Higher education leaders, what is your strategy?
The only alternative to competing on uniqueness is competing on quality or price. Neither is a good option, say Scott Latham and Michael Braun

The only alternative to competing on uniqueness is competing on quality or price. Neither is a good option, say Scott Latham and Michael Braun

Party conference hears Tony Blair Institute economist and Coventry provost call for change of tone on sector expansion and cultural attacks

Shadow chancellor promises to reinstate top rate of income tax to fund ‘biggest expansion of medical school places ever’

Psychologist will become first American to lead institution when she succeeds Stephen Toope

Status quo ‘not sustainable’ for universities or students and even Tory government ‘will recognise that soon’, shadow minister says

Median age at degree completion shrinks, although share of field’s graduates with job commitment does too, American Academy of Arts and Sciences finds

Labour conference hears that levelling up is now ‘dead’ for Tories, meaning alternative vision for regional innovation needed

Retaining Covid innovations seen as possible solution to dealing with backlog

Unions say one-off handouts will do little to deter members’ appetite to strike for better pay deals

Universities face long road to recovery even if Lula is victorious, say sector leaders

University of the West of Scotland says twice-weekly meals are a response to cost-of-living crisis

The cost-of-living crisis is bringing to a head the inadequacy of current funding and support for doctoral students, says Ellie Munro

The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming

Covid-19 illustrated how universities are not always good at taking responsibility for the practicalities of their policy statements, says Zahir IraniÂ

Disappointment as ‘mini budget’ contains no new commitments on research funding or support for students