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Education minister Simon Birmingham signals potential funding cuts to universities but fee rises plan could also be revived

LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too

Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups

In a THE interview, the government¡¯s social mobility adviser and Lancaster chancellor also criticises Jeremy Corbyn fees policy

Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different ÖйúAƬ systems across the Continent

But Owen Paterson¡¯s claims rejected by NUS president Megan Dunn, who warns that leaving the EU would harm students

Education minister pledges to 'ensure there is no exploitation of people'

Ben Goldacre on why a ban on researchers speaking to politicians and policymakers fails the taxpayers who fund them

Organisation says it has helped enrich the educational prospects of more than 50,000 Palestinian students

Legislation will allow overseas students to include time spent studying in Canada in application

Letter from Sajid Javid and Jo Johnson also sets out funding for 2016-17 and issues warning to Hefce on quality assurance

John Holmwood explains why attendees of the Second Convention for ÖйúAƬ plan to write their own legislation

The case for international partnership goes beyond the EU debate, says Allan Goodman

Finance minister¡¯s announcement greeted as ¡®tall order¡¯ but also as ¡®amazing step¡¯

EU commissioner tells THE that excellent science requires European and global collaboration

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

Stephen Mumford is boycotting any university where handguns are allowed in class ¨C and he wants others to join him

UK universities¡¯ research links would be harmed and their ¡®philosophy¡¯ lost to Continent, John Morgan is told in Berlin and Munich

France's ?cole Polytechnique among the institutions signing agreements in aftermath of nuclear deal

Like the Scottish independence referendum, the uncertainty of a post-Brexit negotiation makes fact-checking very difficult

Former students of Trump University appear in campaign videos criticising tycoon¡¯s bid for the White House

Following the BIS committee¡¯s report, MP Amanda Milling says that universities must engage with the TEF to make it a success

BIS Committee urges government to implement full TEF only when metrics are right

Researchers hail separatism as a way for region to escape Spanish bureaucracy 

The Green Paper must recognise the diversity of England¡¯s ÖйúAƬ sector, says John Cater

A leading Marxist political theorist has died

Hepi report says teaching assessment should be delayed to allow for lessons from Ofsted and Care Quality Commission to be incorporated

Government considering regulation that would further hamper enrolment of international students, sector leaders fear

But concerns raised over Hefce move to contract out quality assurance in several tenders

Universities need a new funding model, say Andrei E. Ruckenstein, Mark E. Smith and Nicola C. Owen, who want academics to take the lead in tackling the problem

Free movement of students and scholars would be hindered by UK leaving EU, says University of Glasgow principal

Higher education must look beyond financial gain to help solve the Middle East crisis, says Zahir Irani

US PhD applicant Sabine Parrish recalls an unpleasant encounter with UK immigration

Leaving the EU would damage international partnerships vital to research excellence, v-cs say in letter to national newspaper

Former business secretary urges universities to plug into global networks and emerging markets as he takes up Nottingham professorship

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

OECD planning to change measures of public spending on HE amid complex picture on student loans

The country¡¯s ambitious goals for its universities can¡¯t be hit quickly or cheaply, says Philip Altbach, but they can be achieved

Free speech campaigners argue that campuses should not be entirely safe

Civil society groups attack move as ¡®gross violation¡¯ of academic autonomy

Acceptances nearly doubled for some universities, halved for others, since number controls eased in 2012

HE staff in Sheffield are working on access targets and Green Paper consultation, John Morgan hears

Former Liberal Democrat deputy leader appointed on one-year maternity cover contract

Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries

Labour leader tells THE he has discussed funding model for abolishing fees with shadow chancellor

John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad

The forced departure from the UK of a US PhD graduate is a wake-up call to universities, which must respond, argues Martin McQuillan

We need more time to road-test the TEF, develop the right metrics and get everyone on board, argues Bill Rammell

High dropout rate among black students also targeted in new guidance to Offa

Former University of York chancellor says leading universities should lower entry requirements for students from poor backgrounds

Critics claim graduates treated unfairly in 'smoke and mirrors' RAB change

The idea that UK research and ÖйúAƬ could flourish post-Brexit is an illusion, argues Rolf Tarrach

Labour leader tells UCU event that 'extortionate and prohibitive' ?9k fees damage economy and society

As EU referendum looms, institutions step up recruitment following scrapping of student number controls

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

China, fostering links with future leaders through its universities, is now playing the same game as Western nations, researcher says

Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ¡®simply not smart enough¡¯, says researcher

The prime minister's suggestion that top universities are at fault for their low admission of BME students is not borne out by the evidence, says Athene Donald

White students are over-represented compared with young UK population, but there is huge variation for other groups

Inequality takes root long before students apply to ÖйúAƬ, says Oxford