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Michelle Donelan will have to stop ¡®fighting culture wars¡¯ and try to ¡®make stuff happen on the ground¡¯, says professor

Government-set access target ¡®can¡¯t become a burden¡¯ and there is ¡®debate to be had¡¯ on its metrics, says academic and ex-football referee

Prime minister shakes up structures within government as well as ministerial team

Toby Young sees ¡®campaign¡¯ for Nick Hillman to land job being waged by Lord Willetts, whose rebellion on tort may be fought in Commons

Government said to be aiming for ¡®uncontroversial¡¯ legislation on LLE, with future of plans to limit student entry unclear

UK universities must think as one with civic leaders and businesses to boost regions as Boston peers have, says influential peer Lord O¡¯Neill

House of Lords committee warns changes ¡®make the system less progressive¡¯ and government ¡®should have consulted¡¯ on them

Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ¡®putting the costs on universities¡¯ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms

George Freeman ¡®still pushing¡¯ and ¡®still hopeful¡¯ on association, but thinks forthcoming plan for UK global science role could be catalyst

Regulator tells universities free speech codes should cover teaching and academics will be polled, bringing ¡®independence¡¯ rebuke

After elite universities took her from County Durham to White House, next Durham chancellor aims to work on spreading benefits of higher education beyond elites