The UK’s visa crackdown risks bursting universities’ safety bubble
Strong financial health at sector level conceals wide institutional variation. If growth is choked off, whole universities could fail, says James Brackley
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Visa crackdown shows why students shouldn’t be classed as immigrants
International students spend billions in the UK and the vast majority return home. So why do anti-immigration measures target them, asks Ben Moore
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International students ‘contribute £42 billion to UK economy’
Amid speculation that visas for dependants will be restricted, new report finds that students from overseas contribute £560 per citizen
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Teach for America hits a turning point
Flagship programme that places graduates in local schools to teach faces uncertain future as participation dwindles
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Review seen as Labour’s ‘best option’ on English fees dilemma
Party expected to stop short of committing to new higher education funding policy pre-election
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Liberal arts teaching should go interdisciplinary
Basing teaching around the fundamental challenges faced by society will benefit both the humanities and humanity itself, says Doug Haynes
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Can university-led innovation really create good jobs for local people?
Post-industrial regions the world over are pinning their hopes on universities to reboot them as prosperous innovation economies. But questions remain about the depth and breadth of the high-tech...
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2U’s edtech ethics submission criticised
Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students
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Is chasing unicorns the best commercialisation strategy?
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial...
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Johnson: OfS hasn’t stopped universities ‘operating like cartel’
Architect of English regulator also criticises universities for ‘sniping’ at it
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‘Game-playing’ claims as Australian employment negotiations drag
Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter
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US mounts dramatic pivot to ‘place-based industrial policy’
Land of the free market outpaces UK’s muted ‘levelling up’ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions
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Biden delays ban on US universities using foreign companies
After extensive complaints from sector groups, administration postpones but does not abandon prohibition against working with companies from abroad
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Overseas enrolments surge at UK universities
Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year
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End Treasury meddling and restructure UKRI, say Blair and Hague
Former leaders call for science and technology delivery unit to end Whitehall ‘micromanagement’ of research funding and for ‘bespoke’ research councils