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Geraldine Van Bueren says international law could help opponents of rising tuition costs in their battle

School pupils from poorer backgrounds could be contacted by the government to nudge them towards applying to university if they get good GCSE grades, David Willetts has said.

UUK chief looks to impact to save budget from Augean economy

Wales’ institutions gain funds as a result of cross-border flow under new fees regime

Gurminder Bhambra supports the students and staff contesting the hollowing-out of the University of Sussex’s collegial ideals

Steve Smith warns of looming budgetary issues that could send institutions off the road

It is morally wrong to deny University of Sussex students 24/7 support from flexible, professional campus services, says John Duffy

A huge cut to the Australian higher education budget announced just months before the next federal election is the largest since 1996, according to umbrella body Universities Australia.

Improved procurement could be the secret to balancing the sector’s books in tough times, Nick Petford and Andy Davies suggest

Demise of matched funding leaves majority of institutions worse off. David Matthews reports

Report says distribution would change little if based on institutions’ research council income

Could a Welsh institution’s success offer insights to help stragglers catch up?

Overall funding for Welsh universities is set to increase by 13.6 per cent next academic year.

Newcastle University is to launch a new £7 million centre for undersea and offshore engineering on the site of a famous former shipyard.

Better regional R&D strategies needed to access structural funds, sector told.

Speculation mounts that reform has diminished leadership role

Sir Alan Langlands is to leave his job as chief executive of England’s funding council to become vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, where he has been welcomed as a “stellar figure” in higher education.

Tim McInnis, the former director of the alumni relations office at Durham University, has left the institution to join a cancer charity.

Austerity a greater threat than Moocs and private providers, writes John Morgan

Ministers advised to reverse ban on second degree funding

Further shrinkage as funding reforms take fuller effect

The English higher education sector last year saw its first real-terms cut in income since records began almost 20 years ago, while institutional finances will take a further hit this year because of the fall in student numbers under higher fees.

Universities UK has been asked by David Willetts to undertake a review of part-time study and make urgent recommendations in response to a report which shows a “dramatic decline” in part-time students.

‘Unpredictable outcomes’ of reform require ‘immediate attention

Scholars in arts and humanities departments vulnerable to subsidy cuts are fighting back. John Marcus reports

The tuition fee cap will remain at £9,000 in 2014-15, meaning the government is allowing most universities’ income to be eroded by inflation, while students’ grants for living expenses will be held back with a below-inflation rise.

Spending by English universities rose faster than their income did in the year before £9,000 tuition fees were introduced, while institutions again increased their reliance on fees paid by overseas students.

Universities plan cost-sharing groups once VAT exemption rules are clarified. By Jack Grove

Further austerity measures could wreak havoc with BIS’ stretched finances

Whoever wins the next election, uncapped enrolments and a big student loan book must be addressed, say observers

Student accommodation provider UPP has launched its first bond, backed by the income from student residences at five universities.

Private university’s new course awaits General Medical Council approval as critics decry projected £144,000 price

Coalition reveals ‘disturbing’ shortfall. David Matthews reports

Welsh universities lead the UK in terms of output quality per pound invested, says report from Learned Society of Wales

The ����Vlog Policy Institute has mounted a successful drive to recruit more university partners, with the institutions helping to secure the independent thinktank’s long-term future.

The short-term benefits to the government of increasing student fees in England will be outweighed 6.5 times over by the long-term costs of the new system, according to a new report.

Hepi director predicts more cuts over higher student loan costs

US president Barack Obama has said that taxpayers “cannot continue to subsidise higher and higher and higher costs of higher education” in his annual State of the Union Address, and published proposals that would require colleges to meet performance thresholds to qualify for federal funding.

The next European Union research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has been allocated a budget of almost €71 billion (£60.4 billion) in an agreement reached on 8 February.

England’s funding council has unveiled the sector’s total funding for 2013-14, stating that funding per student is on the rise under the new system of higher fees.

The sector must not let claims that application rates vindicate fees policy go unchallenged, says Liam Burns

‘Neurotic’ sector plays ‘zero-sum game’ despite cap on numbers

The University of Huddersfield has unveiled pioneering plans to raise funds for scholarships by lending money to small businesses. 

Loss of international student licence exacts heavy toll on London Met. David Matthews reports

The critics of private-sector higher education can muster plenty of hostility - even hatred - towards its providers but precious few reasoned arguments, according to Peter Crisp

Loss of international student licence exacts heavy toll on London Met. David Matthews reports

Ucas data demonstrate wide-ranging impact of fees and funding changes. John Morgan reports

Ucas data demonstrate wide-ranging impact of fees and funding changes. John Morgan reports