UK sector bodies ‘viewed poorly’ by private providers Independent HE report suggests it is time for ‘radical new SME approach’ to sector By John Morgan 2 December
Sam Gyimah resigns as universities minister in protest at Brexit deal Remain supporter says failed talks with EU on Galileo satellite programme expose Theresa May's proposed deal as “naive” By John Morgan 1 December
THE Live: universities should stay of Brexit political fray, says John Curtice Strathclyde pollster says taking a side during the run-up to the referendum made institutions seem out of touch with the general population By Anna McKie 30 November
THE Live: Universities UK reform ‘long overdue’, says Essex v-c Anthony Forster says sector organisation should represent higher education institutions, not just their leaders By Anna McKie 30 November
THE Awards 2018: winners announced Awards presented in 18 categories to recognise outstanding contributions to UK higher education By Chris Havergal 29 November
Universities ‘super-careful’ on Brexit after charity warning UUK debated whether to back second referendum, but that is ‘very difficult to do’, says Cardiff v-c By John Morgan 29 November
MEPs fail to allay concern over UK exclusion from ERC post-Brexit Key committee agrees that associate members of Horizon Europe ‘may be excluded’ from prestigious funding scheme By John Morgan 29 November
Fee hike central to France’s international recruitment drive Chinese learners think fees of a couple of hundred euros are ‘too good to be true’ and a sign of poor quality, experts say By David Matthews 29 November
Two-thirds of applicants with unconditional offers missed grades Ucas analysis also reveals that such offer-making is even more widespread when ‘conditional unconditional’ offers are included By Simon Baker 29 November
Email raises questions over autonomy of foreign students review Senior civil servant said Migration Advisory Committee report ‘looks good’ weeks prior to publication of document that backed Theresa May’s stance By John Morgan 29 November
Ireland’s small steps for womankind are unlikely to trigger a giant leap Female-only professorships will speed progress to gender equality in the academy, but the pushback shows how far there still is to go, says Clare Kelly By Clare Kelly 29 November
When employers invest in education, everyone is working together A graduate levy paid by businesses will help keep tuition costs down while still producing the skilled graduates the economy needs, argues Johnny Rich By Johnny Rich 29 November