Politics

Key figures respond to the Queen’s HE announcements

Government plans to make it ‘easier’ for new universities to launch

Shadow minister for higher education, further education and skills, Gordon Marsden, offers his thoughts on the government’s HE plans

John Gill asks whether the universities minister had anyone in mind when he formulated his plans to open up degree-awarding powers

Everything you need to know about the HE white paper and the Higher Education and Research Bill

Vice-chancellors remain concerned about reputation impact of dividing universities into three tiers

Government says it could designate sector quality body in future to protect co-regulation

Success as a Knowledge Economy is the culmination of several unwelcome trends in higher education, writes Joanna Williams 

Nick Hillman picks the higher education White Paper apart, but warns there is still plenty of distance to run before legislation

Senior aide Sam Clovis on what US university policy might look like under a Trump administration

THE editor John Gill assesses whether the White Paper does enough to answer critics of the government's HE policies

Alternative providers should also be able to charge £9,000 tuition fees, says government

Everything that you need to know about Success as a Knowledge Economy

Government postpones introduction of differential fee caps in response to higher education sector concerns

But supporters back easing of degree powers and university title as step to 'innovation'

UK parliamentary group voices concerns while international education plan launches in Australia

Without the competitive advantage of EU links, UK universities will be outgunned in the fight for top talent by rich US universities, says Lord Patten

Key figures from the university world respond to the higher education White Paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy

Plans for 'failure regime' also on the agenda for higher education bill after Queen's Speech

An online experiment proves that part of the bill for complying with the Freedom of Information Act is self-inflicted, says Louis Goddard

Money for universities will be spread ever more thinly unless enrolment numbers are brought under control, says Warren Bebbington

Universities across the world have joined forces in offering hope to those facing persecution and even death

What do protests at the University of Hyderabad and Jawaharlal Nehru University tell us about India’s ‘messy democracy’?

Young people and employers are ill served by the government’s divisive move, which creates an unlevel playing field, argues Philip Cowan

Plan to deregulate fees wholesale dropped, but alternatives floated in discussion paper

Martin Hall considers the consequences for universities of moving beyond reconciliation to reparation for former injustices

Major British Council research judges 26 nations’ openness to international higher education

National attitudes to universities echo the Bundesliga-Premier League contrast, says John Morgan

Schools and universities are increasingly looking at how improving personalities can boost social mobility. But in doing so, they may be forced to choose between teaching what is helpful, and what is true, says David Matthews

John Morgan finds pro-EU stance of (most) graduates will be a key factor on 23 June, but also reveals much about current divisions in UK society

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media

Contract terms bring criticism of funding council, but it defends ‘normal commercial practice’

The junior doctor contract not only deters the lab work that leads to breakthroughs, it threatens quality of care, argues Amitava Banerjee

There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian. John Morgan reports

‘America’s Promise Grants’ find way around Republican block in Congress

University of Tennessee at Knoxville office has been focus of criticism from politicians in US state, reports Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed

Universities ministers with academy experience boost nations’ standings, research finds

University issues public statement of support for UK being part of the EU, citing research and mobility benefits

Leaked plan drawn up under Sajid Javid details impact on key sector bodies

Hepi report calls for levy to extend to employer-sponsored degrees, or firms will likely pull out of funding such courses

Many Italians have refused to take part in the country’s research assessment exercise. Alberto Baccini and Giuseppe De Nicolao consider the protest’s impact

Investing in the education of millions of young people can help defuse a security time bomb, argue Faisal Abbas and Abdur Rehman Cheema

John Morgan looks at potential embarrassment for BIS on TEF and private provider plans

Theresa May said to want UK-wide quality system retained to protect overseas recruitment licence checks

After months of criticism over potential chilling effect of new rules, campaigners say clarification is ‘good news’

Money is designed to help institutions ‘attract and retain the best and brightest researchers from around the world’

Frontrunner for Democratic nomination has talked tough on for-profit colleges but will her links to the industry prevent her taking action? Michael Stratford reports for Inside Higher Ed 

Science Council debate highlights differences in Leave camp about whether more international students are needed in the UK

Sector experts variously predict benefits and damage from lifting the lid on who earns what

The REF-induced movement of male ‘research stars’ may be one factor contributing to earnings inequities, says Keith Cuthbertson

David Turpin says Canada’s provincial system makes it harder to attract international undergraduate students

The international scholarly community must take meaningful steps to support Academics for Peace, says Mehmet Ugur

As women claim more space in Shakespeare, why aren’t universities casting against type and dealing with the gender pay gap? asks Liz Schafer

John Morgan looks at the policy implications from long-awaited research into graduate earnings

Major new research on graduate earnings by course and university shows social background is key

Democratic presidential candidates have rival ideas to ease the costs of HE on students, but who has the more realistic policy?

Universities UK analysis claims that students from the rest of the European Union ‘spend money and create jobs in all corners of the UK’

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

To eradicate the problem, we need everyone to examine their consciences and recognise their biases, says Kalwant Bhopal

We know too little about the impact of a research council that funds work with big policy implications, says David Walker