Policy watch

Nick Hillman looks at the tricky TEF questions that a new higher education minister could face on their first day

John Morgan looks at how Jeremy Corbyn's pledge has gone down with the public and the press

A student funding system in Ontario that brings together sources of financial help will be watched closely by other provinces seeking to increase access, says Glen Jones

Ahead of the general election, Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru shadow education secretary, writes on his party's higher education vision

Jo Johnson, minister for universities and science, says ‘we will ensure students and taxpayers receive strong returns from their investment in higher education’

Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem education spokeswoman, on her party’s vision for higher education 

Sir Keith Burnett explains why it matters more than ever that universities speak out in support of our international communities

Labour Party will also ensure that students currently at university will not have to pay tuition for their remaining years, says shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden

While the Higher Education and Research Act seeks to level the playing field between providers, an unregulated category could spook future politicians and see the law retightened, says Nick Hillman

John Morgan looks at the detail behind Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto pledges

Australian policymakers have moved to link funding to student retention. But they must accept that desirable trends don’t all arise in perfect harmony, says Andrew Norton

The definition of a university called for by the Lords never really materialised, writes Gill Evans

Reaction as the HE and Research Bill ends its journey through Parliament

John Cater believes his Higher Education Policy Institute report offers some answers

Research is a complex ecosystem; focusing on instrumental impacts alone fails to give the full picture of how advances are made, say Laura Meagher and Ursula Martin

John Morgan looks at reports PM may ‘soften’ stance on students and net migration figures 

Some aspects of university reform – including parts of the TEF – could ‘turn to dust’, says Nick Hillman

John Morgan looks at how the HE Bill's future, the impact of Brexit and Labour's fee plans are all election issues for universities

Horizon 2020 could have more success getting technologies off the ground if it does not neglect the basic work that sparks breakthroughs, say Geert de Snoo, Floor Frederiks, Peter Lievens and Katrien Maes

Richard Garner explores the tactics that communications teams need in a changing media landscape

Universities must play a major part in the emergence of the new technical education sector envisaged in the chancellor’s recent Budget, says Andy Westwood

Evidence for the harm done by including students in net migration figures is clear, says Huw Owen

Higher education funding from US state governments has always been volatile, but reforms to healthcare could put public universities’ income under even greater pressure, says Will Doyle

There is a growing recognition in Australia that the future of higher education must be considered alongside what happens to its struggling technical and further education sector.

Life science is a big part of the UK government’s industrial strategy, but neglecting basic research will drive top researchers abroad and threaten the flow of translatable discoveries, says Philippe Froguel

Universities should consider building ‘families’ of schools and colleges to facilitate easy transfer between different levels of education, says David Phoenix

Sir Mark Walport believes that the amended HE Bill will assist him in making the UKRI the best research funding agency in the world

John Cater maligns the misuse of an NSS that can offer genuine insight into university teaching

Cramming study into the shortest possible time will impoverish the student experience and drive an even greater wedge between research-enabled permanent staff and the growing underclass of flexible teaching staff, says Tom Cutterham

Maddalaine Ansell and Sorana Vieru give their differing takes on the recent Lords amendment to the HE and Research Bill

Pam Tatlow looks back at a tumultuous day for the HE Bill in the House of Lords

Sir Steve Smith feels that universities minister Jo Johnson has listened, and that the HE Bill is now in fine shape

Thinktank conflates THE online opinion survey with separate data, John Morgan writes

Changes could mean HE and Research Bill receives Royal Assent in the spring, writes Nick Hillman

Universities must not allow a narrowing of acceptable discourse in class following Trump and Brexit, says John Moriarty

The UK-US research relationship post-Brexit must work for both countries, says Darragh Murnane

Anna Piela asks what Trump may mean for scholars of the Islamic faith

Crowd scientist Keith Still on his time providing live analysis on Donald Trump’s inauguration – and the ensuing media storm

Heads of US universities unite to condemn US president’s executive order

Teacher training reform offers big opportunities for Wales, says Claire Taylor

The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive

Leading universities from the around the world are hitting out at the US president, writes Chris Parr

Warwick vice-chancellor Stuart Croft on why his university reluctantly joined the ‘flawed’ teaching excellence framework

Immigration restrictions jeopardise traditions that made US universities great, writes John Morgan

Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year

Duncan Wu reports from Washington as he attends the inauguration of Donald Trump

Theresa May's industrial strategy must address the gap between education and skills, writes Andy Westwood

Abraham Lincoln, a history of the Roman Empire and an EU flag feature in scholars’ Trump Day plans  

Nick Hillman on the possible implications of the government’s defeat in the Lords

Jim Knight on the early committee stages of the HE and Research Bill in the Lords

Lord Stevenson on the problems facing the Higher Education and Research Bill, which was amended on its first day in committee in the Lords

Lords pass opposition amendment to HE Bill in committee stage

Fears about the consequences of Brexit are widespread, says Sally Hunt

Kirsty Williams and Julie James implore ministers to look beyond the Golden Triangle

The impact of the bill on Royal Charters is not the main concern, says Smita Jamdar

There really is no need for the Higher Education and Research Bill, says Anne Sheppard

John Tregoning has plans for the UK science budget

The value added by a university matters more than how much its graduates earn, says Bahram Bekhradnia 

Despite concern about the use of predicted grades, Mary Curnock Cook believes the way students apply for university works well