English universities offer to curb foreign students if they can raise tuition fees
Vice-chancellors to publish ‘blueprint’ proposing ministers stabilise visa regime and allow them to address sector’s financial crisis
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Ed Davey says Liberal Democrats will be ‘responsible opposition’ to Labour – as it happened
Lib Dem leader speaks about importance of care and carers as he addresses final day of party conference
UK universities call for higher fees and more funding in face of budget deficits
Proposals from Universities UK to raise funds for members include ‘reset’ on student maintenance loans and grants
July 2024
English universities should not expect government bailout, Phillipson says
Did that really happen? 14 years of chaotic Tory government
June 2024
Next government faces hard choices on English universities, say experts
Ministers left with unpalatable options of raising tuition fees, making grants or capping student numbers, says IFS
Youth Takeover
I never thought I’d abstain from voting, but many young people will – and can you blame us?
Shaniya Odulawa
This election my generation has felt actively vilified. Leaders should fear putting us off mainstream politics for ever, says graduate Shaniya Odulawa
More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs
Lack of maintenance support is creating two-tier higher education system, say experts
May 2024
Running our universities for profit was always a bad idea
Starmer: I’m a socialist and progressive who will always put country first
The Guardian view on Starmer’s offer: the gap between Labour and the Tories should widen
Keir Starmer says he ditched tuition fee pledge to prioritise tackling NHS crisis
Nigerian students at Teesside University ordered to leave UK after currency crash
A generation of students is being ripped off – and our blood should be boiling
Zoe Williams
Next government must make hard university funding decisions, fast
March 2024
Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding
Gaby Hinsliff
Fundamental restructuring must happen, and an honest debate about what – and who – higher education is really for, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
February 2024
Students are racking up huge debts, but how can they tell if it’s value for money?
Sonia Sodha
It’s not about ‘woke’ or foreign students – the truth is that UK universities are starved of cash
Gaby Hinsliff
January 2024
Are international students taking over UK universities? No – in fact, they’re propping them up
Jonathan Portes
Organised crime may be profiting from student loan fraud worth £60m – report