Bogus accounting and irrelevant populism cannot fill Labour’s £11 billion black hole
Andrew Adonis’s account of how Labour could fund universities if tuition fees were abolished lacks credibility, says David Willetts
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Face it – there’s no going back on tuition fees
In his article “Is abolishing tuition fees regressive? It depends how it’s done” (Opinion, 17 August), Lord Adonis says: “My political sense is that if the universities and/or the government move...
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Bath v-c merits higher pay than Oxbridge heads, says council chair
Under-fire head of Bath's governing body defends high pay of Dame Glynis Breakwell after Hefce rebuke
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Oxford plans new college amid postgrad and undergrad growth
New centre could have £200 million price tag and be funded by wealthy benefactor
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Willetts backs ‘£9k for everyone’ without ‘price competition’
Former UK universities minister’s stance in contrast to that of Andrew Adonis and some in government
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Vice-chancellors’ pay row: a whiff of hypocrisy and sexism?
Pam Tatlow looks at the ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’ of the v-c salary row, and finds some unfortunate trends
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Mandelson: left’s opposition to fees hijacked by elitist right
Architect of Browne review says he is yet to hear ‘wholly convincing’ case for reducing fees
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Russell Group v-cs 'just misinformed' on post-92 costs
Middlesex head 'not worried' by Lord Adonis' calls for return of polytechnic-university divide
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Laurie Taylor – 28 September 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Russell Group vice-chancellors’ pay averages almost £332K
Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17
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V-c pay levels reflect impact of policy decisions
It is difficult to say whether the recent criticisms of vice-chancellors’ salaries by Jo Johnson, the universities minister, and Lord Adonis, the former education minister (“Who has final say on pay...
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The week in higher education – 17 August 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The week in higher education – 5 October 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The week in higher education – 23 November 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Natfhe conference: No love for Adonis
The Prime Minister's appointment of an unelected former adviser, Andrew Adonis, as a junior education minister was ridiculed by delegates. A motion from the union's North West Region attacked the "...