Jo Johnson: TEF will include metrics on widening participation
Higher education Green Paper due in the next few weeks, says minister at Conservative Party conference

Higher education Green Paper due in the next few weeks, says minister at Conservative Party conference

ÌÇÐÄVlog secretary takes swipe at university ‘lobbyists’ but no mention about speculation that she has lost support of Cameron on students being included in net migration count

Japanese and Canadian professors awarded prize for their work on ‘nature’s most elusive elementary particles’

Putting our latest rankings results into context

Former universities minister criticises colleagues by pointing out irony that to cut participation, it is affluent South where numbers would need to be cut

The University of Cambridge is the top UK institution for hosting both international and British students who go on to win Nobel prizes, finds British Council

Money to be set aside for ‘blue skies’ fundamental research

China’s long wait for a home-grown Nobel prize in science is now over, but concerns over its university culture remain, says David Matthews

The ‘naming and shaming’ of universities that have hosted extremist speakers has raised more questions about the intentions of the Prevent agenda, says Jack Grove

John Morgan blogs from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester

Institutions signed up to IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative have pledged to create scholarships for under-represented students, says report

Independent audit ordered by president in wake of claims by black students’ officer

Scientists from Japan, China and Ireland awarded for their work tackling parasitic diseases

Campus universities seem to have happier students. Mark Smith and Adam Child think they know why

Falmouth deputy v-c’s remarks spur artists’ sharp comment on changes to arts education