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Minister bills new strategy as helping UK to keep pace with ¡®global innovation race¡¯

It is 2041. Knee-jerk politics is conspicuous by its absence and students are willing to actually hear each other. But is this odd spectacle a premonition or just a dream, wonders Jonathan Zimmerman

In first federal court test, Indiana University can keep mandate with exemptions for its on-campus students

Economist¡¯s ordeal highlights the risks of lone advisory roles in unstable countries

Public survey reveals divides among voting, class, age and educational background on the value of higher education

Governments urged to work with universities to expand capacity or system could be ¡®overwhelmed¡¯, forcing students to learn online at home

Regulator proposes new conditions of registration that also include standard on grade inflation

It is not in the interests of institutions with high-quality provision to offer courses that fall short of the mark, says OfS chair Lord Wharton 

Court order has little immediate effect but has generated new Democrat vows to seek citizenship for child immigrants

Dharmendra Pradhan faces an uphill struggle to implement the new National Education Policy, says Mukhtar Ahmad

Right-wing politicians¡¯ caricaturing of a mature research approach is a social dominance power play, says Steve Raven

Outgoing UKRI chair says this autumn¡¯s spending review will be a ¡®make-or-break moment¡¯

Reduction in paperwork demands comes amid a series of administration initiatives to help low-income borrowers

Exam dates and national policy addressed in first week 

Opposition says it will vote against bill at second reading and urges Tories to join them

Hannah-Jones case points out pathway for wider trustee reform but may just embolden academia¡¯s political enemies

Non-appearance of consultation first promised for spring suggests ¡®no agreement yet¡¯ between ministers on what they want from change

Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ¡®baseless¡¯, will lack credibility

Democratic administration had promised a more welcoming attitude but is also balancing scepticism towards China

¡®Significant change¡¯ at college highlights dwindling of former government aim for ¡®challenger institutions¡¯

Former chair of government review sees ¡®turning point¡¯ on scale of Tony Blair¡¯s target for half of young people to enter HE

Science and Technology Committee says Sir Andrew Mackenzie must improve knowledge of research issues and avoid potential conflicts of interest

Academics bemoan softly-softly reforms to ¡®fundamentally broken system¡¯

Half a year into office, moves on student loans, LGBTQ rights and foreign academics counter progressive image

A one-time fix via executive order ¨C which could be overturned by the next administration ¨C fails both future students and taxpayers, says Avery Davis

After 17 years as Ivy League leader, daughter of Holocaust survivor parlays extensive ties to Biden

SFC sector review set up by Scottish government calls for more strategic approach, but does not advocate nationally planned mergers

Academic scientists, frustrated by years of lean budgets, again urged to value stimulating corporate innovation

Calls to use US federal research spending in universities to boost heartland regions gain political traction

Universities come under pressure to investigate scholars¡¯ ties

Students and faculty to be asked annually about their personal opinions, with public funding tied to answers

Federal prosecutor alleges that ¡®Ilnur N¡¯ passed on university information to Russian intelligence services in return for cash

Tory peer Lord Johnson¡¯s amendment to skills bill intended to stop ministers using ELQ rule or number caps in lifelong loans

Sector¡¯s social purpose must be ¡®unleashed¡¯ post-pandemic, yet government policy could revive ¡®old inequalities¡¯, warns ex-Labour minister turned UAL v-c

Education secretary urges universities to go ¡®further and faster¡¯ on aligning courses with economic needs or government ¡®will step in¡¯

Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ¡®committed to net zero¡¯ in pre-appointment hearing

Institution confident of legal victory, but political costs loom in conservative state

Plans to reduce teaching grant are one of ¡®biggest attacks on arts and entertainment in English universities in living memory¡¯

Analysis by 91ÇÑ×Ó shows how specialist institutions would bear brunt of impact

Politician turned coal boss pulls out of appointment as Australian university¡¯s chancellor

Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit

Scholars, fed up with decades of living from contract to contract, force government to remove video that seemed to celebrate insecurity

Former Tory minister warns using ELQ rule in government¡¯s planned skills revolution would block careers in key sectors like fashion

As the government moves left on economics and right on culture, institutions must show the depth and breadth of their impact, says Sir Chris Husbands

Using different models to bridge divide, universities and colleges could move towards more unified tertiary education systems

Critics allege that political interference has caused delays to appointments  

Government, enterprise and education must contribute to a multi-pronged, long-term programme to boost social mobility, says Anulika Ajufo

In seeking Biden perspective, nation¡¯s top court follows process that comforts affirmative action backers

Chinese students bring benefits but universities are too reliant on them and Canberra should ¡®take a harder line¡¯, respondents say

Australian minister¡¯s call for specialisation fosters speculation that rejected idea could be resurrected

Universities are anxious to meet social priorities, but new demands must be properly resourced, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski

As Conservative ministers attack sector expansion, MPs support it locally ¨C offering potential route for sector ¡®dialogue¡¯ with party

NCAA wants federal intervention as states move to allow profit-making by collegiate sports stars

Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU¡¯s research programme now removed, say continental observers

Education secretary says university degree is not ¡®the only way to a good job¡¯

Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship

Apparent backtracking comes after protests on streets of Hungarian capital

Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers¡¯ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas

Changing loan terms ¡®might not be popular¡¯ and would cost average graduate ?10,000 but could be better than cutting places or funding, says Hepi paper

Union says education¡¯s secretary¡¯s criticism of students is ¡®dangerous¡¯, as Magdalen president defends ¡®democratic decision-making¡¯ that led to removal