University funding/finances
More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ‘unbelievably low’ interest rates
John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad
Backlash from v-cs prompts teaching champion to opt for 'reflection and consultation'
Disadvantaged are under-represented in degree study because they are ‘simply not smart enough’, says researcher
Vice-chancellors call for price freeze from sector's teaching champion
How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?
Institutions must resist the state’s ‘efficiency’ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty
Former universities minister argues government is right to demand improvements in light of increased tuition income
International cooperation could be most successful in the postgraduate sector, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Shake-up at teaching organisation will also see academics charged a membership fee and required to complete CPD if they want to remain fellows
Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola’s spending on science hit the headlines last year
But in an increasingly competitive market, new AUDE executive officer praises ‘entrepreneurial’ estates departments
First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia
Vice-chancellors’ pay in the Russell Group has continued to rise, but bumper salary hikes are increasingly rare, finds Jack Grove
Average increase of 6 per cent in pay and pensions packages inflated by ‘transitional arrangements’ at Durham
Older white voters more hostile to state university funding if younger population is ethnically diverse, Californian study finds
Narrow science base could hurt ability to meet new challenges, report says
Survey finds one in five heads of IT and library services facing a budget cut this year
New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in HE supporting another seven elsewhere
One of Ukraine’s most highly regarded institutions has decamped to a new home 100km away to escape fighting in the war-torn region close to Russian border
Academics are divided over whether it was right to use unusually specific criteria when seeking applicants for new post
Almost 7 billion rand (£310 million) made available to pay for fee freeze and student support
Chair of review into research excellence framework also defends decision to have steering committee dominated by Russell Group
Debt could be repaid if students stay in Scotland to work after course finishes
The US sociologist has informed staff that he will not seek a second term as head of the London School of Economics
Sheffield Hallam University deputy vice-chancellor Liz Barnes will take over at Staffordshire early next year
Chief executive of research-intensive group says there could be ‘phased-in approach’ to deregulation after political battles
Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall
Sutton Trust urges higher education institutions to devote 10 per cent of outreach budgets to evaluating effectiveness
But asked how much they thought they should pay, responses averaged less than £4,000
Investment pays off for the economy, finds groundbreaking US study
A long-running stand-off has been resolved as a three-year deal on subscriptions is agreed
Protest sparked by suspension of highly respected architecture professor who refused to support relocation of the school
But despite increased income, academics increasingly employed on teaching-only contracts, says King’s College London study
Former World Bank education official warns of potential ‘adverse consequences’ of schemes
Birmingham v-c among those warning BIS select committee against Green Paper proposals
Vice-chancellors say funding should be redirected to means-tested maintenance grants
Government relaxes student loan eligibility rules but confirms plan to freeze repayment threshold, as student opportunity funding also targeted
New ministerial committee could wield power over research agenda, but support expressed for new pot of interdisciplinary funding
There’s a choice to be made on R&D investment, says Richard Jones, and we must get it right
Director for education praises system for allowing country to raise spending in ‘difficult times’
Minister for skills hopes to move towards ‘parity’ in loans system for higher study learners
Commitment not to merge the research councils appears to contradict plans for a bonfire of the quangos in BIS
Landmark gift from foundation started by Irish-American billionaire will fund work in US and Ireland
The proposed sale of London Metropolitan University’s Aldgate design school highlights some of the pros and cons of ‘one campus’ higher education institution, says Jack Grove
Capital expenditure rises by a quarter as universities aim to compete in marketised sector
Tim Blackman is keen to build on successes achieved in his predecessor’s two decades in charge
Student mobility meant nearly £500 million of support funding flowed across borders in 2013-14
Higher education expert who died in February asks in paper what might replace strengths of the polytechnic system
Study argues that, while Oxford and Cambridge stand apart, rest of mission group does not live up to ‘elite’ tag
Ed Byrne warns institutions’ finances could be ‘undermined’ in the name of policy initiatives
‘Concatenation’ of financial pressures could create serious risks, Madeleine Atkins says
Scholar contends that civic universities were a ‘Renaissance nobody notices’
TEF seen as paving the way to a market in price by a supporter of differential fees
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
2016 Best University Workplace Survey responses doubt TEF’s influence on classroom practice
Representative bodies sign up to new code of practice on course closure and institutional collapse
Panelists call on government to avoid making TEF a ‘bureaucratic exercise’
Comments on spending review attributed to universities minister later removed by Royal Society of Biology
Hefce warns of ‘weakening’ in finances and trend towards lower surpluses and ‘record’ borrowing