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Essential discipline threatened by declining domestic and foreign interest

Two UK language departments may be forced to close their degree programmes because they recruited too few students for 2012-13, a lecturers' association has claimed.

Plans for universities to control the content of A-levels are likely to prove expensive and “unworkable” in many subjects, higher education institutions have warned.

Longitudinal study adds to concerns raised about the future of UK research. Jack Grove reports

There is no evidence to suggest that increasing tuition fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year has deterred large numbers of students from applying to university, a report has argued.

The University of Surrey has left the 1994 Group, saying the move reflects "the changing higher education environment".

Universities should emulate the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in forming alliances in which partner institutions provide a single specialised element of a student's education rather than trying to offer a complete academic experience in one place.

Procedures must change to improve women’s options, says Brunel’s new head. Jack Grove writes

Analysis of doctorates prompts concerns over adequacy of scholars’ training, reports Jack Grove

Research will be focused in just 25 universities by 2025 as the UK sector becomes increasingly stratified, higher education experts have predicted.

London Metropolitan University has halted plans to outsource its support services after losing its licence to recruit overseas students.