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England¡¯s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students¡¯ experiences, says Chris Skidmore

Disciplinary-level assessment unlikely to survive in its current form, say sector leaders

Corruption, poverty and inequality can¡¯t be tackled by weakening the state and driving academics abroad, says Mark Aspinwall

A punitive attitude towards incarceration limits the access of the US¡¯ uniquely large prison population to college degrees. But there are signs that attitudes are finally shifting. Paul Basken considers the arguments and looks at some prime examples of what can be achieved with a captive audience

The country¡¯s increasingly similar universities also need to be forced to specialise, argues government advisory body

Augar¡¯s failure to grasp the differential effect of government policy on different kinds of universities is his report¡¯s Achilles heel, says Greg Walker

Chair of England¡¯s post-18 review says ?7,500 fee a cap a fair deal after ¡®windfall¡¯ years and that universities in financial trouble are guilty of ¡®bad management¡¯

Sector leaders question why it has taken so long to address long-running decline in value of quality-related research funding

The Augar review should prompt the creation of a network of secular synagogues devoted to adult peer learning, says Tom Schuller

MPs¡¯ report on UK-India relations also says ¡®leading universities¡¯ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ¡®the best¡¯ Indian students

The New Education Policy breaks with India¡¯s post-independence preference for vocational avenues of upward mobility, says Saikat Majumdar

Do as we say, not as we do, government tells universities after ministers reject another optional recommendation of French review

The Advertising Standards Authority is wrong to permit to any provider of training to graduates to declare itself a ¡°graduate school¡±, says Viv Ellis

Final budget, pending Senate and White House input, may be slightly less generous

Government proposals to create large, multidisciplinary universities hailed as ¡®important new drive¡¯ but experts say they have ¡®seen this play before¡¯

Chris Skidmore tells peers he hopes for announcement soon but acknowledges that UK is ¡®in a very strange place politically¡¯

Experts divided over whether centre-left but anti-immigration Social Democratic Party will continue, scrap or enhance current policy restricting foreign student numbers

Critics warn against equating a course¡¯s value with its graduate earnings, of threats to universities¡¯ autonomy on funding decisions and damage to research

Endorsement of new partnership by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be reaction to US cold shoulder

Arden v-c Carl Lygo says panel judged universities against Oxbridge model and ignored value of widening participation institutions

Lifting cap increased participation but was not accompanied by more support for non-traditional students, says Productivity Commission

Raising UK outlay to international levels will reap rich technological, social and political rewards for the next Conservative Party leader, says Sarah Main 

Government reportedly suspects campuses are not fully transparent about global ties

University president accuses US and EU of capitulating to populists

Universities minister addresses Augar panel plans and attacks ¡®bums on seats¡¯ terminology used by Tory colleagues

Change in Tory electoral strategy already leads some in party to prioritise FE and oppose university expansion, policy experts suggest

There is nothing devilish about government oversight of research, but the Haldane Principle checks more sulphurous instincts, says Paul Jump

Last year¡¯s scandal over the ministerial vetoing of Australian research grants coincided with the centenary of the fabled principle that politicians should keep out of such decisions. But with governments becoming increasingly ideological and desperate for innovation-fuelled growth, does scientific autonomy have a future? Rachael Pells investigates 

Gradual changes to lifestyles will not save the planet. Universities need to go beyond Cambridge's recent lead and think bigger, says Peter Harper

After fears that government could seek to cut fees without replacement funding, review chair stresses plans are interconnected

Whatever the romance, students and academics will not flock to a remote part of north-east India, says Pushkar

Federally funded academics would have been required to seek president¡¯s authorisation to go abroad

Building education ties along the New Silk Road will strengthen the influence of Chinese ÖйúAƬ, says Futao Huang

The former universities minister called for fairer access to the UK¡¯s elite institutions and says there is no free speech crisis on campuses 

Jo Johnson¡¯s amendment wins support from 26 Tories, including brother Boris, prompting suggestions it will be accepted by government

Former universities minister renews attack on Oxford¡¯s and Cambridge¡¯s records on access

England¡¯s universities minister says arts and humanities must not be marginalised in wake of Augar review

Augar review¡¯s call to replace lost income ¡®not credible¡¯, says Lord Willetts, while Jo Johnson warns that any such funding stream could be ¡®slush fund¡¯ for ministerial projects

Peers hear debate about whether English universities might become more reliant on international students if fee cut recommended by Augar review is implemented without replacement funding

Reviving maintenance grants will redirect taxpayers¡¯ money to those who don¡¯t need it. Better to spend it on lifelong learning, says Ryan Shorthouse

Anna McKie explores what the recommendations mean for universities, students, graduates and taxpayers

The UK¡¯s TEF experience should be a warning to Australia¡¯s re-elected government not to settle for empty accountability, says William Locke 

Past differences between the government and universities need to be put to one side for the country¡¯s benefit, say Robert Griew and Ant Bagshaw

After crackdowns on campus, members of Congress move to coordinate policy for universities

The risk is high that a future government will not replace lost fee funding with the investment universities need, says Bill Rammell

Post-18 review highlights the chaotic nature of Westminster policymaking, writes John Morgan

A different environment can do wonders for a person; might universities feel a similar refreshment when the UK¡¯s political landscape settles down again?

Cost growth still set to outstrip funding, as ¡®fees free¡¯ absorbs the fat

England¡¯s post-18 education review panel says replacement public funding should be targeted to courses with most ¡®social and economic value¡¯

Post-18 funding review calls for minimum grants of ?3,000 annually for poorest and extending loan payment period to 40 years

The panel have skilfully avoided some potential elephant traps and have come up with a sensible and wide-ranging view that deserves political attention ¨C even if it doesn¡¯t get it, says Nick Hillman

Long-anticipated review of post-18 education and funding in England delivers 53 recommendations for government

Consumerism, technology and the culture wars threaten to render critical thinking an unwanted skill, worries Victor Ferrall

European elections may give Brexit Party leader a springboard to amplify his attacks on academics

Author concerned about lack of pushback after Italy's far-right governing party demanded removal of critical book from reading list

Reappointed minister vows to work with universities to improve regional schooling

Damian Hinds says universities should drop or revamp courses where graduates do not earn enough five years after leaving university to start making loan repayments

Education secretary¡¯s comments likely to be seen as preparing ground for post-18 review to recommend shifts or cuts in funding

Student organisation considers taking action over interest change on basis of treaty stating ÖйúAƬ must be ¡®gradually made free of charge¡¯

PM¡¯s plan to resign leaves post-18 education review on shakier ground than ever, while increasing the chances of student visa liberalisation