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Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister

Policies announced in the Budget mean more cash today for the poorest students, but what about tomorrow’s debts? asks Wes Streeting

Funding is at risk now that universities may recruit as many students as they want, Alison Wolf argues

Sector questions how government will decide which universities can raise fees on 2017 timescale

We talk to the latest Sêr Cymru research chair

After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate

But universities and science minister says focus should be on outputs, not inputs

Interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton reveals plan to turn around Welsh university

The National Union of Students responds to the axeing of maintenance grants in George Osborne’s Budget

Accountability review finds cost of assessment equates to 2.4 per cent of funding bodies’ expected spend over next six years

Hefce expert says that funding excellence can go hand in hand with focussing resources on particular locations

Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan

Department confirms work to find savings is ongoing, but offers no details on George Osborne’s Budget pledge to bring in ‘new entrants’, says John Morgan

Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias

Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year

But chancellor’s move to change student loan repayment rules presents risks

Chancellor George Osborne also announces scrapping of student maintenance grants and plans to make graduates pay more for loans through repayment threshold freeze

Author Jeanette Winterson among 96 signatories of letter to board of governors

Government reductions could leave universities to fund most help for disabled students

Labour leadership candidate calls for 'revolution in science' and increased research and development spend

Haldane unbound would be as dangerous as unchecked utilitarianism, argues the astronomer royal

David Willetts is wrong: the sector is put at risk by the student loans system’s structural flaws, warns Andrew McGettigan

Oxford and Cambridge will lose institution-specific funding from Hefce as cash is diverted to small specialist providers

But minister appears to drop reference to teaching excellence framework carrying 'financial' incentives

Board of main v-c body says inflation has eroded value of 2012 settlement

Minister avoids direct answers to Labour questions

Maintenance loan leaves average student £265 out of pocket each month, survey suggests

Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'

The former Cabinet minister and diplomat will be the first black woman to lead a UK university

Compulsory redundancies ruled out until November

Future of the 400-year-old Catholic college is uncertain after decision to leave federal university in 2018

An investigation into a for-profit college by the UK’s quality watchdog has found that a fifth of students in a sample failed to show up to any classes at all, despite receiving public funding

Ulster University is to cut up to 210 jobs and lose around 1,200 student places to cope with a £8 million reduction in Northern Ireland’s higher education budget

The former universities minister discusses the reforms that reshaped higher education and his first steps into academia

This mendacious metric is dangerous for individuals and the sector, and bad news for the taxpayer, argues Philip Moriarty

Sir Steve Smith shares concerns that funding pressures could lead to university ‘hierarchy’

Debate over the RAB charge is misleading. England's higher education funding system is sound and flexible, argues the former universities minister

Former minister’s policy pamphlet outlines possible cost-saving approach

By Kellie Woodhouse, for Inside Higher Ed

England’s £9,000 fee system is “broadly fit for purpose” and “does not require wholesale reform”, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report

The government will not halt its planned changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances as they will “improve the levels of support overall” for students, according to Jo Johnson

The University of Cambridge has plans to establish a “LEGO professorship of play in education, development and learning” alongside a research centre, with £4 million of donations from the LEGO Foundation.

Additional support for part-time undergraduates also under consideration

International alumni outreach efforts are on the rise as institutions expand fundraising horizons

Inaugural campaign to diversify income streams kicks off with £5m donation for pioneering research centre

But new report reveals that the president was not the highest-paid person on campus at more than half of institutions

Union members at the University of Aberdeen have voted to strike in protest at the axing of 150 jobs.

Glyndwr University’s new interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton has said the troubled institution is “on course for financial stability” despite a turbulent few years.

Institution may close one of its engineering schools after a 'disappointing result' in the research excellence framework

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

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

University leaders warn government that limiting training options could result in teacher shortages

Paul Wakeling and Adél Pásztor consider the alternatives

Paul Webley calls on the academy to follow the institution’s lead and divest from fossil fuels

The University of Oxford has announced publicly that it does not invest in oil and tar sands companies.

‘Domino theory’ points to UK academy’s future financial environment

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

The University of Oxford is on track to meet an ambitious fundraising target after hitting the £2 billion milestone

But university does not opt for full divestment from industry