Higher education Green Paper: have universities really neglected teaching?
Richard Black on the ‘lazy and self-serving argument’ that research and teaching are in competition
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Indian lecturers ‘singled out for jobs’ at UK universities, study finds
However, success of Indian academics in the UK may be under threat as a result of universities’ focus on teaching excellence
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World University Rankings blog: India wakes up to the power of rankings
India ‘cannot aspire to be a world power without having a single world-class university’, country’s president says. Phil Baty writes
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New labs ‘lying idle’ due to science budget mismatch, MPs warn
Science and Technology Committee raises fears that resource spending has not kept up with new infrastructure
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Students, stop fighting each other: it’s the government that is the enemy
The student movement is more divided than ever, but it must stand together to defend its values, says Beth Button
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MP: politicians must understand ‘scientific’ policymaking
Adam Afriyie urges policymakers to test their preconceived ideologies against evidence
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Will international campuses in South Korea help secure country’s first Nobel prize?
Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus
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Helga Nowotny: scientists are losing public trust by ‘overselling’ research
Author of new book The Cunning of Uncertainty fears pressure for scientific certainty is leading researchers to make promises they cannot deliver
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The higher education Green Paper: everything you need to know
What Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice means for the higher education sector
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Higher education Green Paper: what it means for teaching
Government proposals will be detrimental not just to scholarship but to quality teaching in higher education, says Joanna Williams
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Global Employability University Ranking 2015 results
Top 150 universities for graduate employability revealed
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Higher education Green Paper: what it means for research
Much is to be decided on who will distribute research funding, but a metrics-based ‘mini-REF’ may raise eyebrows, says David Matthews
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Green Paper at a glance
Some of the key points to take away from the government’s consultation on the future of universities
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Higher education Green Paper: TEF paves way for variable fees
Most institutions likely to be able to increase fees in 2017-18, with subsequent awards to allow for further rises
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Higher education Green Paper: ‘Office for Students’ and new fee regime proposed
Hefce and Office for Fair Access would be merged into new body under government proposals, while Green Paper also suggests ministers could set fee caps