money’ in education?

The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon

Senate adjourns before voting on higher education bill, meaning students have to apply without knowing what fees will be

Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis

Lord Willetts and Lord Adonis go head to head in this video debate, tackling UK political issues from tuition fees to vice-chancellor pay levels

If we are going to build societies of peace and consensus, we have to accept each other’s villains as elements of our common past, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Last week, the UK’s universities minister threatened to fine institutions that pay their v-cs more than the prime minister without a strong justification. We present three perspectives on the debate 

The ending of Murdoch University’s agreement with its staff over employment conditions could herald a rougher ride for university staff, says Gavin Moodie 

Ministers insist that reversal is not binding and that increase to £9,250 is unaffected

The whole Science and Technology Committee should be disbanded, and the process of establishing it restarted, says Dame Athene Donald

Critics of vice-chancellor pay levels have a point, and universities need to acknowledge that, says Gordon McKenzie

Former UK universities minister’s stance in contrast to that of Andrew Adonis and some in government

Iran's detention of a history PhD student for alleged spying has been condemned by Princeton and US government

Backlash against VSNU’s appointment of Pieter Duisenberg, who called for investigation of anti-conservative bias on campus

US scholars will also be involved in new push to understand if the public still values expertise

Sally Hunt lambastes university employment models, which she says would be more at home in Sports Direct

Simon Birmingham defends plans for 7.5 per cent increase in fees and 2.5 per cent funding cut

Use of new graduate earnings data further undermines validity of exercise, critics warn

Competition for students and the cash brought in by increased tuition fees explain why universities want to invest in leadership, writes Andrew McRae

Aim for UK-EU research agreement ignores ‘decisive’ role of immigration system, argues Leru secretary general

John Last believes that UK schools policy risks damaging the flow of creative students into universities and jobs

Minister outlines plans for TEF and new regulator to tackle problem

Minister to set out plans for new regulator to ‘use its powers’ on senior pay in UUK speech

Glasgow vice-chancellor Sir Anton Muscatelli defends ‘cost-efficient’ sector driving UK growth

University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos

Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts

US physician also tells summit that, while governments change, ‘science goes on’