It is the Treasury that gets to decide on any changes to sector funding, and it is the state of public finances that determines that there will be no major rethink. David Kernohan has been listening to...

Debbie McVitty was at the annual gathering of university vice chancellors and finds a sector eager to prove its value – but are ministers on the same page?

Last seen around the time of the Augar review, KPMG has updated work on the costs of teaching. DK finds evidence of cost cutting everywhere

As the UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus+ at around £570 million a year, Jim Dickinson argues that the sector's five-year record of underspending mobility money should worry everyone – and that the domestic...

When a far-right march was planned near her flat, her university said nothing. Cynthia Keza Birikundavyi argues that setting a threshold for communication is an administrative adjustment, not a political...

OfS has built one dashboard to rule them all - DK has thoughts

Soheil Davari and Rashaad Shabab argue that a joined-up curriculum doesn't happen by accident, someone needs to actively hold the pieces together

Jo Nuckley explains why responding to reports of harassment and sexual misconduct calls for a different kind of fairness

Panos Sousounis argues that if science diplomacy is shaping who UK universities partner with, international strategy teams need three separate assessments running simultaneously

With Washington's Supreme Court finding a university owed a duty over a fraternity hazing death, Bob Abrahart argues England's duty of care debate has skipped the prior question of what the university-student...

Seating plans, institutional neutrality, and complaints that feed straight into regulation. Jim Dickinson picks through OfS's consultation on the free speech conditions of registration

Luke Green and Liz Shutt make the case that to make devolution a success, civic universities need to partner more and lead less

The government's reply to the Treasury Committee's inquiry on student loans accepts some wording changes and rejects the rest. Jim Dickinson finds it answering a fairness question with a solvency one

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag is about a merger to create a new university in the south east

This week on the podcast we examine the government’s response to criticism of the student loan system. With ministers still describing the system as unfair and in need of reform, what might meaningful...

Seating plans, institutional neutrality, and complaints that feed straight into regulation. Jim Dickinson picks through OfS's consultation on the free speech conditions of registration

Jo Nuckley explains why responding to reports of harassment and sexual misconduct calls for a different kind of fairness

It is the Treasury that gets to decide on any changes to sector funding, and it is the state of public finances that determines that there will be no major rethink. David Kernohan has been listening to...

As the UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus+ at around £570 million a year, Jim Dickinson argues that the sector's five-year record of underspending mobility money should worry everyone – and that the domestic...

Luke Green and Liz Shutt make the case that to make devolution a success, civic universities need to partner more and lead less

Debbie McVitty was at the annual gathering of university vice chancellors and finds a sector eager to prove its value – but are ministers on the same page?

Soheil Davari and Rashaad Shabab argue that a joined-up curriculum doesn't happen by accident, someone needs to actively hold the pieces together

With Washington's Supreme Court finding a university owed a duty over a fraternity hazing death, Bob Abrahart argues England's duty of care debate has skipped the prior question of what the university-student...

When a far-right march was planned near her flat, her university said nothing. Cynthia Keza Birikundavyi argues that setting a threshold for communication is an administrative adjustment, not a political...

The government's reply to the Treasury Committee's inquiry on student loans accepts some wording changes and rejects the rest. Jim Dickinson finds it answering a fairness question with a solvency one

Panos Sousounis argues that if science diplomacy is shaping who UK universities partner with, international strategy teams need three separate assessments running simultaneously

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag is about a merger to create a new university in the south east

OfS has built one dashboard to rule them all - DK has thoughts

This week on the podcast we examine the government’s response to criticism of the student loan system. With ministers still describing the system as unfair and in need of reform, what might meaningful...

Last seen around the time of the Augar review, KPMG has updated work on the costs of teaching. DK finds evidence of cost cutting everywhere