Ex-No 10 adviser and ‘Ponzi’ HE critic to help pick OfS chair

UUK and MillionPlus make call via task force amid fears some universities could lose hundreds of students each after lifting of number controls

28 August

English ministers advised to start looking at key features like partnership with employers rather than using German system as ‘trademark’

19 August

Interventionist stance of ‘restructuring regime’ prompts warning of ‘tragic’ erosion of university autonomy

20 July

Education secretary signals rebalancing towards further education in England after shift in nature of Tory electoral support

9 July

Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to interview hopefuls to head regulator, alongside Tory peer, former Tory MP and ex-Tory candidate