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Education minister Simon Birmingham signals potential funding cuts to universities but fee rises plan could also be revived

Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards

Institutions are criticised in UCU report for allowing 'shameful levels of pay inequality' to persist

Professor Webley was ¡®inspired leader¡¯ and will be ¡®sorely missed¡¯, say colleagues of the acclaimed academic

Letter from Sajid Javid and Jo Johnson also sets out funding for 2016-17 and issues warning to Hefce on quality assurance

A new joint PhD programme is part of a ¡®new era of close collaboration¡¯ between the UK and Australian universities, say v-cs

Construction on ?25 million biomass boiler in nearby village aims to cut energy costs for ancient university

Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected'

Times Higher Education World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic

Universities need a new funding model, say Andrei E. Ruckenstein, Mark E. Smith and Nicola C. Owen, who want academics to take the lead in tackling the problem

Free movement of students and scholars would be hindered by UK leaving EU, says University of Glasgow principal

Credit agency says the pace of change will quicken as governments seek cost savings

As globalisation takes a firm grip on higher education, is the French government¡¯s new strategy working?

A comparison of some of the fees that are charged to international students

Oxford pro vice-chancellor Sally Mapstone to take on role vacated by Louise Richardson

Extra contributions are likely to cost many university staff more than ?1,000 a year, analysis shows

University announces major strategic planning initiative to address long-term budgetary concerns. Colleen Flaherty reports for Inside Higher Ed

Data sharing agreements also due to be signed with EU countries

More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ¡®unbelievably low¡¯ interest rates

John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad

Backlash from v-cs prompts teaching champion to opt for 'reflection and consultation'

Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ¡®simply not smart enough¡¯, says researcher

Vice-chancellors call for price freeze from sector's teaching champion

How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?

Institutions must resist the state¡¯s ¡®efficiency¡¯ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty

Former universities minister argues government is right to demand improvements in light of increased tuition income

International cooperation could be most successful in the postgraduate sector, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola¡¯s spending on science hit the headlines last year

But in an increasingly competitive market, new AUDE executive officer praises ¡®entrepreneurial¡¯ estates departments

First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia

Vice-chancellors¡¯ pay in the Russell Group has continued to rise, but bumper salary hikes are increasingly rare, finds Jack Grove

Average increase of 6 per cent in pay and pensions packages inflated by ¡®transitional arrangements¡¯ at Durham

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 ¨C 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

Chief executive of research-intensive group says there could be ¡®phased-in approach¡¯ to deregulation after political battles

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

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