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Labour leadership hopeful would also extend student finance to apprentices

Deloitte has identified seven key issues facing higher education in 2015 and beyond. Here are some of the recommendations from the corporate consultancy giant

Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas

The University of the Aegean is seeking permission to admit refugees arriving in their thousands on the shores of Greek islands

Cuts will “hurt the country’s competitiveness and citizens’ well-being”, says rector

Students place more value on facilities than reputation, research finds

Independent Commission on Fees concerned by high write-off rate and impact on ‘squeezed middle’

More research spending needed, says head of Brazil’s innovation agency

A £17.5 million donation to the University of Cambridge has thrown the spotlight on philanthropy, but where does it sit in the recent history of cash gifts? asks John Elmes

University of South Wales shuts Docklands centre after less than a year

Labour's shadow business secretary warns that universities should not be 'muzzled' in EU debate. John Morgan blogs from the UUK event in London.

Dame Julia Goodfellow, Universities UK president-elect, calls for higher education to ‘stand up and be counted’ in EU referendum debate

Chris Havergal asks whether spending money on new buildings and facilities can give universities a competitive edge

Government attacked by Hepi president for backtracking on pledge to increase loan repayment threshold

Will Institute of Economic Affairs report put the idea of cuts to QR funding on the political agenda? asks John Morgan

Lee Jones reacts to the £150 million cut to Hefce's budget

Epigram editor Zaki Dogliani explores whether students would accept different prices for different courses

Nick Hillman examines the endurance of the boarding school model of higher education

Hefce study shows 132 per cent rise in number of students reporting a mental health problem

New report highlights fears that UK could lose out to international competitors

Funding council details how cash will be saved from English universities’ 2014-15 and 2015-16 budgets after George Osborne demanded extra cuts

Health leaders express fears for institution’s independence after Erdoğan appoints his physician and party deputy 

Rosemary Deem, the new chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education, tells Holly Else of the risks to PhD support from the government spending review

Predicted £310 million deficit prompts sweeping changes for non-academic personnel

Ex-European Commission president speaks to ɫ��ֱ�� for feature that also looks at the fist fight UK universities can expect in return for pro-EU campaign

Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister

We talk to the latest Sêr Cymru research chair

After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate

Policies announced in the Budget mean more cash today for the poorest students, but what about tomorrow’s debts? asks Wes Streeting

Funding is at risk now that universities may recruit as many students as they want, Alison Wolf argues

Sector questions how government will decide which universities can raise fees on 2017 timescale

But universities and science minister says focus should be on outputs, not inputs

Interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton reveals plan to turn around Welsh university

The National Union of Students responds to the axeing of maintenance grants in George Osborne’s Budget

Accountability review finds cost of assessment equates to 2.4 per cent of funding bodies’ expected spend over next six years

Hefce expert says that funding excellence can go hand in hand with focussing resources on particular locations

Changes to degree-awarding powers that will step up competition for universities heralded in Productivity Plan

Department confirms work to find savings is ongoing, but offers no details on George Osborne’s Budget pledge to bring in ‘new entrants’, says John Morgan

Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias

Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year

But chancellor’s move to change student loan repayment rules presents risks

Chancellor George Osborne also announces scrapping of student maintenance grants and plans to make graduates pay more for loans through repayment threshold freeze

Author Jeanette Winterson among 96 signatories of letter to board of governors

Government reductions could leave universities to fund most help for disabled students

Labour leadership candidate calls for 'revolution in science' and increased research and development spend

Haldane unbound would be as dangerous as unchecked utilitarianism, argues the astronomer royal

David Willetts is wrong: the sector is put at risk by the student loans system’s structural flaws, warns Andrew McGettigan

Oxford and Cambridge will lose institution-specific funding from Hefce as cash is diverted to small specialist providers

But minister appears to drop reference to teaching excellence framework carrying 'financial' incentives

Board of main v-c body says inflation has eroded value of 2012 settlement

Minister avoids direct answers to Labour questions

Maintenance loan leaves average student £265 out of pocket each month, survey suggests

Funding for nursing and physiotherapy courses 'lowest of any subject in higher education'

The former Cabinet minister and diplomat will be the first black woman to lead a UK university

Compulsory redundancies ruled out until November

Future of the 400-year-old Catholic college is uncertain after decision to leave federal university in 2018

An investigation into a for-profit college by the UK’s quality watchdog has found that a fifth of students in a sample failed to show up to any classes at all, despite receiving public funding

Ulster University is to cut up to 210 jobs and lose around 1,200 student places to cope with a £8 million reduction in Northern Ireland’s higher education budget

Debate over the RAB charge is misleading. England's higher education funding system is sound and flexible, argues the former universities minister

The former universities minister discusses the reforms that reshaped higher education and his first steps into academia