Equity is the best policy
If the UK wishes its sector as a whole to be as well regarded as its elite stars, the right balance must be found in funding
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Split persists on Thatcher legacy
Former prime minister’s higher education policies still elicit respect and rancour. Jack Grove reports
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Commission to scrutinise commercial providers
Cross-party group will review for-profit higher education operators
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Research must take gender into account
Future European funding may depend on identifying how research affects women as well as men
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Posh spice up CVs to gain edge at post-1992s
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status
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'Something to eat with that?'
The theory and practice of tampingArguments about whether universities should place “employability at the heart of the student experience” have escalated after the announcement of a new Poppleton...
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The gift rift
Demise of matched funding leaves majority of institutions worse off. David Matthews reports
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Thatcher’s legacy: golden age for higher education or ‘unmitigated disaster’?
Former prime minister’s higher education policies still elicit respect and rancour. Jack Grove reports
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Scrapping REF would make little difference to QR funding, says report
Report says distribution would change little if based on research council cash. Paul Jump writes
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Commission to scrutinise commercial providers
A Conservative peer and a former vice-chancellor will lead a cross-party review of for-profit higher education providers.The Higher Education Commission - a group of business leaders,...
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Former president tells Chris Parr that online courses could drive down students’ costs
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Research must take gender into account
Addressing whether research has a “gender dimension” is to become a greater priority under new plans for European funding.The term refers to the fact that research does not always account for...
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What’s a nice student like you doing in a post‑1992 like this?
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status. Jack Grove writes
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Unions fear City may shed jobs to fund REF bid
Unions fear that job cuts will fund institution’s lofty research ambitions. Jack Grove reports