Russell Group v-cs 'just misinformed' on post-92 costs
Middlesex head 'not worried' by Lord Adonis' calls for return of polytechnic-university divide
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The week in higher education – 17 August 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Laurie Taylor – 5 October 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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Sabotaged NSS results are an 'own-goal' for UK higher education
The success of the student boycott of the National Student Survey is not necessarily a success for students, writes Andrew McRaeÂ
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The week in higher education – 26 October 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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On v-c pay, clarity begins at home
Remuneration committees should pay less attention to other institutions when setting their leaders’ pay, says Nick Hillman
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Public fury at vice-chancellors’ pay and perks ‘only starting’
University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts
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Higher Calling: The Rise of Nontraditional Leaders in Academia, by Scott C. Beardsley
A defence of non-academic university leaders fails to make the grade, says Amanda H. Goodall
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‘Unfair’ student loan system must be reviewed
Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive
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#DearSam: UK HE sector tells new minister Sam Gyimah what his priorities should be
Chris Parr looks at the issues that THE's Twitter followers think the new universities minister should be tackling
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V-c pay: Are vice-chancellors worth their salaries?
Last week, the UK’s universities minister threatened to fine institutions that pay their v-cs more than the prime minister without a strong justification. We present three perspectives on the debateÂ
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Adonis draws barbs for 'elitist' university access programme
Announcing a £15 million package to help "gifted and talented" pupils win places at elite universities may sound like an uncontroversial move.But when Schools Minister Andrew Adonis unveiled the...
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If the Russell Group is the Premier League, why is there no relegation?
An annual scrap for survival in English universities’ elite grouping could make for compelling TV viewing, suggests James TooleyÂ