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Such talk replaces pride of place with ‘know your place’. But if you want to see levelling up made flesh, come and meet our graduates, says John Raftery 

The government would do much better to help educational institutions understand and prepare for future labour market shifts, says Rosalind Gill

English regulator rejects most criticism of proposals, but acknowledges that it should consider an institution’s ability to pay before it finalises costs

Half of firsts cannot be explained by changes in prior attainment or choice of subject, sector regulator claims, although this is down from Covid-era peak

Single department or minister should cover both teaching and research elements of universities, says Nicola Dandridge

Over 1,000 professors will get €30,000 a year to spend as they please as a remedy to the low success rates of national and international competitions

Despite increasing agitation over fee freeze, politics around student support seen as weighing against lifting of cap

The unravelling of internationalisation and academic freedom is likely to come with a repurposing of research to military ends, says Maria Yudkevich

Improving benefits and lowering contributions must not mitigate against the pension scheme’s ability to better ride out future storms, says Kate Barker

Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain

Dithering by Downing Street raises concerns that more funding for research will be clawed back by the Treasury

Announcement that government will finally follow through with threats to restrict admissions to ‘low-quality’ courses leaves sector leaders with as many questions as answers