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The new commission must answer the big questions without delay and consult universities, say Jan Palmowski and Kurt Deketelaere

Ulster University and Melvyn Bragg take top prizes as ‘Oscars of higher education’ celebrate 20th birthday

Universities should no longer give the â€˜cold shoulder’ to businesses that can potentially perform functions more effectively, says Ken Sloan

New figures suggest Russell Group universities have been much less affected by declining student numbers than other institutions

Youngest ever black Cambridge professor seeks to challenge ‘exclusionary, elitist’ culture in academia

Shitij Kapur warns sector has already used up a lot of political capital on small fee rise that will not solve institutional funding woes

Risk of Lifelong Learning Entitlement and Growth and Skills Levy working at cross-purposes without more joined-up thinking, finds report

Balázs Hankó defends university governance reforms in É«ºÐÖ±²¥ interview

Two vice-chancellors discuss challenges they face dealing with conflict on campus

Leading university threatened with loss of accreditation after complaints of animals being ‘automatically euthanised’ and students facing racism

UK sector leaders expect trust issues as culture changes, but ‘burning platform’ of financial crisis will focus minds

Authors say findings support idea that researchers will increasingly use AI tools to design more effective experiments