Academic ideals are being crushed to suit private-sector style management
If universities continue to heed the call of corporatisation, the role of the academic as we know it will become extinctAs an early-career lecturer in a post-1992 university, I often feel like a rare...
View ArticlePericles Lewis: a humanities education produces truly creative leaders
The US economy is built on the imagination and innovation of humanties graduates, argues the president of Yale-NUS College in SingaporeLewis is speaking at this month's Guardian University...
View ArticleLiam Byrne: 'government is poisoning roots of higher education'
The damage being done to universities is frankly alarming, writes Labour's spokesman on higher educationByrne is speaking at this month's Guardian University ForumIn office, we in the Labour Party took...
View ArticleRelief greets news of 'better than expected' university budget
Universities warn that while access and high-cost courses have been made a priority, they are not completely protectedUniversities are bracing themselves for significant cuts to teaching budgets...
View ArticleHigher education should be free for everybody at the point of entry
Make university free for students, but extract promises to pay tax on it later. Then sell off the promises Mark Reiff explainsEducation has long been seen as a principal source of economic mobility....
View ArticleUK universities it's time to go to India
In five year's time, India will have the largest number of students enrolled in higher education. The UK can't sit back, it must go to India, urges reportUK universities must go to India if they are to...
View ArticleTuition fees blunder: 'there's no need for this spiralling public cost'
From non-subsidised government loans to a graduate tax, three higher education professionals suggest how to move forward from the tuition fees debacleThere are two fundamental problems with the current...
View ArticleStudents are made to believe that 'university is all about them'
Student satisfaction does not say much about the quality of education, says Joanna Williams. Labour's manifesto needs to be more radical and push for intellectual challengeIt seems Ed Miliband is...
View ArticleDrop in foreign student numbers: are UK universities too complacent?
Global competition for international students is growing the UK needs to start treating them as people and learners, not numbersFor the first time in 29 years the number of international students...
View ArticlePart-time student numbers plummet thanks to government indifference
Part-time study is the key to skilling the workforce and educating the disadvantaged. But it is not a priority for this governmentThe news this week that the number of people coming to university to...
View ArticleFewer international science students come to 'unwelcoming' UK
Enrolments on Stem courses have dropped 10%, says House of Lords reportAn "unwelcoming UK" has seen a drop in the number of international students studying science, technology, engineering and maths...
View ArticleFunding UK higher education: why we shouldn't copy Australia
Adopting the Australian tuition fee system could result in poorer students staying away from expensive coursesA new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) recommends that UK...
View ArticleHigher education policy in the UK and Australia who did what first? View our...
Australian and UK universities mimic each others strategies when it comes to higher education funding and policy. Compare the key trends and developments since the late 1980s to see whos leading the...
View ArticleCuts to Australian higher education: deregulation of fees is the only option
Give universities the power to set the price students pay and they'll drive a diverse system it may be the UK's best bet tooAustralian and UK higher education policy have a remarkable ability to leap...
View ArticleHas the expansion of higher education helped to widen access? live chat
Join our online discussion Thursday17 July, 9-11am BST, to discuss the impact of fees, the removal of caps on student numbers and the future of widening accessSocial mobility in HE: who does it better,...
View ArticleGreg Clark appointed universities and science minister open thread
What changes do you hope the new minister will introduce? Sector figures share their thoughtsGreg Clark replaces David Willetts as minister for universities and science, following the government's...
View ArticleHow do we get graduates who move abroad to pay back their student loan?
Australia and the UK both struggle to recoup student loan repayments from graduates who've moved abroad. Nick Hillman says we need a stricter approachThe Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) is...
View ArticleStudent loans debt: should universities share some of the risk? poll
David Willetts says universities could benefit from buying up their students' debts. Is this a good move for the sector? Have your say below Continue reading...
View ArticleLifting the cap on student numbers: five lessons learned from Australia
A new report urges England to seek guidance from Australia if its policy on uncapping student numbers is to be a successRead our series on UK vs Australia: whos copying whom?In 2015, universities in...
View ArticleUniversities and the 2015 election: gulf between big parties widens
Labour is committed to lowering fees, the Tories are eager to let them rise. Next year will be very significant for higher education, says Martin Hall In higher education, 2014 feels a bit like...
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