Teaching excellence framework (TEF)

But many sector figures say that poor performance of capital’s universities is more likely to ‘undermine credibility’ of exercise

Many campus-based and post-92 universities claim gold in government-backed league table

Sir Christopher Snowden, former Universities UK president, attacks ratings in wake of Southampton’s bronze award

The teaching excellence framework shines a light on teaching provision, raises its profile, flags up areas for improvement and gives prospective students more information, says Chris Husbands

Some vice-chancellors will decry the results of the teaching excellence framework, but should recognise areas of poor teaching it exposes, says Edward Peck

Release date was postponed in wake of uncertainty following UK general election

Decision made by Department for Education amid uncertainty following UK general election

Some big-name institutions may gain bronze when results are published next week, but sector experts are divided on impact on England's university pecking order

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

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF

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

HEA expert says universities may not want to jeopardise good institutional rating

If the outcomes of ‘active learning’ are so much better than those for traditional lectures, why stick with the old format? asks Simone Buitendijk

Findings from the German Excellence Initiative raise questions over impact of TEF

The Excellence Initiative in Germany and the UK’s TEF may bring only bad news for universities’ reputations, says David Matthews

Lords may insist on changes if they scent chance of overturning UK government’s slim Commons majority

Peers back further amendments to Higher Education and Research Bill

Peers back amendment which says TEF cannot be used to determine English universities’ fees

Commentator Martin Wolf examines the economic flaws and false assumptions of the Higher Education and Research Bill

Keele University academic argues that the TEF ‘legitimises’ and ‘amplifies subordination’ of overseas students

Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ‘key tool’ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF

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

First transnational study of how university dropouts fare in the labour market suggests any exposure to higher education is better than none

Chair voices concerns over student satisfaction data as Cambridge’s students’ union joins NSS boycott

Gill Evans laments the financial cases universities make for entering the teaching excellence framework

Measuring learning gain via self-reporting is difficult as top graduates underrate abilities, suggests Futuretrack study

The amount of learning that goes on outside the classroom makes quantifying what students have learned very difficult, says Jon Scott 

Paul Ashwin takes aim at ‘common sense’ arguments about the link between contact hours and pedagogic excellence

Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford’s heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution’s researchers

A survey has suggested that a good rating in England’s TEF would make an applicant consider studying at that university

Academics and professional and support staff across the world asked for their views on the status, efficacy and assessment of pedagogy

Student data could be used to avoid major issues with the proposed TEF metrics, writes Emilie Sundorph

Additional fee income could be diverted to fund research, warns Hepi paper

Analysis of Labour Force Survey data reveals extent of earnings boost for university leavers

Thirty-six higher education institutions to charge maximum for all their programmes

With the TEF set to benefit former members, some feel the mission group should be resurrected

If top institutions decide against taking part, the reputation of the TEF itself could be undermined, says Chris Havergal

In a THE survey, only three group members confirm they will participate in exercise amid suggestions that others are considering not taking part

Are Scotland's universities all that different to England's when it comes to measuring teaching and learning quality? asks Steve Olivier

Sir Steve Smith says it would be ‘odd’ to charge some Exeter cohorts less than others

Dutch researchers find female academics 11 percentage points less likely to hit promotion threshold in course evaluations

Undergraduates may be urged to answer ‘definitely disagree’ to NSS questions

‘Learning gain’ test could be used in TEF if pilot a success

Sector bodies and institutions respond to latest NSS results

Scores that will inform teaching excellence framework may herald rise of ‘new elite’

Sheffield Hallam v-c chosen after government recruitment process

Students could be forced to choose between the dodgy dossiers of established reputation and the imposter proxies of the TEF, says Liz Morrish

Maximum fees raised in line with inflation for year one of teaching excellence framework

New education secretary praises moves to open up sector to new providers, but majority allowing bill to next stage is only 36

Keith Williams eulogises a colleague who always put his students first and ‘kept the flame of old-fashioned scholarly virtues burning’

Vice-chancellors argue that exercise should not go beyond pilot stage because of ‘significant instability’

Focus on teaching in proposed framework ignores its primary role as extra quality assurance tool, claims researcher

Keele University has top record among larger institutions in DLHE survey

But research leaders in the UK say their European counterparts are already freezing them out when it comes to applying for EU money

Students are dangerously unclear on the value of their high-ticket education, says David Palfreyman. We urgently need ‘contracts to educate’

Despite previous warnings proving unfounded, survey author says that there may be a point at which university 'would become too expensive'