MP: politicians must understand ‘scientific’ policymaking
Adam Afriyie urges policymakers to test their preconceived ideologies against evidence
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Will international campuses in South Korea help secure country’s first Nobel prize?
Envy of Japan’s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus
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Helga Nowotny: scientists are losing public trust by ‘overselling’ research
Author of new book The Cunning of Uncertainty fears pressure for scientific certainty is leading researchers to make promises they cannot deliver
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The higher education Green Paper: everything you need to know
What Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice means for the higher education sector
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Higher education Green Paper: what it means for teaching
Government proposals will be detrimental not just to scholarship but to quality teaching in higher education, says Joanna Williams
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Global Employability University Ranking 2015 results
Top 150 universities for graduate employability revealed
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Higher education Green Paper: what it means for research
Much is to be decided on who will distribute research funding, but a metrics-based ‘mini-REF’ may raise eyebrows, says David Matthews
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Green Paper at a glance
Some of the key points to take away from the government’s consultation on the future of universities
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Higher education Green Paper: TEF paves way for variable fees
Most institutions likely to be able to increase fees in 2017-18, with subsequent awards to allow for further rises
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Higher education Green Paper: ‘Office for Students’ and new fee regime proposed
Hefce and Office for Fair Access would be merged into new body under government proposals, while Green Paper also suggests ministers could set fee caps
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Higher education Green Paper: reaction
Universities and other sector bodies have given a cautious welcome to proposals contained in a new Green Paper on higher education
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Open University staff vote to strike over regional centre closures
With 500 jobs at stake, ballot is first of its type in institution’s history
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Cambridge study details state school students’ ‘advantage’ over private school peers
University of Cambridge’s examinations arm finds independent school-leavers at Russell Group institutions are a third less likely to get a good degree than state school students with similar A-level...
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Higher education Green Paper: more private providers and ‘exit’ plans for universities
John Morgan looks at plans to make it quicker for private colleges to access public funding and become universities
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University Campus Suffolk gains taught degree awarding powers
The institution takes a further step towards becoming an independent university