University funding and finances
University leaders frustrated by lack of clarity on higher education in party manifestos
Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts
Iconic Californian institution’s viability as a state university called into question by fall in public support and growing political intrusion, says ex-chancellor
Carolyn Fairbairn’s UUK speech will also criticise Labour’s plans to abolish tuition fees in England
Thousands of university staff are set to pay more towards pensions under proposals
We share what 50 Nobel prizewinners think about issues facing science, universities and the world, from populist politics and researcher mobility, to artificial intelligence and threats to humankind
UA warns government plans counteract its own science and innovation agenda
Singaporeans are starting to question the benefit of recruiting so much global research talent, say Pang Eng Fong and Linda Lim
Don’t blame vice-chancellors for their salaries – we need to rethink where power lies in universities, says Tom Cutterham
With the Hungarian government clamping down on universities and championing labourers over philosophers, David Matthews meets those living with the consequences
Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities
Variations in the Russell Group demonstrate a mixed national picture, write Joshua Stubbs and Paul Wakeling
Carol Christ, new leader of the Californian university, also plans ‘free speech year’ for students and staff to engage with topic
UK emerges as campaign’s world leader as nine new institutions announce commitments
糖心Vlog’s latest financial health update pinpoints how some UK institutions could be at particular risk from the TEF and Brexit
Complete University Guide’s international and postgraduate fees survey for 2017 also suggests Brexit caution on rises in some areas
Replacing England’s tuition fee system with a cheaper and fairer alternative is not as difficult as many claim, says Andrew Adonis
UK universities face uncertainty over the impact of Brexit and the TEF, the future for tuition fees and a pensions deficit. Which institutions have the financial clout and diversified portfolios to survive? Simon Baker runs the numbers
Universities used to be thought unsinkable, but the unthinkable – an institution going to the wall – is now a genuine, if yet remote, prospect
Mass rallies held across the south-east Asian country as legislation to remove tuition fees is passed
Senate report confirms package including funding cuts, fee rises will need crossbench support to pass
Paper highlights possible negative impact of performance-related funding and for-profit universities on widening participation
Australian legislation proposes to lower the country’s generous loan repayment threshold – but some argue that it should rise even higher, says Andrew Norton
Post-Brexit university funding issues are about more than the big pots of research cash, writes Gurpreet Jagpal
Expanding degree apprenticeships will strengthen universities’ important role in improving their local communities, says Dawn Morley
Before pouring more public or private money into universities, politicians must ensure that all students are properly prepared, says Warren Bebbington
Claims that outsourcing in higher education improves efficiency are not proven, says analysis
Providing support for learners on low-cost ‘flat-pack degrees’ is key to expanding international higher education in Australia and worldwide, says Merlin Crossley
Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives from 45 to five years ago and discovers some recurring themes
Forty per cent of state-funded student places to be axed also
Simon Birmingham claims that universities can achieve ‘economies of scale’ to deal with funding cuts
‘Drastic action’ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns
Working 55 hours per week, the loss of research periods, slashed pensions, increased bureaucracy, tiny budgets and declining standards have finally forced Michael Edwards out
Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive
London Economics shows how less well-off graduates will repay more than higher-earning peers
But polling also finds balance of public opinion is against Labour policy and tuition fees rated low among voting priorities
University leaders dismayed by factual holes in the revived debate over tuition fees should respond with some broad brush strokes of their own, says Andy Westwood
Knee-jerk, uncosted and damaging calls to abolish fees must be resisted, says Bill Rammell
Flexible degrees and a clearer public contribution to their cost would command widespread support, says Iain Martin
Current fees system ‘isn’t perfect’, but it does a decent job of balancing the interests of universities, students and taxpayers, says Tim Bradshaw
Labour peer calls for funding council intervention on Glynis Breakwell’s salary
Half of university leaders surveyed say ?9,000 system is unsustainable, showing widespread desire for major reform
The $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a huge opportunity to build academic capacity in Pakistan, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Muhammad Haris
Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce
University cites Brexit as factor causing financial uncertainty – but also as recruitment ‘opportunity’
Financial uncertainty had forced institutions to cut jobs and courses
Shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden believes that the current approach to tuition fees could end up punishing not only students, but whole communities
Poorer teenagers in England will shun university because they ‘cannot access Bank of Mum and Dad’, Labour leader warns
Arizona State University’s Michael Crow was the highest-earning leader in 2015-16
Threshold freeze bites while poorest graduate ‘with largest debts’ of ?57,000 on average, researchers warn
Senior minister said that there may need to be a ‘national debate’ about student debt
Jo Johnson takes aim at Southampton’s leader in outspoken attack on ‘sharp increase’ in salaries
Lecturers and vice-chancellors will now be eligible for four-year visas and permanent residency
‘Shocking’ shift away from fundamental projects harms country's scientific reputation, says author of report
Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region’s woes
UK universities’ complacency in the good times has left them ill-equipped to respond to falling postgraduate master’s enrolment, says Michelle Morgan
The sweatshop conditions in which sessional academics work in Australia mirror the treatment of schoolteachers in Victorian times, say Hannah Forsyth and Jedidiah Evans
Exercise that could take money away from universities likely to be shelved or scaled back
Vice-chancellor explains traditional offices and teaching styles will disappear at ?330 million Waterside project
As student loan debt in the UK passes ?100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt
