UK higher education policy
English universities with gold or silver award qualify for ‘streamlined’ process that will only take five minutes, says Department for Education
New figures show university progression gap between London and the rest of the country widening, as ministers plan interventions in coming White Paper
Institutions review policies ahead of new obligations coming into force but campaigners believe culture change is needed, as they gear up to highlight breaches
Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ‘looks just plain odd’, claims researcher
Setting UK’s main research funder clearly defined objectives can bolster the case for R&I investment, finds Public Accounts Committee
Office for Students (OfS) proposes to create new condition of registration as some partnerships ‘still being mismanaged’
MPs call for reintroduction of maintenance grants and stepped loan repayment system as student poverty reaches new levels
Urgent reforms to funding and regulation needed or universities will struggle to support Labour’s economic ambitions, finds thinktank
Labour Mayor of London to urge ministers not to ‘pull the drawbridge up’ on international students as he embarks on trade tour of Africa
Research-intensive universities face £315 million bill for proposed fee levy, adding to pressures caused by massive erosion of fee value, says lobby group
Single voice needed to coordinate work on local skills needs, argues new report, which says credit transfer easier to do at regional level
Government yet to articulate its vision for the sector after a year in power as political threats – rather than long-term thinking – shape its agenda, says outgoing UUK president
