Ministers love talking about grand government-directed projects, but Philip Hammond must reaffirm tomorrow the UK*s support for open-ended research using quality-related funding, says Stephanie Smith
Royal Statistical Society vice-president Guy Nason explains why it has taken the unusual step of reporting the Teaching Excellence Framework to the UK*s statistics watchdog
Degree apprenticeships are helping to alter perceptions of earn-as-you-learn courses, but universities must demonstrate their value to students and employers, says Jane Turner
Ministers are right to question student recruitment practices in some universities, but restricting loan access to those who fail to hit three Ds at A level would be a retrograde step, says Tom Richmond