It is the Treasury that gets to decide on any changes to sector funding, and it is the state of public finances that determines that there will be no major rethink. David Kernohan has been listening to the chancellor
The government's reply to the Treasury Committee's inquiry on student loans accepts some wording changes and rejects the rest. Jim Dickinson finds it answering a fairness question with a solvency one
Daniel Hook argues that frictionless technologies are teaching us to prefer our own company – and that research leaders should be worried
This week on the podcast we examine Universities UK’s plans to strengthen graduate employment
Nick Hulbert-Williams argues that what looks like low morale and change fatigue in HE may really be a crisis of belonging
What happens when students can produce a lawyer's letter in an afternoon? Jim Dickinson weighs up whether the sector closes its complaints gap or simply promises less
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag brings you a very modern medieval tower
Skills Minister Jacqui Smith delivers a speech at the Universities UK conference, 9 September 2026
Statistics providing an overview of higher-level learning across the further and higher education sectors in the academic year 2024 to 2025.
Sammy Shummo argues that universities need to move beyond course portfolios and build coherent skills ecosystems
Matthew Howling outlines the gap between what the Office for Students' framework says and what its risk categories might mean for providers under financial pressure
A new national community cohesion framework will support colleges, universities and student unions to strengthen belonging and inclusion.
