Politics

Institution’s university title and degree-awarding powers to be looked at

Maddalaine Ansell and Sorana Vieru give their differing takes on the recent Lords amendment to the HE and Research Bill

Pam Tatlow looks back at a tumultuous day for the HE Bill in the House of Lords

University associations warn new executive order will impact international student and scholar numbers

Poll finds staff believe reforms have undermined academic freedom and created more bureaucracy

Peers back amendment which says TEF cannot be used to determine English universities’ fees

Sir Steve Smith feels that universities minister Jo Johnson has listened, and that the HE Bill is now in fine shape

Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar

The massification of higher education has made it a polarising issue, says Simon Marginson

Thinktank conflates THE online opinion survey with separate data, John Morgan writes

Open debate is right, but this mustn’t be dictated by politicians, says Chris Havergal

Dutch Parliament passes motion to hold inquiry over bias against conservatives, as US education secretary claims liberal academics ‘tell you what to think’

Less than a quarter of the country’s university research is curiosity-driven, and an assessment of impact is also in the offing, says Gavin Moodie

From Australia to Singapore, David Matthews and John Elmes weigh the pros and cons of likely destinations

IoE and IFS economist laments drive to rely on ‘market alone’ in university sector

Students will assess how social media feeds influence their views as part of new programme

Top diplomat says the collapse in Indian student numbers in the UK could destroy traditionally strong links between the two countries

Arun Jaitley comments come after Amnesty warns that free speech is under threat in Indian universities

Scores of academics pull out of annual convention, blaming president

All UK universities should be reviewing and building upon their existing transnational education strategies, says Paul Feldman

Changes could mean HE and Research Bill receives Royal Assent in the spring, writes Nick Hillman

Universities must not allow a narrowing of acceptable discourse in class following Trump and Brexit, says John Moriarty

Jo Johnson amends OfS powers over universities and new providers, but key plans remain in place

Ignoring concerns about the lack of post-study work opportunities for Indian students overlooks the huge contribution of Indian-born Britons to UK society, Jack Grove hears

But Cambridge head warns that perceived isolation from neighbours is ‘biggest challenge’

Latest Hesa data throw spotlight on disciplines most at risk from flight of EU talent from UK 

New policy may not benefit poorer households, say officials                

Analysis shows ‘for first time’ how government visa ‘restrictions’ impact different institutions

We must help students become savvy net users, so they can be savvy citizens navigating the post-truth era, says Dana Ruggiero

Development assistance and research alike are ill-served by cash earmarked for both, argue Ambreena Manji and Peter Mandler

OfS chair-designate acknowledges potential risks of opening sector up to new players

Labor calls for funding alternatives to fee deregulation

Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universities 

Data highlight strength of US-Iran research links while experts stress benefits for American science and economy

University of Hong Kong v-c denies he is ‘heading for a simple life’ as the next head of the University of Edinburgh

The UK-US research relationship post-Brexit must work for both countries, says Darragh Murnane

The targeting of Turkey’s top academics, in the country’s most established institutions, has caused outrage, writes Gulcin Ozkan

Existing model of outreach that seeks to inform an ‘ignorant’ public is broken, say experts

Xolela Mangcu argues that more attention to race would benefit both black and white students

Living next to the US is like sleeping with an elephant. But will the election of a divisive president see more Americans pack their trunks and trump, trump, trump up to Canada? asks Glen Jones

Commentator Martin Wolf examines the economic flaws and false assumptions of the Higher Education and Research Bill

Rebecca Lave describes the campaign to preserve crucial environmental data under threat from the Trump administration

Higher education has an important role in healing divides based on the distortion of religious beliefs, say Sami Everett and Ed Kessler

Universities Australia warns government against scrapping Education Investment Fund

Axelle Lemaire says democracies are ‘suffering’ because of ‘broken links’ between academics and policymakers

Nottingham Trent head also warns that damage to overseas, EU recruitment will harm quality of education for home students

Anna Piela asks what Trump may mean for scholars of the Islamic faith

Border institution co-hosts international conference with US universities as Trump presidency begins

How do you defeat Nazis and liars? Focus on the people in earshot, says eminent Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt

If Trump and Brexit are the problem, universities are part of the solution, says Sally Hunt. But we must do better than we have

Catastrophes are likely to be more swift, global and devastating in our interconnected world, says Martin Rees, so scientists must join forces to keep us safe

Pearson responds to figures on UK providers by saying it acts when colleges ‘recruit without integrity’

Key research on higher education ‘getting dusty’ on Whitehall shelves, according to former insider

@Trump_Regrets account from Canadian university student gains more than 200,000 followers

John Morgan looks at appointment of former McKinsey, Pearson and government education adviser

President’s tweet was ‘overreach’, say critics, but scientists fear existential threat from new administration

Case that has stopped enforcement of president's order cited impact on higher education

Move aimed at reducing national debt is ‘economic illiteracy’, warns NUS

Crowd scientist Keith Still on his time providing live analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration – and the ensuing media storm

Heads of US universities unite to condemn US president’s executive order