The odds are stacked against the UK’s small and specialist providers
Challenger institutions offer innovation and dynamism, but ignorance and monopolistic behaviour is holding them back, says Edward VenningÂ
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Willetts: free speech bill ‘could protect extreme views’
Legislation aiming to eradicate ‘cancel culture’ will be used across political spectrum, not only by Conservatives, former minister predicts
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Republicans target US student subsidies
Aiming to deny routine extension of federal debt limit, House conservatives hope to force lower Pell grant upon millions of borrowers
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Benefits of universal income support for students ‘outweigh costs’
Parental income should not influence eligibility for living allowances, ߣߣÊÓƵn academics argue
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Scotland’s universities at risk due to funding cuts, SNP warned
New leadership of Scottish government told to make sustainable higher education funding a priority after years of stagnation
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Last Kingdom academic helps Netflix get its facts right
University of Winchester historian Ryan Lavelle reflects on nearly a decade advising on streaming giant’s blockbuster Vikings series
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Casuals, let’s resist universities’ monstrous, penny-pinching ‘systems’
Doing admin is a poor use of your time as an expert. Make sure you invoice for it at your highest rate, says Andy Farnell
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Arkansas trustees reject University of Phoenix
Fears over reputation and secrecy deal major setback to online US university's once-promising bid for traditional higher ed partner
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English HE’s global reputation harmed by quality concerns – QAA
Universities’ lack of compliance with European standards raises suspicions in foreign governments that hamper expansion plans, warns agency’s chief executive
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Professor’s pay cut to $0 for ‘failing to prepare lectures’
Purdue University accused of trying to force maths academic to retire after concerns about his Covid-era teaching
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US tuition now mostly given back to students in discounts
Colleges and universities are providing students more in tuition breaks than they collect, in sign of growing budgetary strains
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UKRI’s diversity strategy ‘doesn’t mention race’
Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests
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Bill ‘would give police powers’ to Pakistan’s university watchdog
Higher Education Commission could be given control over v-c appointments at public universities, with ‘disastrous consequences’ for autonomy
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Dutch universities to be handed international student controls
Institutions will be able to limit or expand recruitment depending on local circumstances, with more centralised management also possible
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Shaky finances of 30 providers being monitored by OfS
Regulator will not ‘prop up’ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite