Policy watch

The UK is falling short on technical and professional skills, and failing young people in the process, warns Rod Bristow

Nitpicking the TEF to pieces would be a mistake, says Derfel Owen. Far better to engage – and here’s how

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

George Osborne's plan for a minimum £9 an hour will not affect vast majority of university staff, but there will be cost implications for institutions, says Jack Grove

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

Pension relief, salary sacrifice schemes and higher education budgets could be targeted by George Osborne, says Jack Grove

Using employability data to assess a university’s teaching is ‘deeply problematic’, says Graham Gibbs

Academic and former finance minister succeeded by Euclid Tsakalotos as Greece debt crisis continues, writes deputy news editor John Morgan

Deputy news editor John Morgan braves the hottest day of the year to take in the new minister's inaugural higher education address

In this blog, news editor Simon Baker considers whether we’ve seen it all before with Hefce’s proposals

That is the promise of a sector-wide consultation about the regulatory future, argues Madeleine Atkins