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Education ministers call on universities to ¡®act swiftly and decisively against any threats¡¯ amid violence in the Middle East

Growth rates run counter to government policy objectives, Australian conference hears

PA Consulting survey spotlights concerns on finances plus relations with ministers and regulators, but also optimism on potential solutions

Lord Robbins¡¯ review of British HE has had a 60-year legacy, but it ducked the question that looms largest over today¡¯s sector, says Nick Hillman 

The challenge for universities seeking greater openness, innovation and collaboration is they can¡¯t do it on their own, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall

Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Do such subjects still have a place at public universities ¨C and who should get to decide, asks Paul Basken

Shadow education secretary avoids mention of the word ¡®fees¡¯ in conference speech comments

Animated by both left and right, operations¡¯ right to label themselves ¡®university¡¯ or ¡®college¡¯ amplify a regulatory danger for US ÖйúAƬ

Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere

Labour leader hits back at Rishi Sunak¡¯s claim that ÖйúAƬ expansion target was one of ¡®great mistakes of last 30 years¡¯

New polling shows strong support for degrees from parents, while Tory tactic may be of ¡®near-zero interest¡¯ to public

Voters have little enthusiasm for paying higher taxes to fund universities, new polling finds

Matt Western calls sustainable sector funding ¡®a big ask¡¯ as two vice-chancellors back graduate tax

Academics believe institutions have been ¡®punished¡¯ for perceived opposition to president Daniel Ortega

Sector organisations warn that country risks brain drain if it does not end stagnation in investment

Agency accused of violating Lisbon convention for quizzing students who earned foreign credit after governance rift at the University of Theatre and Film in Budapest

There are doubts about the education ministry¡¯s proposed quality measures, with major players warning firmer guardrails will be needed to protect the public purse and baffled school-leavers from bad operators

Recruitment target is a ¡®staged performance¡¯ unlikely to yield real results, according to academics

With tuition fees no longer an issue of contention, ÖйúAƬ reverts to bit-part role in forthcoming election

Prime minister¡¯s conference speech twice repeats ¡®no more rip-off degrees¡¯ line, sending signal ahead of election year

Tory conference also hears ex-minister warn of ¡®perverse situation¡¯ in which ¡®DfE is cutting R&D spending¡¯ via tuition fee freeze

Tory conference hears much talk of apprenticeships, with education secretary on mission to ¡®change every middle-class mind in country¡¯

Observers welcome efforts to tackle visa fraud but say new compliance efforts must be ¡®robust¡¯

Union brands proposal to limit impact of industrial action on students ¡®a spiteful attack on workers everywhere¡¯

With deadlines rushed and then missed, even the straightforward work of Australia¡¯s major ÖйúAƬ review is looking anything but

Administration demands open process that allows anonymity, upsetting agencies seeking clearer rules in an era of partisan attacks

Sussex chief challenges ¡®uninspected belief¡¯ that additional cash for student learning ¨C including grants for Covid-hit generation ¨C is politically unthinkable

Accord panel should take note that fee changes ¡®don¡¯t change behaviour¡¯, researcher urges

Reports suggest the government is considering reforming A levels so that children study a wider range of subjects in post-16 education

Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference

In reviving controversial gainful employment rule, administration also worries traditional institutions by requiring they publicly report their own graduate salary data

Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be

As ÖйúAƬ minister in the Blair government, Alan Johnson steered plans for top-up fees of ?3,000 through Parliament. As he returns to the sector in a new role, the former postman talks to John Morgan about why fee-funded university expansion remains the best hope for creating a fairer UK

UC Davis¡¯ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California¡¯s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

As legislation driving rebadged lifelong learning entitlement passes, sector leaders caution that mature learners¡¯ aversion to debt means it cannot bring ¡®transformation¡¯ ministers foresee

In departure from previous small-scale efforts, initiative seeks to retain thousands of students for work after graduation

Science minister tells researcher conference to ¡®watch this space¡¯ on plans for longer fellowships to rival Max Planck¡¯s decade-long offers

Representative body backs collaboration between tertiary education sectors but questions TAFEs¡¯ ¡®instrumental¡¯ role in degree-level apprenticeships

Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent

Daniel Diermeier reflects on traversing the increasingly polarised US political landscape and on disagreeing with staff and students pressing for the university to take sides

As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare

While ChatGPT is not officially available in the country, many users bypass restrictions or use similar tools

As arguments for cost sharing in England advance, questions linger over what September changes mean for government-graduate balance

If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students¡¯ fees, the money should only be used for students¡¯ benefit, representative body argues

Barack Obama¡¯s favourite political thinker Yascha Mounk has made his career attacking right-wing populism. His latest target ¨C identity politics fostered on US campuses ¨C will surprise many of his acolytes, he tells Matthew Reisz

Lords committee report delivers biting criticism of ¡®distant and combative¡¯ English regulator, prompting calls for its chair to resign

Lord Johnson says universities¡¯ ¡®cross your fingers¡¯ strategy is unwise and urges government action

Researchers sceptical about local government¡¯s plan to open new institution as a means of stopping brain drain

Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments

Scholars say it¡¯s impossible to tell whether government motivated by ¡®genuine concerns¡¯ or censorship aims

¡®New Conservatives¡¯ say young people ¡®do not have the right to study Mickey Mouse courses at the taxpayer¡¯s expense¡¯

¡®Punitive¡¯ requirements could make admissions from under-represented groups too risky, Australian university representatives warn

As their flagship campus draws national alarm, professors protest Gordon Gee¡¯s move to slash positions and programmes

Labour should push for cross-party review but take lead if Tories unwilling to ¡®put needs of UK first¡¯, says former education secretary

Higher education minister given direct warning at UUK conference, where Labour pledges to create ¡®more sustainable system¡¯

Science minister says deal addresses ¡®big fear¡¯ UK participation would not recover and allows UK to be net beneficiary

Dame Sally Mapstone says universities ¡®must earn¡¯ increased public investment

Rishi Sunak hints that an agreement on the European Union¡¯s research scheme is close as media reports claim a deal will be announced in coming days

Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ¡®look like a medieval theme park¡¯

While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards