University funding and finances
Sinn Féin’s desire for an all-Ireland education system could see it reject fee rises north of the border, says Diana Beech
Other universities likely to rein in their costs as travel ban threatens their bottom line
Ivy League institutions cited as US ramps up higher education offensive
‘We’re all in this together’, v-c insists, as universities scramble to teach 100,000 stranded students
Mission group calls for flexibility to use funding to support lifelong learning
Fears of recruitment hit lead institutions to consider action, as government keeps under wraps report on student demand impact
Saskatchewan veterinary college says move has been forced on it by limits on public funding
Australian universities face fiscal crisis, as virus chokes off vital revenue stream
The appointment of Manuel Castells as the country’s universities minister signals a change in fortune, says José Martinez-Sierra
Analysis of 10 years of data identifies sea change in research-intensive universities’ profiles
Academics call for restored government to give long-overdue attention to the sector, and to widen debate beyond tuition costs
Academics claim that, as well as impoverishing some institutions, removal of number controls has led to overcrowding at other institutions
Capping the public contribution to degree costs means universities can’t move to address skills gaps, says David Lloyd
Union condemns ‘short-sighted’ suspension of institution-funded research leave, saying move amounts to ‘institutional self-sabotage’
University’s leader pledges effective climate response, not ‘symbolic’ actions
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data suggests that, on the surface, spending has rebounded – but some fundamental aspects of higher education investment may have been permanently altered
As universities help to shoulder the disaster response, experts say the ultimate outcomes from a tragic summer are hard to predict
Actions by the current government suggest official discomfort with the basic purpose of public universities, says Jayati Ghosh
Ongoing falls in Australian postgraduate recruitment suggest a trend away from structured education for people in mid-career, says Andrew Norton
Latest data on income, staff and research funding show the key challenges facing UK higher education in the coming years
Office for Students registration process alone cost sector combined ?2 million, according to unpublished UUK report
Experts fear approach could give government an incentive to cut aid and could lock graduates in to big repayments
2020 federal spending plan boosts student aid and research spending
Strikes notwithstanding, more pay restraint and greater pensions contributions from UK staff seem unavoidable, writes Bernard Casey
Representative body presses case for education and research spending, as Canberra slashes budget projections
Skilful management has delivered growth most industries ‘would die for’, but new analysis asks whether this can last
Initiative aims to expand the debate about endowments beyond divestment to wider social responsibilities
Political, economic and demographic considerations all suggest that the demand-driven system won’t endure, says Nick Hillman
Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land
Campuses are being physically repaired but questions remain over whether trust can be restored among staff and students
Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data
Huge deficits emerge as universities start to publish 2018-19 accounts – but impact will be reversed next year
Critics fear initiative could widen social inequalities
Sector leaders say Augar-inspired cut to tuition fees in England would damage sector
Newcastle posts ?44 million deficit after one-off USS charge, but sector’s results expected to rebound next year
Administrator ‘shocked’ that school was being used as ‘scapegoat’ during political turmoil
The EU’s next framework programme, Horizon Europe, is due to start in just over a year. But while its broad shape is settled, political wrangling over budget and participation rights means researchers are still unclear over their future funding prospects. David Matthews reports from Brussels
Fees reform has not quelled popular anger over exploitation, but academics can play a key role in constitutional reform, says Robert Funk
?9,000 fees permitted per-student funding to rise even at the height of austerity, argues former minister David Willetts
Announcement by new government given cautious welcome by academics – although questions remain over funding and political independence
Leading sociologist of inequality fears boosting the status of a select few universities could mean a closed educational elite, as in the US or France
The competition among 20 Georgian institutions for international medical students raises a host of quality concerns, says Michèle Wera
Delays in the name of political PR ‘forcing academics overseas’
Revolt by four-year campuses in US shows challenge of expanding federal role
Analysts say added flexibility is welcome but question how horse-trading scheme would work
New figures raise question of whether government has thwarted progress on its own policy priority
Federal institutions vow to fight back against Jair Bolsonaro’s restrictive policies
Alberta joins Ontario in cutting university funding and hiking tuition fees
While some universities are funding huge building projects out of international student fees, an increasing number in Australia and elsewhere are finding that the ground beneath their feet is the best foundation for reaching to the sky. But should universities really be swapping ivory towers for commercial skyscrapers? John Ross cranes his neck and wonders
Scheme means universities can spend levy money on own training for lecturers instead of seeing it claimed by government
Julie Bishop tells 糖心Vlog interview that Australia’s universities should rank better
Coalition finally succeeds in dispatching the nest egg it initiated last decade
Constitutional Council decision could strike a blow against expansion plan for international students and grandes écoles’ fees policy
Experts sceptical of free-college methods, but welcome party-wide commitment for 2020 poll
Ucea report suggests more direct methods of reining in staff spending are being used amid financial pressure
Hundred-year loans offer US universities big benefits, some risk, and queasiness
The volatility of current affairs means that the old certainties about how to identify receptive markets are gone, says Anna Esaki-Smith
Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire
Focus on graduate employment means universities will be judged on an issue over which they have limited control
New Social Democrat administration drops annual 2 per cent saving target, but could end teaching subsidy for humanities and social sciences
