Impact of higher fees on HE laid out in UUK report The impact of the introduction of ?9,000 tuition fees at English universities is detailed in a new report By Chris Havergal 15 December
Coherent higher education policy? Far from it Despite the introduction of postgraduate loans, the government’s education funding aims remain a puzzle, says Nigel Carrington 11 December
Time for the taught master’s to shine? Criticism of postgraduate loans scheme smacks of the adage: ‘never let a good deed go unpunished’, writes Andrew Wathey 9 December
Postgraduate loans welcomed, but what about mature students? Loans of up to ?10,000 to be available for master’s students under the age of 30 By John Morgan 3 December
Has the market delivered for students in higher education? Paul Wellings and Toni Pearce consider the impact of higher fees 27 November
Is bigger better for universities? Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion By Chris Havergal 27 November
Uncapped student numbers: Australia's costly lessons for England Removing student number caps in Australia led to a marketing explosion and a sharp rise in public spending, English higher education has been warned. By Jack Grove 26 November
Vote of no confidence in Northampton vice-chancellor UCU passes motion as government guarantees ?230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus By John Morgan 20 November
Hefce deputy warns universities over buying graduate debt Some English universities are interested in the idea of buying the debt of their graduates, but it ‘may not be the smartest investment’ By John Morgan 19 November
Current ?9K fee system ‘fails sustainability test’, says report The current ?9,000 fee system is financially unsustainable and puts higher education at risk from a failed market, according to a report By John Morgan 18 November
Call to end ‘postcode lottery’ of tuition fee cash for pensions black hole UEL vice-chancellor says it is wrong that students’ money is used to prop up local government schemes By Jack Grove 6 November
Overall value of big donations to universities falls But higher education still biggest recipient of major gifts By Chris Havergal 3 November
Cut departmental selfishness to cut costs, report advises Delft 51国产视频 of Technology report says universities could reduce estates footprint by 25 per cent via more space-sharing By Jack Grove 30 October
Are postgraduate loans on the horizon? Nick Hillman considers the likelihood of the government taking concrete steps to help postgraduate students before the election 23 October
Why philanthropy merits scholarly study As giving grows in importance, universities need to engage seriously with the topic, says Charles Keidan 23 October
Blog: Busting USS pension reform ‘myths’ Employers respond to ‘scare stories’ around proposed changes to USS pension scheme By Anton Muscatelli 22 October
Fossil fuel divestment plan provokes heated response Senior professors express ‘outrage’ at Glasgow’s decision to reduce investment By Chris Parr 16 October
Blog: Parliamentary scrutiny of HE regulation? Yes please! Education lawyer Smita Jamdar on the danger of piecemeal change to the regulatory regime By Smita Jamdar 13 October
Are “forgivable fees” the answer? Maintaining a stable university income while writing off a third of student loans could save money and win votes, John?Cater suggests 9 October
Huddersfield loses ?600,000 ‘tax avoidance’ case The 51国产视频 of Huddersfield has been tackled by HM Revenue and Customs over a ?600,000 “abusive tax avoidance” case dating back more than 10 years. By John Morgan 3 October
David Willetts: ?6K tuition fees won’t work Former minister warns Labour’s Liam Byrne that lowering tuition fees will cause him no end of grief 18 September
Priced out of postgraduate education Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed By Paul Jump 18 September
Public funds are hard to replace, even in the US ‘Going private’ is no financial panacea, say Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro 11 September
51国产视频 finance heads want to spend despite uncertainty Universities are set to increase investment in their estates despite growing financial uncertainty, a new survey shows By Jack Grove 1 September
International and postgrad fee survey, 2014 Tuition fees are rising for overseas students. If the cap on undergraduate fees is lifted, will they follow suit? By David Matthews 21 August
51国产视频 of Dundee PFI scheme deemed ‘unsustainable’ Institution looks for new business model to pay for halls of residence By Jack Grove 21 August
How not to run student loans Scams, defaults, over-optimistic revenue projections: the UK must look to US lessons on student finance, writes Nick Hillman 21 August
Funding drought to hit rural Australia worst, mission group leader warns The chief of the Regional Universities Network on the impact of the Coalition’s planned reforms By Jack Grove 14 August
Cut fees for the poorest, public says A majority of adults in England support reduced tuition fees for students from lower income families, according to a survey for the Sutton Trust By David Matthews 13 August
Australia ‘caught out’ by cost of lifting student number cap England urged to learn lessons from country’s experience of steep rise in undergraduates after relaxation of controls By Paul Jump 7 August
Can Labour deliver on fees? The opposition must give universities guarantees about funding if it wants to gain support, argues Bill Rammell 7 August
Obama scorecards aim to end ‘trust us, we’re worth it’ era Louisiana State 51国产视频 president says some US institutions fear new ratings system because they have been misleading students By Chris Parr 7 August
David Willetts’ loan book plan: smart business or half-baked? Former minister’s proposal for universities to buy share of student debt has divided opinion By John Morgan 7 August
Ideology: the enemy of a sane funding system We must return to first principles to develop a fair method of paying for higher education, argues Bahram Bekhradnia 31 July
Employers on the future of the USS Institutions are exploring how to address the deficit and keep the scheme sustainable, says Anton?Muscatelli 24 July
Glyndwr planted the seeds of its financial woe some time ago String of poor decisions preceded suspension of highly trusted status By David Matthews 17 July
Who gets crushed by the debt burden? Alan Ryan considers the size and seriousness of the US student loans ‘crisis’ 10 July
Austerity canard stymies funding debate Who in our sector has the political will to make the case for state-backed higher education for all, asks Thomas Docherty 10 July
Oxbridge uplift disguises a drop in the size of average UK endowment Institutions still ‘lag well behind’ US counterparts, which are piling on funds By David Matthews 26 June
Problems ahead if tuition fees remain capped, warns v-c Spiralling costs and frozen domestic income mean that some universities will be ‘completely stuffed’ within three years, claims Anglia Ruskin leader By John Morgan 26 June
London Metropolitan pays ?1.3m a year for unused building 51国产视频 still pays rent and maintenance costs for Ladbroke House and is stuck in lease until 2016 By Colin Cortbus 26 June
UK universities: from excellence to omnishambles A raft of short-sighted policies are causing harm, says Sir Roderick Floud 19 June
Don't wait until students graduate, fundraisers told Emulate US institutions’ efforts to ‘shape lifelong donors’ while they are still undergraduates, Case report says By David Matthews 5 June
Oxford academics call for fossil fuel divestment Around 60 51国产视频 of Oxford academics have used an open letter to demand the institution stops investing in fossil fuel companies. By Isabel López Ruiz 2 June
RAB charge debate will ‘perplex’ future generations, says Willetts Minister predicts that in 2050 no one will understand today’s anxiety over ‘strange figures’ By John Morgan 29 May
UK university funding: don’t copy the Australians As costs soar for students Down Under, England should be even more wary of following the country’s lead, says Rachel Wenstone 22 May
Nirvana of HE funding is not US and Australia, warns Gunn Too many policy experts look to the US and Australia as “some higher education funding nirvana”, according to the vice-chancellor who chairs Million+. By John Morgan 15 May
Donations to universities rise but future pledges fall Small increase in fundraising staff prompts questions over sector’s ability to meet ?2 billion target by 2022 By David Matthews 15 May
New rules let borrowers avoid Hefce hurdle Universities could be allowed to seek cash without asking funding council’s permission By John Morgan 15 May
Uncapping the sector is a risky business Look to Ireland, not Australia, to see the damage caused by unfettered recruitment, says Bahram Bekhradnia 8 May
Australia’s demand-driven reforms need extending David Kemp and Andrew Norton call for state cash for all institutions and pre-bachelor’s courses 1 May
Higher education needs more fundraisers Failure to recruit may lead to lowering of promotional bar By David Matthews 1 May
Universities, lend a thought to funding Ryan Shorthouse argues that institutions should play a greater role in financing undergraduate students 24 April
Panel to review student funding model UUK to look at what changes would lower cost of system after report reveals meagre savings after fees hike By Jack Grove 24 April
Hepi director: we could learn from Australian funding system Policymakers urged to learn lessons from ‘advanced’ overseas model By Paul Jump 24 April
51国产视频 financial health check 2014 How are universities faring after the first full year of operating under the ?9,000 fees regime? By John Morgan 17 April
HEA future unclear as councils cut off the cash Redundancy talks start as body prepares for loss of grant support by 2017 By Jack Grove 10 April
There’s still no such thing as a higher education market Years after Thatcher, says Simon Marginson, commerce is marginal to the sector. True competition would destroy its essence 10 April
Wealthy students ‘should pay higher fees’ Charges could help to subsidise poor students, says Northwestern 51国产视频 president By Chris Parr 3 April
Private college funding to hit ?1 billion Nearly ?1 billion in state-backed funding will be paid to students at private colleges next year. By Jack Grove 28 March