Politics

Survey of more than 5,000 students fuels debate about cross-subsidies in English higher education

Hepi report warns that surge in youth population and higher participation will add to government’s funding headache in England 

To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall

The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn

Latest skirmish in war of words sparked by claims of Chinese meddling on Australian campuses, and Canberra’s new foreign interference laws

Female students at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Yogyakarta must stop wearing full-face veils if they wish to graduate, rector warns

Programme closures at Australian Catholic University are more disruptive than previously realised

Ernesto Schwartz-Marín and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago told that their family has just 14 days to leave country

Political appointees to governing councils are ‘the weakest and most provincial ones we’ve ever had’, says Universities Austria 

Impact of diplomatic tensions between the two countries may yet be to bite

Report from African Academy of Sciences also claims that scientific research in continent must better align with sustainable development goals

Universities anticipate much greater scrutiny of teaching outcomes, potentially even ‘peer review’ of lectures

Pro-science party failed to make inroads against populist movements

Former president warns that scrapping fees will lead to high dropout rates and challenges of capacity

Concern about scholars being ‘put in a position of proxy border guards’

Universities need to confront, rather than ignore, uncomfortable questions about the worth of higher education to be in with a fighting chance

The government is wrong to portray campus surpluses as ‘slush funds’, says expert

Where you live and where your family comes from still determine your access to a university education, says London Metropolitan University vice-chancellor John Raftery

Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9

Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report

Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority'

Diplomatic dinner celebrating US-Australian relations is only the entrée to a full-blown battle over funding cuts that has put the demand-driven system on ice, says John Ross

The university strikes are a militant campaign that attacks the very heart of learning as the union propaganda makes clear, says John Marenbon

But Labor’s Tanya Plibersek fuels concerns that funding could be diverted to further education

Institutions want to support ‘Dreamers’ but are wary of attracting attention from politicians or immigration agencies

Privatisation or nationally funded consortia are the only solutions to US public education’s financial malaise, says Sheldon H. Jacobson

Fears that the arrival of foreign universities could decimate native provision have apparently been set aside by ministers, writes Martin Surya Mulyadi  

Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report

Former science and technology minister Naledi Pandor will guide sector through new free tuition policy

Minister unswayed by steelworker’s warning on impact of funding reforms

Funding rises for fundamental science with be welcomed even if they fall short of some scholars’ expectations, says Creso Sá

Monash v-c warns funding freeze is a threat to social cohesion

Talk of making arts degrees cheaper than science courses disregards the mix of disciplines that creative industries demand, says Bashir Makhoul

Appointments watchdog also explains how Downing Street advisers vetoed proposed Office for Students student board member

Achieving the prime minister’s goal of reshaping post-18 education will require another shake-up of sector regulation, warn experts

Group of Eight chair aims to demonstrate that the benefits of higher education outweigh the costs

Legislation would require university presidents to review all incidents of sexual misconduct perpetrated by employees

Labor wants further and higher education to be ‘equally attractive’ to prospective students

Survey results emerge amid mounting criticism of government’s hopes of delivering greater price competition

Andrew McRae explores what effects the value debate could have on the structure of the sector

Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors

Canadian universities’ recruitment of teachers must be done purely on academic merit, say Rodney Clifton and Alexandra Burnett 

Employers and workers want higher-level skills but apprenticeship infrastructure is still built around further education, says Adrian Anderson

Market forces unleashed on the UK university sector have pushed up senior pay, fuelled the rows over it and posed questions about ‘value for money’ that are shaping the future of universities

MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister

The prime minister’s review of higher education is an exercise in self-harm that will also inflict damage on universities, says Patrick McGhee

Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough

Despite fears that a new generation of graduates will find themselves serving coffee, Germany’s university leavers have fitted successfully into the economy, analysis finds

Anti-corruption agency charges head of University of Zimbabwe with abuse of office over former first lady’s doctorate

The Times Higher Education editorial team discusses the UK's long-awaited higher education funding review 

Launching the post-18 education review in Derby tells you all you need to know about why yet another look at HE is vital for the prime minister’s political future

The University of Essex’s vice-chancellor explains why he disagrees with Universities UK’s position on USS pension reform

Aim is to preserve 'the best of the system we have' while making funding fairer, universities minister tells THE

Students unlikely to be won over by tweaks to current funding arrangements, says sector leader

Making all graduates contribute for 30 years could allow cost of higher education to be 'spread more thinly', says former education secretary

London Economics modelling suggests that higher earners would be the primary beneficiaries of many potential reforms

Prime minister to express concern that England ‘has one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world’

Damian Hinds says he would like to see degree ‘options available which have different costs’

Treasury Committee says government has failed to justify why student loan interest rates should exceed those prevailing in the market

Sarah Stevens looks at how universities are endeavouring to deliver the skills and learning the UK needs