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History suggests that universities will lure students with the chance to repay fees via post-graduation work, says Peter Brady

Chris Skidmore says Augar review recommendation to cut tuition fees in England would lead to university closures

A cross-continental push to improve Europe¡¯s best universities will make them more globally competitive, says Jan Palmowski

Cornell, New Mexico and Morehouse schemes highlight importance of debate at federal level, say experts

As governments around the world increasingly look to follow US states¡¯ lead and link university funding to the recruitment, retention and employability of students, Paul Basken surveys the results of the Wall Street Journal/ÌÇÐÄVlog US College Rankings 2020 for clues about the strategy¡¯s effectiveness 

Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation

Fringe event also hears v-c complain that marketisation forces universities to ¡®waste¡¯ a ¡®huge¡¯ amount of money on marketing

University study centre ¡®positive¡¯ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

Lack of scholarly freedom in China threatens future progress for its universities and harms overseas partnerships, warns Scholars at Risk

Education secretary¡¯s backing for subject-level exercise before publication of TEF review prompts university warnings of ¡®significant diversion of staff time¡¯

Capping universities¡¯ intakes from private schools would require ¡®highly controversial¡¯ legislation on admissions, says one legal expert

Hong Kong Baptist University unrest comes as mass demonstrations in city pass 100-day mark, with major impact for universities

President Bolsonaro¡¯s education cuts and opposition to racial quotas will hit current policies, says Marry Ferreira

Switch to students applying after receiving their results still faces sector resistance despite government and opposition signalling support

Lecturers¡¯ union fears Andrew Scheer is portraying universities as left-wing ¡®indoctrination centres¡¯, with potentially damaging consequences

Encouraging Chinese students to access non-Chinese media sources can ease fears of systematic bias, says Tao Zhang

Fr¨¦d¨¦rique Vidal discusses reform project launched in wake of president¡¯s plan to abolish ?cole Nationale d¡¯Administration

A policy to recruit genuinely the brightest and best students would have to look beyond revenue maximisation

Committee compares ÌÇÐÄVlog Office attitude in ETS crackdown to Windrush scandal

Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown

Proposed new law not as tough as some feared ¨C but critics argue focus on Dutch ignores benefits of studying in English

Contrition helps actress who paid to get answers changed on her daughter's SAT

But Layla Moran says party unlikely to finalise HE stance before next election ¨C when it could secure pivotal role in event of hung Parliament

Long-awaited francophone university in largest Canadian province to emphasise humanities

International School for Government chaired by former Australian foreign minister and launched by former UK prime minister Tony Blair

Monash union election called off at last minute following criticism

Colonial hangovers and political interference are holding back India¡¯s large public universities, says Saikat Majumdar

Gavin Williamson also calls for restrictions on unconditional offers more widely, potentially via grade threshold or numbers cap

Shift in alignment towards US sparks doubts over Horizon Europe association

Commons Science and Technology Committee also calls for rebalancing of funding between disciplines and greater support for small, specialist institutions

Brexit, domestic funding threats and declining public trust could conspire to undermine a critical national asset, says Louise Richardson

International students want to know that they are studying in a country that can set them up for a successful career, says Seema Kennedy

Boris Johnson government announces reversal of Theresa May¡¯s abolition of the visas, seven years on

MP moved back to old brief after less than seven weeks away, replacing Jo Johnson

Mariya Gabriel to take on role with increased ¡®weight and visibility¡¯

Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities¡¯ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth

Lennard Davis wonders whether activist academics have wrongly prioritised exuberantly bad behaviour over the hard graft of working for real change

John Morgan looks at why the universities and science minister¡¯s comeback was so short and what his exit means

Prime minister¡¯s brother cites ¡®unresolvable tension¡¯ between ¡®family loyalty and the national interest¡¯

Chancellor¡¯s omission of any mention of post-18 review cements impression that plans for fee cut are dead

Committee hears claim that director of research centre lost job in row over funding from foreign state

Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts

Universities minister ¡®needs to come out and say what he thinks¡¯, says one vice-chancellor

Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification

New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition

Exclusive survey of student voting intentions for ÌÇÐÄVlog suggests party is suffering from Brexit stance, mirroring national picture

Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing

Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value

Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the ¡®medium term¡¯, minister tells conference

Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife

Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status

Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules

Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country¡¯s communist past

Director of Onward thinktank says polling showing public opposition to university expansion justifies shift in emphasis

Poland¡¯s authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of political interference. But, one year on, are those concerns being realised? David Matthews travels to Warsaw to find out

Poland¡¯s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ¡®managerialism¡¯ 

Under pressure, state leader spreads smaller reduction over three years

Legal structure could offer opportunities for horse trading on proposed scheme

Abolishing predicted grades system would help poorer students, says Angela Rayner

Pan-continental prosperity will suffer if the UK¡¯s near-absence from the European University project is a sign of things to come, says Martin Paul