Sector’s challenge is to fill the gap when the cap comes off David Willetts highlights possible delay in filling extra undergraduate places By David Matthews 13 March
Ethnic minority groups more likely to have a degree than whites People of Indian and Chinese descent in England and Wales are almost twice as likely to have a degree as white British people, a new study says. By Jack Grove 11 March
Coalition in ‘complete confusion’ over RAB, says Labour Labour have accused the coalition of “complete confusion” after Vince Cable said the write-off estimate on student loans will be revised downwards. By John Morgan 7 March
Student visas: new immigration minister ups the ante The government’s new immigration minister has threatened to make it tougher for education institutions to keep their student visa licences. By John Morgan 6 March
Fees ‘amnesty’ tops UUK’s pre-election wish list Parties exhorted to prioritise research investment and internationalisation By John Morgan 6 March
An electoral agenda for universities We must press politicians to show how a future government will support the sector, says Christopher Snowden 6 March
‘Unusual’ growth in student numbers will be reviewed Willetts hints that ‘unplanned’ expansion after cap lifts will be scrutinised By David Matthews 6 March
More students will stretch unit of resource, some fear Adding 30,000 extra places will spread teaching funds even thinner, sector figures warn By Jack Grove 6 March
Student visa collapse for India and Pakistan continues But overall net migration still shoots up following influx from EU By David Matthews 27 February
Regeneration through education in Hastings A vision to revive a depressed Sussex town by building a university is succeeding By Holly Else 27 February
Rollback of post-study work rules mooted Meeting at Treasury hints at moves to repair visa policy’s harm to universities By John Morgan 27 February
Inquiry will lend an ear to banks’ role ‘No preconceptions’ as Higher Education Commission begins exploration of long-term financial sustainability By David Matthews 27 February
Skills and New Labour: inside education policymaking Andy Westwood, former New Labour special adviser, asks what went wrong with skills policy 27 February
Commons speaker John Bercow to be Bedfordshire chancellor Appointment revealed by Tory MP Nadine Dorries in Commons By Chris Parr 26 February
Nick Clegg says ‘wild’ fees fears unfounded Nick Clegg has defended the Liberal Democrats’ decision to back higher fees and said “wild predictions” about their impact have proven unfounded By David Matthews 26 February
Why do ministers ignore a flood of expertise? Phil Ashworth on how to get scientific experts inside the political machine 20 February
Greater London: the capital as city state Malcolm Gillies on why the metropolis could (and perhaps should) go it alone 20 February
Hillman holds his hands up over RAB charge ‘mistake’ Hepi director’s mea culpa comes as he considers ‘problems in the status quo’ By John Morgan 20 February
Gove rejects IoE free school Michael Gove has vetoed plans for a free school sponsored by the Institute of Education, as the proposal failed to reach the government’s “high bar” By Jack Grove 19 February
Stormy weather for BIS as MPs savage forecasting failures MPs in charge of examining public spending “don’t have confidence” in the government figures behind the ?200 billion student loans system. By John Morgan 14 February
BIS stays the Treasury axe Grant letter keeps new cuts down and widening participation funding stays By John Morgan 13 February
Graduate teaching assistants have been left behind by all Striking academics call for better pay, but the PhD students who support their work are suffering even more, Fern Riddell says 13 February
Germany’s great tuition fees U-turn Could England force a similar reversal? Howard Hotson asks By Howard Hotson 13 February
EU commissioner says ‘no precedent’ for Scottish fees plan But possibility could still be open if strong case made to EU By David Matthews 12 February
Tristram Hunt incurs wrath for crossing UCU picket Tristram Hunt, Labour’s shadow education secretary, has been criticised by party colleagues after crossing a University and College Union picket line By John Morgan 11 February
Government grant letter delivers cut to university funding The government has delivered a ?125 million cut to higher education funding in today’s grant letter, while criticising vice-chancellors on pay By John Morgan 10 February
色盒直播 Office suspends English language tests The 色盒直播 Office has suspended an organisation’s English language tests for immigration purposes after cheating was allegedly uncovered on some exams. By David Matthews 10 February
Hefce calls emergency meeting amid further grant letter wrangling England’s funding council has been forced to abandon plans to examine a draft of the grant letter due to continued budget battles within government By John Morgan 7 February
Access strategies postponed due to grant letter delay Suggestion that wrangle over Access to Learning Fund is now delaying letter By John Morgan 6 February
MPs want more to be done to help women in science Chair of Commons committee wants universities to ‘pull their socks up’ and tackle gender inequality By Holly Else 6 February
For-profit colleges claim more public fee loan cash than LSE SLC data show two private institutions received more than the globally renowned London School of Economics and Soas By John Morgan 6 February
Pay is the front line in a fight over the future The UCU’s action is about fairness, equality and defending public higher education, say Tom Hickey and John Holmwood 6 February
Gender-divided events divide students No consensus among student representatives on segregated audiences for campus events, 色盒直播?poll suggests By Richard Crook 6 February
Critics of ASA’s Israel boycott marshal forces in US Palestinian scholars welcome the American Studies Association resolution By Chris Parr 6 February
Scottish ministers do the Highland mud-sling over UK split Alistair Carmichael hits back at Michael Russell’s claims of xenophobia in Westminster By David Matthews 6 February
Scottish fees plan ‘not legal’, says Willetts Independence would also leave Scotland off international ‘top table’ for research By David Matthews 5 February
UK science to benefit from long-term capital plan A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee. By Paul Jump 5 February
Former investment banker to be new SLC chair The new chair of the Student Loans Company will be Chris Brodie, chair of council at the University of Sussex and a former investment banker By John Morgan 3 February
Go8 wants fees on high return courses uncapped Australia’s top universities have asked to be freed from price capping for courses with the highest graduate-earning premium By Paul Jump 30 January
Competition body expected to run market study of sector Fees would be a focus in Competition and Markets Authority investigation, sources believe By John Morgan 30 January
York sticks by ‘no women’ promise to male student Human rights invoked in guaranteeing female-free seminars By Nathan Greenfield 30 January
Universities in Scotland damaged by Westminster ‘xenophobia’ Scotland’s universities are being damaged by a Westminster immigration policy that is “driven by Ukip and a nasty xenophobia” By David Matthews 29 January
Universities in Northern Ireland given access to Republic’s funding scheme Queen’s and Ulster can take part in Science Foundation Ireland’s Investigators Programme By Paul Jump 26 January
The market is up and running – now where will it take us? Arguing the case for market forces in higher education will become harder if a university looks likely to fail, warns Emran Mian 24 January
George Osborne warned by UUK president over cuts George Osborne “must step back” from forcing cuts “that will cause such damage to universities”, the Universities UK president has warned. By John Morgan 24 January
Universities ‘face planning problems’ with grant letter delay Universities face “difficulties” in planning student recruitment because of a row in government on whether to scrap funding for the poorest students. By John Morgan 23 January
Revealed: winners and losers in student numbers game Figures show effect of ?9,000 tuition fees and relaxation of student number controls By John Morgan 23 January
Willetts’ special adviser post for Ryan Shorthouse in doubt Delayed approval from No 10 raises questions about future of role By John Morgan 23 January
Anglo-Indian ties have been ‘butchered’ by May UEA head blames home secretary for UK’s first fall in international students By Chris Parr 23 January
Cable ‘shares’ fears over threat to WP funding Vince Cable has told MPs he agrees that scrapping student opportunity funding would “most impact” groups such as low-income and disabled students. By John Morgan 22 January
Shellard backs bid to save student opportunity fund A vice-chancellor has backed those fighting to save funding for poorer students that is under extra pressure now research money is said to be “safe” By John Morgan 17 January
Immigration policy to come under Lords microscope Peers to look at whether damage is being done to universities By Barbara Speed 16 January
Overseas student total falls ‘for first time’ as Indian numbers collapse The number of non-EU students at UK universities fell by 1 per cent last year, the first such decline ever recorded. By John Morgan 16 January
Labour urged to ditch maintenance grants, lower fees and ‘think local’ Party’s former universities secretary proposes radical policy change for general election manifesto By John Morgan 16 January
Defamation Act 2013: what scientists need to know Scientists can speak more freely without fear of being sued, explains Síle Lane 16 January
New play pokes fun at university life Familiar scenarios may have academics rolling, or reeling, in the aisles By Matthew Reisz 16 January
Romanians and Bulgarians ‘pulled’ off courses after funding freeze Student Loans Company payments suspended until proof given to support residence claim By John Morgan 16 January
Willetts refuses to rule out cuts to WP funding Student opportunity fund to be slashed in grant letter, says Million+ By John Morgan 14 January
