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The former higher education minister on why the English sector must keep growing, the ¡®barbarism¡¯ at the heart of the schools system and how to tackle negativity about universities

Pensions expert criticises Universities UK¡¯s ¡®outdated¡¯ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff

Faith in private-sector innovation has driven Conservative reforms under both Willetts and Johnson ¨C but is that really what universities need?

A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech

David Robinson looks at what Philip Hammond might have in store for universities

Andrew Adonis says latest salary increase for institution's leader is ¡®shameless and outrageous¡¯

Tax bills are ¡®deeply worrying¡¯ for universities, say higher education experts

Statistics on dropouts prompt Simon Birmingham to make fresh calls on stalled package

IFS analysis says bringing back maintenance grants would also lead to little or no change for lowest-earning graduates across their lifetime 

Budget must address ¡®scandal¡¯ of debt burden faced by poorest students by linking fees to family income, says education charity

A single, comprehensive policy and funding infrastructure for UK tertiary education would empower learners and encourage innovation, say Paul Woodgates and Mike Boxall

Universities grew income from apprenticeships, traineeships and adult education budget to ?32m last year

Research is paid for by legerdemain, and we should be honest about it if we want to correct funding imbalances and treat students fairly

The apparent defeat of Australia¡¯s latest attempt at higher education funding reform prolongs the agony for both universities and ministers, says Conor King

Hepi¡¯s exposure of the degree to which teaching subsidises research should provoke a new approach to funding, says Phil Ward

Stark figures in new Hepi report prompt calls for chancellor to tackle research underfunding in budget

Proposals would cut off key source of university borrowing and impose new taxes on wealthy institutions

Simon Birmingham suggests Productivity Commission report could change senators' minds

Robert Smedley sentenced for five counts of fraud alongside partner Christopher Joynson

Vice-chancellors say it is unclear whether the government will fully compensate universities after scrapping fees

Data from the OECD show that some European nations and the US have a more decentralised system 

Madeleine Atkins says institutions can cope with fees remaining at ?9,250 for two years only

King¡¯s College London professor says current loans system means most young people feel they have ¡®no choice but to go to university¡¯

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern says the government will ¡®work quickly¡¯ to try to implement the policy from 2018

Trump has little in the way of strategy on higher education, but the sector could still suffer collateral damage in the president¡¯s desperate search for a legislative win, says John Aubrey Douglass

CU Boulder president also urges expansion of student Pell Grants to middle class in future

Universities minister discusses plan to make teaching excellence framework entry compulsory, following PM¡¯s fee freeze

Conversations between regional government and student body fail to lift Pamplona strike

Move would make higher education more efficient and equitable, says Oxford professor

Ministers could still force funding cuts on sector despite legislative failure

Opposition of Nick Xenophon Team senators dooms higher education bill to failure

The populist New Zealand First party¡¯s anointing of Jacinda Ardern as prime minister will have big consequences for tertiary education, says Roger Smyth

Powerful market regulator could also award its own degrees to address gaps in provision, consultation states

The entrepreneur and philanthropist on not going to university, student start-up mistakes and Brexit

As the Treasury Committee inquiry into tuition fees starts today, David Richardson warns that any reforms must ensure that universities remain properly funded

Middlesex head 'not worried' by Lord Adonis' calls for return of polytechnic-university divide

Sector¡¯s economic contribution increased by 15 per cent in three years, finds Oxford Economics analysis for UUK

Helen Carasso on the inconsistencies of England's fees system, ahead of her appearance at the Treasury Committee's investigation into student loan systems

Treasury Committee will also look at a 'so-called graduate tax'

Observers say key issue is whether review¡¯s remit is wide-ranging, or set to predetermined objectives

¡®Turbulent times¡¯ ahead for university funding could lead to less cash for buildings, warns AUDE chair

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Theresa May¡¯s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill

Proposals ¡®reverse the trend¡¯ of falling spending, says research minister

Conference speech raises questions about future of ?9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy

National demonstration planned over income contingent repayment 'propaganda'

Finance expert Martin Lewis likens government to 'illegal loan shark' on 'disastrous' threshold freeze

Raising graduate repayments bar to ?25k hikes level of public subsidy for system to 45 per cent, says respected research institute 

Theresa May¡¯s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ¡®minefield¡¯, sector figures warn

Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding

John Morgan looks at Theresa May¡¯s plans for reforms to England's system

As speculation mounts over a Conservative announcement, Gerard Dominguez-Reig runs the numbers

Leeds, Southampton and Manchester among institutions downgraded by Moody's, but Cambridge keeps triple-A rating

Data analysis by É«ºÐÖ±²¥ suggests some universities would take a hit of more than ?25 million if fees were slashed to ?7,500 for classroom subjects

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee

The attacks may be ill-informed, but universities must keep demonstrating the value that they provide for students, graduates and society, says Anton Muscatelli

Jacinda Ardern pledges fee-free study under NZ Labour, part of global pattern on left

Chancellor appears to adopt IFS blueprint, but elements of reported plans bring ¡®real concerns¡¯ for universities