Calls to loosen restrictions on international students in wake of shock defeat to left-wing party in by-election may go unheard without leadership change, say experts

Some institutions respond to ‘explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

Confirmed deal to cost UK £570 million in first year, with ministers targeting 100,000 participants including apprentices and adult learners

Fears that expansion of master’s research courses to circumvent dependants ban may prompt more restrictions

As he begins his stint as Universities UK president, Malcolm Press tells Helen Packer that the sector’s demands of government need to be realistic about the constrained state of public finances and th...

Co-branded campuses and partial mergers expected to become more common in face of higher borrowing costs

Institutions review policies ahead of new obligations coming into force but campaigners believe culture change is needed, as they gear up to highlight breaches

Warning more institutions may look to Scottish government for support as ailing university’s problems blamed on mismanagement rather than wider funding pressures

Domestic student places and essential courses face axe as plan to tax international tuition fees could prove to be ‘final nail in a coffin’ for some institutions

Institutions may be forced to choose between extra research funding and placating students unless narrative around military work changes

Difficult to get new models of collaboration off the ground without ‘transformation funding’, finds efficiencies review

Institutions expect to consider more subject closures as financial problems spiral, finds UUK survey

Merger model common in other parts of education sector increasingly appealing to universities keen to retain some autonomy

Sector should be wary of asking businesses to pay ‘additional tax’ and focus on tweaking current system instead, says Universities UK chief

University transformation relies on more open relationship with government, says group focused on sector-wide cost reductions

Use of ‘hypocritical’ confidentiality agreements by UK’s biggest academic union criticised, with increasingly disgruntled staff set to stage rally outside own offices

Unregistered providers account for more than half of franchised tuition fee money claimed in past three years, new figures show

UK should aim for growth in student numbers but recognise ‘opportunities to reform’ post-study work rights, finds commission convened by former universities minister

University handed record fine over free speech breaches claims ruling gives ‘free rein’ to racists and sexists

OfS finding that university failed to uphold its free speech duties prompts others into reviewing policies that some believe were ‘copied and pasted’

Warnings lack of independence could stifle new government body as it attempts to unite sector to tackle skills gaps

Cash recovered from alleged money-laundering pays for development of new institution in Islamabad that prime minister hopes will ‘rival Oxford’

Cash-strapped institution confirms it will not be investing upfront in new Central Asian outpost

Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected

Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity

Government announces 2 per cent cut to university budget in efforts to row back public spending

India’s opening up to overseas outposts has injected new life into a form of transnational education that many observers had considered to be moribund. But will the clutch of early adopters blaze a su...

Indian Institutes of Management need stronger PhD pipeline and ability to match international salaries, says sector leader