Politics

But Russell Group chair says immigration ‘rhetoric’ is hurting universities’ ability to attract international students

The government has ruled out an urgent review of the sustainability of the student loans system despite being advised to do so by a group of MPs

Departure of Sir John O’Reilly will see ‘existing talent’ within the Civil Service fill higher education and science roles

‘Non-political’ visa policy, Spanish language and top business schools are key to Spanish sector’s future, according to Spain’s former leader

Sir John O’Reilly has announced his resignation as director-general for knowledge and innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has criticised the “ever more parochial” attitude to immigration in the UK.

Earnings gap greater in UK and US, suggests Institute of Education research

The University of Glasgow has insisted it remains committed to teaching and research on fossil fuels as part of its work in science and engineering

James Brokenshire labelled ‘silly’ as he defends immigration policy despite traffic from the subcontinent dropping by half

Leading scholars discuss seven institutions created in the Sixties

Whitehall civil servant Maddalaine Ansell has been named as the next University Alliance chief executive

Higher education legislation should be a priority for the new government after 2015, according to England’s funding council.

A business leader has said he is “appalled” to see universities end up as “victims of political point-scoring” and a “meaningless” migration target

Public funding for universities should be scrapped and replaced by graduates paying an earnings levy to their institutions, according to a thinktank.

Key members argue that ‘innocent’ students need greater concessions

Universities need to ensure that those with everyday contact with young people recognise and challenge abuse, says Miriam David

We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin

David Willetts, the former universities and science minister, has been appointed as a visiting professor at King’s

The abolition of student number controls presents a “unique opportunity” to increase the number of poorer students going into higher education.

Flemish government proposes rise despite student protests

With less than seven months left until the general election, eyes are turning towards the impact that university students may have on the outcome.

Co-ordinated approach the only way out of policy mess, conference to hear

Recruitment is under way for Yachay University, a new campus that the country hopes will usher in a research and innovation culture

The territory’s young people have bravely asked the question that its universities have ducked, observes Bruce Macfarlane

Martin McQuillan takes a whistle-stop tour of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat events

Liam Byrne, the shadow universities minister, also urges the sector to speak out to prevent a ‘disastrous’ exit from the European Union

Party policy is to remove non-European Union students from the UK’s net targets

The UK’s draft Modern Slavery Bill is insufficient, sociologist Margaret Archer argues

Hard times for state-funded institutions require forceful restatement of their benefits to society, Simon Marginson says in Clark Kerr Lecture

Education lawyer Smita Jamdar on the danger of piecemeal change to the regulatory regime

Private not-for-profits don’t deserve to be tarred with the same brush as some Johnny-come-latelys, says Phil Deans

Labour’s Chuka Umunna wants to “hold universities’ feet to the fire” on the “unacceptable lack of diversity in their leadership and their senior staff”

MP attacks Labour’s plan and urges his own party to spend spare public funds on bursaries

OXI: An Act of Resistance, a documentary film made by Kingston University scholars, views austerity-era suffering through the lens of Sophocles

MEPs reject candidacy of right-wing Hungarian Tibor Navracsics to education, culture, youth and citizenship portfolio

Maintaining a stable university income while writing off a third of student loans could save money and win votes, John Cater suggests

The University of Glasgow has become the first university in Europe to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry, campaigners have said.

The coalition’s move to allow for-profit colleges more access to student loans opened the door to “a lot of dross”, Vince Cable has admitted

Vince Cable has predicted that the Conservatives could raise fees “significantly” and abolish student grants if they win power at the election

The head of the University of Oxford has said he is “baffled” by the UK’s “hostile” student visa system, and called for a shift to evidence-based policymaking

Information is intended to start conversations on finding local solutions to filling gaps in subject provision and employability

Revised system is close to exceeding cost of its predecessor, Tory policy adviser Margot James tells event at party conference

But universities minister’s minor input into Tory conference attracts NUS criticism

The “cold spots” of higher education have been mapped in a new project

Claim rejected by UUK chief executive who defends breadth of university sector

Academics from controversial university were due to present papers at the European Association of Israel Studies’ annual conference

Labour ‘will not make promises it can’t afford’, John Morgan hears at the party conference

Government aims to prioritise standards over enrolment, claims minister

Boris Johnson was a popular shadow HE minister but universities might not find him so cuddly in the top job, writes Wes Streeting

Education systems in England are reinforcing divergence in wealth – we must guard against it

The £9,000 fee system “wastes money hand over fist” and vice-chancellors are engaged in a culture of “fee envy”, according to a senior Labour figure.

Labour must provide an alternative on fees and funding if it wants to secure the student vote, according to the National Union of Students president

Universities Scotland will “continue to work closely” with the Scottish and UK governments on funding and policy following today’s referendum result.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls wants to formulate funding before announcing policy

‘Rushed’ policy took no notice of ‘precedents at home or abroad’, says report

Former minister warns Labour’s Liam Byrne that lowering tuition fees will cause him no end of grief

In the 2015 election, says NUS president Toni Pearce, students will be seeking a fairer future, not revenge for fees hikes

Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed

Vladimir Tismaneanu on a book that argues against the self-righteousness of neoliberalism

Alex Salmond pressed the principal of the University of St Andrews to tone down her remarks about the impact of Scottish independence on research.