White British students ‘least likely’ to go to university
Report finds poorest Chinese pupils more likely to enrol than richest white peers
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Teaching excellence framework ‘will fail’, conference hears
Panelists call on government to avoid making TEF a ‘bureaucratic exercise’
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Jo Johnson ‘described flat-cash science budget as best outcome achievable’
Comments on spending review attributed to universities minister later removed by Royal Society of Biology
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English university finances on ‘unsustainable trajectory’
Hefce warns of ‘weakening’ in finances and trend towards lower surpluses and ‘record’ borrowingÂ
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University of Missouri president and chancellor resign following protests
Tim Wolfe and R. Bowen Loftin ousted after huge campaign
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Metrics-based mini REF ‘won’t be credible’
Green Paper recommends use of metrics, despite July report’s reservations
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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