By John Morgan. Business secretary answers ‘no’ when asked if non-EU students should be allowed to stay on for work post-graduation. More...
MPs confirmed for BIS and science committees
By John Morgan. Members include experienced higher education campaigner Paul Blomfield and medical doctor Tania Mathias. More...
Budget 2015: fees can rise for universities with ‘high-quality teaching’
By John Morgan. Chancellor George Osborne also announces scrapping of student maintenance grants and plans to make graduates pay more for loans through repayment threshold freeze. More...
University of Warwick commits to fossil fuel divestment
By Chris Havergal. Campaigners say suitable fossil-free investment funds should be available within a year. More...
Growth in applications to UK universities slows
By Chris Havergal. The most selective institutions fare best as student number controls lifted. More...
‘Ride the nerd wave’ to widen access to selective universities, conference told
By Chris Havergal. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and physicist Brian Cox highlighted as positive role models. More...
Businesses 'forced to provide basic skills training for graduates'
By Chris Havergal. More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support. More...
Introduce ‘kitemark’ for data analytics courses, says UUK
By Chris Havergal. Report calls for desired graduate skill set in the field to be ‘clearly set out’. More...
Break down barriers between universities and industry, says report
By John Elmes. Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny. More...