University funding/finances
Epigram editor Zaki Dogliani explores whether students would accept different prices for different courses
Nick Hillman examines the endurance of the boarding school model of higher education
Hefce study shows 132 per cent rise in number of students reporting a mental health problem
New report highlights fears that UK could lose out to international competitors
Funding council details how cash will be saved from English universities’ 2014-15 and 2015-16 budgets after George Osborne demanded extra cuts
Health leaders express fears for institution’s independence after Erdo?an appoints his physician and party deputy
Rosemary Deem, the new chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education, tells Holly Else of the risks to PhD support from the government spending review
Predicted ?310 million deficit prompts sweeping changes for non-academic personnel
Ex-European Commission president speaks to 色盒直播 for feature that also looks at the fist fight UK universities can expect in return for pro-EU campaign
Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister
Policies announced in the Budget mean more cash today for the poorest students, but what about tomorrow’s debts? asks Wes Streeting
Funding is at risk now that universities may recruit as many students as they want, Alison Wolf argues
Sector questions how government will decide which universities can raise fees on 2017 timescale
We talk to the latest Sêr Cymru research chair
After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate
But universities and science minister says focus should be on outputs, not inputs
Interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton reveals plan to turn around Welsh university
The National Union of Students responds to the axeing of maintenance grants in George Osborne’s Budget
Accountability review finds cost of assessment equates to 2.4 per cent of funding bodies’ expected spend over next six years
Hefce expert says that funding excellence can go hand in hand with focussing resources on particular locations
Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan
Department confirms work to find savings is ongoing, but offers no details on George Osborne’s Budget pledge to bring in ‘new entrants’, says John Morgan
Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias
Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year
But chancellor’s move to change student loan repayment rules presents risks
Chancellor George Osborne also announces scrapping of student maintenance grants and plans to make graduates pay more for loans through repayment threshold freeze
Author Jeanette Winterson among 96 signatories of letter to board of governors
Government reductions could leave universities to fund most help for disabled students
Labour leadership candidate calls for 'revolution in science' and increased research and development spend
Haldane unbound would be as dangerous as unchecked utilitarianism, argues the astronomer royal
David Willetts is wrong: the sector is put at risk by the student loans system’s structural flaws, warns Andrew McGettigan
Oxford and Cambridge will lose institution-specific funding from Hefce as cash is diverted to small specialist providers
But minister appears to drop reference to teaching excellence framework carrying 'financial' incentives
Board of main v-c body says inflation has eroded value of 2012 settlement
Minister avoids direct answers to Labour questions
Maintenance loan leaves average student ?265 out of pocket each month, survey suggests
Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'
The former Cabinet minister and diplomat will be the first black woman to lead a UK university
Compulsory redundancies ruled out until November
Future of the 400-year-old Catholic college is uncertain after decision to leave federal university in 2018
An investigation into a for-profit college by the UK’s quality watchdog has found that a fifth of students in a sample failed to show up to any classes at all, despite receiving public funding
Ulster University is to cut up to 210 jobs and lose around 1,200 student places to cope with a ?8 million reduction in Northern Ireland’s higher education budget
The former universities minister discusses the reforms that reshaped higher education and his first steps into academia
This mendacious metric is dangerous for individuals and the sector, and bad news for the taxpayer, argues Philip Moriarty
Sir Steve Smith shares concerns that funding pressures could lead to university ‘hierarchy’
Debate over the RAB charge is misleading. England's higher education funding system is sound and flexible, argues the former universities minister
Former minister’s policy pamphlet outlines possible cost-saving approach
By Kellie Woodhouse, for Inside Higher Ed
England’s ?9,000 fee system is “broadly fit for purpose” and “does not require wholesale reform”, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report
The government will not halt its planned changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances as they will “improve the levels of support overall” for students, according to Jo Johnson
The University of Cambridge has plans to establish a “LEGO professorship of play in education, development and learning” alongside a research centre, with ?4 million of donations from the LEGO Foundation.
Additional support for part-time undergraduates also under consideration
International alumni outreach efforts are on the rise as institutions expand fundraising horizons
Inaugural campaign to diversify income streams kicks off with ?5m donation for pioneering research centre
But new report reveals that the president was not the highest-paid person on campus at more than half of institutions
Union members at the University of Aberdeen have voted to strike in protest at the axing of 150 jobs.
Glyndwr University’s new interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton has said the troubled institution is “on course for financial stability” despite a turbulent few years.
Institution may close one of its engineering schools after a 'disappointing result' in the research excellence framework
Nicola Dandridge on the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech and their impact on the sector
The UK needs to stop using greater efficiency in research as justification for funding cuts, a vice-chancellor and ex-research council head has said.
