University funding/finances

Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds

Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says

Survey finds one in five heads of IT and library services facing a budget cut this year

New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in HE supporting another seven elsewhere

One of Ukraine’s most highly regarded institutions has decamped to a new home 100km away to escape fighting in the war-torn region close to Russian border

Academics are divided over whether it was right to use unusually specific criteria when seeking applicants for new post

Almost 7 billion rand (£310 million) made available to pay for fee freeze and student support

Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group

Debt could be repaid if students stay in Scotland to work after course finishes

The US sociologist has informed staff that he will not seek a second term as head of the London School of Economics

Sheffield Hallam University deputy vice-chancellor Liz Barnes will take over at Staffordshire early next year

Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall

Sutton Trust urges higher education institutions to devote 10 per cent of outreach budgets to evaluating effectiveness

Chief executive of research-intensive group says there could be ‘phased-in approach’ to deregulation after political battles

But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than £4,000

Investment pays off for the economy, finds groundbreaking US study

A long-running stand-off has been resolved as a three-year deal on subscriptions is agreed

Protest sparked by suspension of highly respected architecture professor who refused to support relocation of the school

But despite increased income, academics increasingly employed on teaching-only contracts, says King’s College London study

Former World Bank education official warns of potential ‘adverse consequences’ of schemes

Birmingham v-c among those warning BIS select committee against Green Paper proposals

Vice-chancellors say funding should be redirected to means-tested maintenance grants

Government relaxes student loan eligibility rules but confirms plan to freeze repayment threshold, as student opportunity funding also targeted

New ministerial committee could wield power over research agenda, but support expressed for new pot of interdisciplinary funding

There’s a choice to be made on R&D investment, says Richard Jones, and we must get it right

Director for education praises system for allowing country to raise spending in ‘difficult times’

Minister for skills hopes to move towards ‘parity’ in loans system for higher study learners

Commitment not to merge the research councils appears to contradict plans for a bonfire of the quangos in BIS

Landmark gift from foundation started by Irish-American billionaire will fund work in US and Ireland

The proposed sale of London Metropolitan University’s Aldgate design school highlights some of the pros and cons of ‘one campus’ higher education institution, says Jack Grove

Student mobility meant nearly £500 million of support funding flowed across borders in 2013-14

Higher education expert who died in February asks in paper what might replace strengths of the polytechnic system

Capital expenditure rises by a quarter as universities aim to compete in marketised sector

Tim Blackman is keen to build on successes achieved in his predecessor’s two decades in charge

Study argues that, while Oxford and Cambridge stand apart, rest of mission group does not live up to ‘elite’ tag

Ed Byrne warns institutions’ finances could be ‘undermined’ in the name of policy initiatives

‘Concatenation’ of financial pressures could create serious risks, Madeleine Atkins says

Scholar contends that civic universities were a ‘Renaissance nobody notices’

TEF seen as paving the way to a market in price by a supporter of differential fees

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

2016 Best University Workplace Survey responses doubt TEF’s influence on classroom practice

Representative bodies sign up to new code of practice on course closure and institutional collapse

Panelists call on government to avoid making TEF a ‘bureaucratic exercise’

Comments on spending review attributed to universities minister later removed by Royal Society of Biology

Hefce warns of ‘weakening’ in finances and trend towards lower surpluses and ‘record’ borrowing 

Science and Technology Committee raises fears that resource spending has not kept up with new infrastructure

Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus

Much is to be decided on who will distribute research funding, but a metrics-based ‘mini-REF’ may raise eyebrows, says David Matthews

Some of the key points to take away from the government’s consultation on the future of universities

Most institutions likely to be able to increase fees in 2017-18, with subsequent awards to allow for further rises

Hefce and Office for Fair Access would be merged into new body under government proposals, while Green Paper also suggests ministers could set fee caps

Universities and other sector bodies have given a cautious welcome to proposals contained in a new Green Paper on higher education

Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics report warns of uncertain future

Varying tuition fees by graduate earnings is fair and transparent, argues Dean Machin, and will ensure everyone shares the financial risk

Funding, staffing and alternative providers among issues to be considered as part of £5 million initiative

Government urged to change plans to avoid damage to English universities’ global reputation

Success rates fall at five out of six councils amid warnings that the process could become ‘more of a lottery’ as reviewers are stretched

Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow and York enter top 10 after £120 million grant for quantum technology

The country’s young are angry about more than just tuition costs, which is why solutions are difficult, says Martin Hall

Fears that scrapping of non-National Eligibility Test grants could disadvantage poorer students