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Commons committee chair also raises concerns about UKRI chair’s lobbying of ministers ahead of spending review

University leadership is in crisis, with some institutions facing significant reputational damage, but higher education can become a model of compassion, says Michael West

Union urges education secretary to intervene on student loan changes and to press university bosses into talking on disputes

Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters

Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader

New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines 

Sector heads call for Westminster government to stick to science spending pledge and set out how ministers will achieve it

UUK says universities need ‘stable funding’ to continue to ‘provide the world’ with science and skills ‘to safeguard the future of the planet’

Any move to limit higher education participation would be judged against policies of rival advanced economies – and by public opinion

As COP26 looms, universities’ vital place in the UK’s environmental armoury must be recognised in the spending review, says Judith Petts 

Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China

‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns