UK higher education policy

Research-intensive universities face £315 million bill for proposed fee levy, adding to pressures caused by massive erosion of fee value, says lobby group

Single voice needed to coordinate work on local skills needs, argues new report, which says credit transfer easier to do at regional level

Government yet to articulate its vision for the sector after a year in power as political threats – rather than long-term thinking – shape its agenda, says outgoing UUK president