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He never lost his loathing of school, but becoming a university chancellor made the leader an ally of higher learning, writes David Cannadine

A former adviser to Vince Cable expects maintenance grants to disappear and a lower loan repayment threshold as department tackles ?450m cut

Lobby group presses the case for UK science in the wake of BIS cuts of almost half a billion pounds

A conference will explore the role of ¡°Universities in Revolution and State Formation¡± all the way from 19th-century Sicily to the Arab Spring.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced the government department covering higher education will have its budget for this year cut by a further ?450 million.

Nicola Dandridge on the measures announced in the Queen¡¯s Speech and their impact on the sector

Former Tory adviser on how his time at Stanford has transformed his thinking and why Moocs are indispensable

51³Ô¹Ï Office acts on allegations of fraudulent language qualifications

Hepi head says ?30bn export aim achievable only with cross-government effort

Universities have confirmed their opposition to any academic boycott of Israel following votes by student and lecturer groups in favour of sanctions.

The UK needs to stop using greater efficiency in research as justification for funding cuts, a vice-chancellor and ex-research council head has said.

The government should lift restrictions to allow British students to use state loans for fees abroad, the former universities minister has claimed

Education is the best possible antidote to radicalisation, the academic set to be the next vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford has said

Scientific and university bodies have reacted warily to the proposed introduction of student loans for doctoral students

Jo Johnson has pledged that the UK has ¡°an ambition to grow¡± its international education activity and has committed to addressing the fall in the number of students coming from India

Academics have a duty to explain why they hold their political beliefs, says Shahidha Bari

Comments follow huge hike in net migration figures

Bumps are expected in decade-long shift away from market-based system

The former president of the National Union of Students explains how his background helped Labour take Ilford North from the Tories

Hepi document envisages harsher repayment terms for students and loan book sold at a loss

?6K tuition fees was the wrong idea at the wrong time. The party has to tailor its next plans for higher education to the wider climate, argues Andy Westwood

Diana Beech explains why her choice at the ballot box was an act of defiance against other academics

The new chair of Million+ will be Dave Phoenix, vice-chancellor of London South Bank University

Former universities minister Greg Clark issues directive within days of taking up new post as communities and local government secretary

A conference has challenged the UK government¡¯s notion of ¡°extremism¡± and the negative educational consequences that academics believe flow from it

Academics need to stand up for Europe and celebrate all the positives in higher education cooperation, argues Anne Corbett

David Bell has some words of wisdom for Jo Johnson, the new minister for universities and science, as an ¡®eventful¡¯ five years loom

Universities¡¯ lobbying of the new Conservative government will focus on funding and continuing EU membership

The political scientist with the closest election prediction says the night was an intellectually challenging ¡®white-knuckle ride¡¯

V-cs likely to welcome well-connected Jo Johnson as counter to home secretary and Sajid Javid as one with the ear of the Treasury

The pro-European could be a key appointment in lead up to EU referendum

By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed

MP for Bromsgrove joined the Conservatives while at University of Exeter

Nine out of ten new MPs in the House of Commons are graduates and 26 per cent hold an Oxbridge degree

Blog post follows election result and confirmation of referendum on membership

Liberal Democrats Vince Cable and Julian Huppert were among the higher education figures to lose their seats last night, while former National Union of Students president Wes Streeting is now a Labour MP.

The Conservatives have secured a majority after standing on a platform to seek an EU referendum and further tighten immigration rules, which could impact on universities.

Academics working with the media and government discuss current misconceptions

UCL¡¯s Michael Arthur discusses fears for lack of long-term financial support and of a British exit from the EU

Academics discuss what might be done to improve trust, reduce cynicism and get young people to vote

We drill down into our election survey of the higher education sector for a clue

Three scholars with their sights set on Westminster explain what drives them to aspire to a career in?politics

Whoever wins or holds the balance of power, senior sector figures see risks ahead for higher education funding, fees and policy

In this general election, visiting the polling station seems more pointless than ever, says Felipe?Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership

Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact

Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes

The two main parties¡¯ manifestos have a mismatch between rhetoric and commitment to investment in science and engineering, an analysis has suggested.

About 40 per cent of university applicants might choose a different course if tuition fees were reduced to ?6,000 a year, a new study suggests

Education election briefing also hears claims that coalition¡¯s private colleges policy was ¡®completely mad¡¯

Danny Dorling looks at what the party¡¯s promises would mean for higher education

Scottish National Party manifesto confirms party would support lower fees in England

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz says that universities would lose hundreds of millions of pounds a year in EU funding

Higher education figures interrogate the main parties on subjects from policy mistakes to part-time study

The Scottish National Party has pledged to support Labour¡¯s proposed reduction of tuition fees in England to ?6,000.

Thirty-six Lib Dems in firing line, including Nick Clegg, plus two Tories

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

Tories talk of tougher visas and recognising top teaching. Labour alters funding plan for ?6K fees. Greens promise to abolish fees

As the statue of Cecil Rhodes is removed from the University of Cape Town, South Africa¡¯s academy still needs monumental change, says Martin Hall

Universities in England are set to miss carbon emission reduction targets by half, a report has found