Central European University hopes ‘agreement’ with Hungary near Budapest-based institution says negotiations between Hungary and New York State have created ‘basis for an agreement’ By David Matthews 3 October
How to be happy: a sociologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By David Bartram 3 October
Jo Johnson urges end to 'terminology of debt and loans' Finance expert Martin Lewis likens government to 'illegal loan shark' on 'disastrous' threshold freeze By John Morgan 3 October
England's student loan reforms a 'significant giveaway' says IFS Raising graduate repayments bar to £25k hikes level of public subsidy for system to 45 per cent, says respected research institute By Simon Baker 3 October
Student finance reforms raise questions over sector funding and TEF Theresa May’s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ‘minefield’, sector figures warn By John Morgan 2 October
How to be happy: a neuroscientist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Morten Kringelbach 2 October
New Cambridge v-c calls for global agenda in 'age of anxiety' Stephen Toope says universities must continue to work across borders even as societies become more inward looking By Chris Havergal 2 October
Opportunity and risk for Catalan research in independence debate Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding By Holly Else 2 October
Conservative conference 2017: a ‘review’ or tweaks to status quo? John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system By John Morgan 1 October
Graduate employment tracking set to be rolled out across Europe Commission wants more comparable data on the jobs students go into, and how well their degrees prepared them By Jack Grove 1 October
UK urged to set 70 per cent higher education participation target Nick Hillman makes call in book that aims to influence Conservative policy By John Morgan 30 September
Credit rating downgrade highlights risks for UK universities Leeds, Southampton and Manchester among institutions downgraded by Moody's, but Cambridge keeps triple-A rating By John Morgan 29 September
