By Chris Havergal. The QAA looks likely to secure four of six tenders being offered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with one each being taken by the Higher Education Academy and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. More...

By Chris Havergal. Use of HMRC records could allow reformed DLHE to focus on areas such as happiness and skills. More...

By David Matthews. New book explores the anxieties of Peking and Tsinghua students caught between their parents, the Communist Party and new Western ideas about education. More...

By David Matthews. Start-up firm Spires plans rapid expansion across UK universities, and says it could help social mobility – but others see private tutoring as harming access. More...

By David Matthews. University revises policy after backlash from academics. More...

By David Matthews. Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds. More...

By David Matthews. Data on international collaborations hint at importance of place, politics and history. More...

By David Matthews. Academics, take notice: the idea of “character education” may be coming to universities.
In an analysis this week, I’ve looked at calls for universities to try to teach their students resilience and “grit” – the ability to bounce back from failure. More...

By John Elmes. Such partnerships are healthy but a NCUB report says more are needed to boost UK prosperity. More...