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Better recognition of the wider social benefits of both teaching and research would help universities regain public goodwill, says Nick Petford 

The Office for Students¡¯ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross

Pleas by Conservative backbenchers for an intervention to help the OU ignore the fact that they recently made it harder to assist under-pressure institutions, says Pam Tatlow

Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector

Jana Bacevic takes a look through the history books to assess how the government¡¯s recent announcement on two-year degrees could pan out

The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?

UKCGE head warns of potential consequences for research students from sector shake-up

Publication of the OfS regulatory framework consultation is a ¡®significant milestone¡¯ on the road to a new regulatory regime, says OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge

Transcript of the speech delivered by Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, at the 2017 annual conference of the Higher Education Funding Council for England

The effectiveness of the NSS boycott means it is now time for universities to sit up and listen, says Sorana Vieru

Eliminating cheating services, even if it were possible, would do nothing to address students¡¯ and universities¡¯ lack of interest in learning, says Stuart Macdonald

The definition of a university called for by the Lords never really materialised, writes Gill Evans

Bill to further market approach in England backed by MPs and Lords

Government concessions needed ¡®if it is not to lose its bill¡¯, senior Labour peer warns

Evidence for the harm done by including students in net migration figures is clear, says Huw Owen

Sector expert predicts dissent will be crushed when Lords amendment reaches Commons

Vote hailed as ¡®notable victory¡¯ in battle to remove overseas learners from net migration targets

Sir Mark Walport believes that the amended HE Bill will assist him in making the UKRI the best research funding agency in the world

Peers back further amendments to Higher Education and Research Bill

Maddalaine Ansell and Sorana Vieru give their differing takes on the recent Lords amendment to the HE and Research Bill

Pam Tatlow looks back at a tumultuous day for the HE Bill in the House of Lords

Peers back amendment which says TEF cannot be used to determine English universities¡¯ fees

Sir Steve Smith feels that universities minister Jo Johnson has listened, and that the HE Bill is now in fine shape

Giving students who use essay mills a criminal record would impose a punishment that ill fits the crime, writes Daniel Sokol

Changes could mean HE and Research Bill receives Royal Assent in the spring, writes Nick Hillman

Jo Johnson amends OfS powers over universities and new providers, but key plans remain in place

Commentator Martin Wolf examines the economic flaws and false assumptions of the Higher Education and Research Bill

Scientists have mixed reactions to announcement of UKRI leader

Warwick vice-chancellor Stuart Croft on why his university reluctantly joined the ¡®flawed¡¯ teaching excellence framework

FT commentator gives damning verdict on what he describes as ¡®government takeover of university sector¡¯

Gill Evans laments the financial cases universities make for entering the teaching excellence framework

Nick Hillman on the possible implications of the government¡¯s defeat in the Lords

Jim Knight on the early committee stages of the HE and Research Bill in the Lords

Lord Stevenson on the problems facing the Higher Education and Research Bill, which was amended on its first day in committee in the Lords

Lords pass opposition amendment to HE Bill in committee stage

Kirsty Williams and Julie James implore ministers to look beyond the Golden Triangle

Phil Newton looks at the case for making essay-writing services illegal

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar

The Higher Education and Research Bill is a chance for institutions to show they do more than research and teaching, says Graham Virgo

There really is no need for the Higher Education and Research Bill, says Anne Sheppard

John Morgan on how the EU used research programmes as a weapon to enforce free movement

For the first time, says the UK¡¯s universities minister Jo Johnson, academic freedom and institutional autonomy will be enshrined in UK law

Conservative, Labour and crossbench peers all join criticism in House of Lords

John Morgan looks at signals of 51³Ô¹Ï Office backtracking

Pam Tatlow on the recent parliamentary debate of the Higher Education Bill

Nick Hillman welcomes the government¡¯s concessions but says there is a long way to go before this bill becomes law

Plans for powerful new regulator still face 'difficult time' in the House of Lords

Despite having some questions about how the bill will be implemented, Douglas Blackstock believes it is a force for good

Additional fee income could be diverted to fund research, warns Hepi paper

Wes Streeting calls for student representation on governing bodies and new information requirements

The HE Bill is explicit on the need for competition, but why does it not encourage cooperation? Maddalaine Ansell writes

As Ipswich institution gains independence, Richard Lister says it is ¡®absolutely right¡¯ that new providers go through ¡®proper level of scrutiny¡¯

Undergraduates may be urged to answer ¡®definitely disagree¡¯ to NSS questions

A new condensed master¡¯s will be offered by NMITE among other curriculum innovations

Smaller, newer alternative providers are less likely to pass higher education review, analysis says

Students could be forced to choose between the dodgy dossiers of established reputation and the imposter proxies of the TEF, says Liz Morrish

New education secretary praises moves to open up sector to new providers, but majority allowing bill to next stage is only 36

Greater financial uncertainty caused by the EU referendum result should lead to a rethink of proposed reforms, says Labour

Ahead of the HE and Research Bill's second reading, vice-chancellors Steve Smith and Edward Peck explain why they think reform is necessary