Higher Education Academy chief executive to step down Stephanie Marshall announces departure ahead of three-way merger Chris Havergal 1月 10日
Union proposes increase in contributions to plug USS deficit UCU plan would maintain defined benefit scheme, but has been branded ‘unaffordable’ by universities Sophie Inge 1月 10日
Study finds more evidence of state school ‘advantage’ in degrees Academic ability of comprehensive school students ‘not always realised’ until university, researchers suggest Holly Else 1月 10日
Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport Jack Grove 1月 9日
Guidance tells vice-chancellors to justify high pay ratios Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples Jack Grove 1月 9日
Toby Young quits Office for Students board after MPs’ debate Controversial journalist resigns from English higher education's new regulator after his appointment was condemned in House of Commons Jack Grove 1月 9日
Mid-tier journals ‘risk being squeezed out by monopoly publishers’ Biggest titles’ opening of sister periodicals is taking submissions away from specialist titles, researchers warn Rachael Pells 1月 9日
Cabinet reshuffle: Damian Hinds appointed UK education secretary Former work and pensions minister replaces Justine Greening, who leaves the government Chris Havergal 1月 8日
Keith Burnett to retire as Sheffield v-c Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed Sophie Inge 1月 8日
London campus income advantages ‘outweigh increased costs’ Analysis by Deloitte raises questions about current weightings for teaching and research funding Simon Baker 1月 8日
Graduate magnets told to stop ‘free-riding’ on foreign education Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns David Matthews 1月 7日
Global university collaboration is key to fighting nationalism Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit Amit Chakma 1月 6日
