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Christian Ehler insists that additional funding must not come with political strings attached

Leadership hopeful takes aim at universities in latest of series of controversial remarks at party¡¯s conference

But increases to PhD stipends are ¡®too little, too late¡¯, postgraduate union says

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure 

Survey of pro-growth economists by innovation thinktank UK Day One finds weak support among economists for extra higher education spending

Leadership recruits from outside academia bring new perspectives, and a few skeletons in the closet, to university administration

Universities¡¯ ¡®inadequate¡¯ responses ¡®just like their handling of sexual assault¡¯, says Australian parliamentary committee

Conservative Party conference divided on impact of Labour¡¯s rebalancing of skills funding

Party was ¡®irresponsible¡¯ to let per-student funding erode during last six years of governing, says ex-universities minister

Leaders urged to be more ambitious in their proposals in order to secure long-term health of universities

Vision for future direction of English sector calls for fees to be indexed to inflation and an increase in teaching grants

All the key suggestions for reform as Universities UK outlines how the sector can be put back on a firm financial footing

New Labour government wants an ¡®effective tool in increasing the value of education exports¡¯

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Body proposed by former government was seen as a way of upskilling workforce and growing the economy

Economist who invented furlough scheme shares expansive blueprint to redraw English higher education funding

Leading anglophone nations risk squandering hard-built reputation for welcoming international students, say sector leaders

Businesses encouraged to fund roles equivalent to master¡¯s degree level outside levy system as government focuses on creating new opportunities for younger people

Science minister says he took job in DSIT because he ¡®didn¡¯t feel like shutting up¡¯

Institutions must focus on creating ¡®well-rounded¡¯ individuals equipped with both skills and knowledge needed for technological-driven world, according to academic-turned-politician

Planning cuts of more than €1 billion (?840 million), ministers opt to save academic positions and instead target ¡®starter¡¯ grants

Sussex leader tells ministers to go further than declaring war against universities is over

Increased support for students ¡®has to be a part¡¯ of Labour¡¯s thinking on improving access, Baroness Smith tells party conference

Top universities have feasted on international students this year while other institutions withered

Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education

Union calls for increase in corporation tax to address university funding difficulties

Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal

Lord Johnson ¡®extremely pleased¡¯ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government

Administrators¡¯ tolerance for ¡®unacceptable¡¯ behaviour tempered by ¡®politicised¡¯ winds, witnesses suggest

Success of anti-immigration AfD in Saxony and Thuringia alarms German sector

State must step in, according to submissions to major university review

Passions run deep, as views on proposed commission of inquiry split mostly along political lines

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?

Caps proposal sparks public spat among political stablemates, as analysis of social media chatter suggests student sentiment is plunging

Ursula von der Leyen names Ekaterina Zaharieva as European commissioner for start-ups, research and innovation

University umbrella groups welcome report¡¯s emphasis on research while critiquing some proposals

College closures and job losses ¡®inevitable¡¯ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen

51³Ô¹Ï 51³Ô¹Ï Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced

Chi Onwurah and Helen Hayes elected to lead key committees for higher education sector

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

Radical proposal to overhaul admissions to the UK's research-intensive universities would tackle ¡®elite formation¡¯, say LSE and Oxford professors

The UK¡¯s austerity-fixated new government is highly unlikely to find significant extra money for universities, says Andrew McRae

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ¡®a political pawn¡¯

UK prime minister blames previous government for state of higher education sector, as his government continues to consider options for solving funding crisis

Graduates now keenly aware of loan scheme rules and how to avoid debt blowouts, figures suggest

Financial challenges facing institutions mirror those plaguing Treasury, asserts PhD-bearing science secretary, who jokes he ¡®wouldn¡¯t wish a doctorate on my own worst enemy¡¯

Proposed Australian caps show how quickly policy environment can change, says new Manchester v-c, who has just made the switch from Down Under

Former universities minister agrees with King¡¯s principal that ¡®now is the moment¡¯ for fee increase

Serving minister and former prime ministerial aspirant to lead capital city university

Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?

Universities minister acknowledges ¡®financial peril¡¯ faced by UK higher education sector but insists potential remedies will ¡®take time¡¯

Universities should reflect upon the intellectual life and sacrifices of South Africa¡¯s student activists as they mark milestones, says Mashupye Maserumule 

Commission needs standalone portfolio for research and innovation or Europe could lose ¡®competitive edge¡¯, prize winners warn

51³Ô¹Ï figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ¡®wake-up call¡¯ for government, says Universities Australia

Author of report seeking to shape spending priorities says MPs should spend more time consulting the ¡®people who know most about a subject¡¯

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?

Vice-chancellors can often overestimate the savings from institutional mergers and underestimate their complex challenges, says Malcolm Prowle

Strategic silence of vice-chancellors within our national debate is a mistake when the quest for truth is so central to academia, argues Sir Geoff Mulgan

Academics question why some universities should be pushed to the wall while others swell their intake

But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader