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Foreign arrangements scheme an example of the regulatory ¡®thicket¡¯ smothering universities¡¯ core business, v-cs tell governance inquiry

Ambitious review with modest government pickup ¡®was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road¡¯

Good lobbying skills coupled with ¡®academic backbone¡¯ the key to success in both sectors, according to leader of Colombia¡¯s University of la Costa

Domestic student places and essential courses face axe as plan to tax international tuition fees could prove to be ¡®final nail in a coffin¡¯ for some institutions

Universities warned against alienating local communities as government emphasises civic mission

¡®Trivial¡¯ change will not drive down migration numbers, according to shadow minister

Group attempts to capitalise on new era of university collaboration ¨C and show collective worth to government ¨C but will it end up as a ¡®pale imitation¡¯ of Russell Group?

Ten institutions including some members of the now-defunct 1994 Group join together in attempt to find ¡®collective voice¡¯ away from the Russell Group

Dundee bailout could set precedent for government intervention but new pots of money could come with strings attached, event hears

Institution falling back on reserve cash to pursue growth through major transformation, including a new teaching model, overseas expansion and controversial staff redundancies

Programmes at risk at a time when more employers want to train their staff at higher level, say leaders

Politician calls on businesses to bear more of the costs of upskilling the workforce as universities wait for lifelong learning policy details

Government targets ¡®resuscitation¡¯ of technical institutions and closer private sector ties as youth unemployment soars

Difficult to get new models of collaboration off the ground without ¡®transformation funding¡¯, finds efficiencies review

Fierce competition to provide lifelong learning means UK universities require significant investment and national strategy, report finds

Focus shifts to strategic partnerships and attracting more international students after foreign universities flock to Central Asia

Universities set to lose millions in income if government goes ahead with plan to take a cut of overseas earnings, and are unlikely to see much benefit from levy spending, critics say

Universities mount fightback against further restrictions on international students, emphasising their role in growing the economy and lack of public support for new measures

Maintaining opportunities only for young people dismissed as little better than wholesale defunding

Restrictions to incoming international students and graduate route thought to be more likely following losses by Labour in local elections

Skills minister urges universities to ¡®rethink education¡¯ ahead of roll-out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being ¡®ignored¡¯ by parts of the sector

Budget cuts of €500 million to higher education and research funding in the Netherlands breach government agreement, universities say

Shadow skills minister calls for end to post-study work visa and denounces changes to apprenticeship funding as he settles in to new role

Leaders warn that over-regulation could shut down provision entirely after fraud connected to partnership agreements comes under the spotlight again

Changes to science policy organisation decried as political interference after long-standing tensions

Policy institutes¡¯ lack of strategic variation risks overheating the competition for airtime with national policymakers, says Diana Beech

Ivy Leaguers ramp up Capitol Hill activity ahead of presidential inauguration

The country¡¯s leaders must recognise that emigration is not a betrayal but a symptom of deeper societal issues that must be addressed, says Roohola Ramezani

Conversations between Scottish and Soviet researchers during the 1980s show academia¡¯s potential to provide ideological safe space ¡®outside of the state and its institutional needs¡¯

Alumni of American institutions now lead 70 countries globally after largest yearly increase

BBC presenter and physicist says ¡®no one is clever enough¡¯ to know which subjects to switch off

Rather than railing at those who control the purse strings, help them solve their problems, says regulator

Wary of backing a ¡®toxic¡¯ big rise in fees, vice-chancellors are coalescing around a demand for more public subsidy for higher education instead. Despite the cost, could this option be more palatable for Labour?

Scheme that places researchers at heart of policymaking set to be expanded, but can evidence-based advice really make a difference in heat of politics?

Research, innovation and education are recognised in the European Commission president¡¯s manifesto, but let¡¯s assert their wider relevance, says Jan Palmowski

Labour¡¯s planned decentralisation of power will strengthen universities¡¯ standing and ability to contribute to local prosperity, says Diana Beech

Modern universities make up over half of the UK sector, yet their vital work flies under journalists¡¯ and politicians¡¯ radars, says Amanda Broderick

Scholars see opportunities to influence Labour¡¯s thinking on universities and beyond as power of thinktanks wanes

A decade of rule by the Hindu-nationalist BJP has seen a combustible mixture of technocratic reform and political interference in higher education. But the party¡¯s below-par showing in this month¡¯s general election has left some academics daring to hope for quieter days ahead. Helen Packer reports

UK universities¡¯ image is better than many in the sector suppose, but we should be wary of being seen as profit-obsessed, says Bobby Duffy

Preventing publication of two major taxpayer-funded studies into bullying and homelessness is wrong, say academics left in limbo

England¡¯s Department for Education has deaccredited some universities while approving a range of alternative providers and strictly defining course contents. But while defenders hail an evidence-based push for quality, others decry a level of political overreach that could spread to other disciplines

Competitors can be friends when government acts like your enemy, Sydney round table hears

After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat

The science secretary¡¯s demand that UKRI take action against its EDI committee underlines how far UK science¡¯s independence has slipped, says Fiona Fox

Most students want universities, first and foremost, to boost employability. Underplaying that purpose will only alienate them, says Samuel Abrams

The Covid Inquiry underlines the need to train political leaders to identify the best options under pressure, says former NAO director David Finlay

Mexican president Andr¨¦s Manuel L¨®pez-Obrador has expanded university access but is accused of ideological attacks on institutions, overly zealous corruption clampdowns and a misguided power grab over research policy. Ahead of next year¡¯s election, Tom Williams assesses the mood in Mexico City

Singling out particular disciplines makes no sense, but we need cross-subject standards that are recognisable to employers, says Ian Pace

Dame Angela McLean hints that long-observed separation between science and government on research funding decisions is fraying

Ministers¡¯ communications with their scientific advisers have been revealed, shining a light on how such relationships work, but will wide-ranging exercise change how research informs policy in the future?

Recruitment of domestic school-leavers is stagnant amid concerns over rising graduate debt levels and weak employment outcomes. With ministers keen to turbocharge enrolment to upskill the nation, John Ross examines how higher education institutions can win back a disaffected generation

With helping students and graduates the likely priority, universities will have to make concessions for a share of any spare cash, says Jonathan Simons

Government micromanagement of teacher education is unprecedented interference in day-to-day academia. Will your subject be next, asks Viv Ellis

Both boards approved the case for the amalgamated Adelaide University ¨C but politicians still formed a scrutiny committee, say Peter H?j and David Lloyd

The UK government should be doing more to help students survive the cost-of-living crisis, not dissuading them from studying, says Zahir Irani

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

The UK government is freezing ¡®troublemaking¡¯ educationalists out of policymaking. Universities should model better forms of debate, says Clare Brooks

As higher education 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

Some politicians are using the supposed ideological character of research to justify imposing greater control over it, says Martyn Hammersley