John Morgan

Labour should push for cross-party review but take lead if Tories unwilling to ‘put needs of UK first’, says former education secretary

Science minister says deal addresses ‘big fear’ UK participation would not recover and allows UK to be net beneficiary

Outgoing Sheffield Hallam v-c also urges politicians to stop expecting that all universities should ‘look like a medieval theme park’

Report calls for campaign to boost ‘esteem and attractiveness’ of sector’s advancement profession

Admissions figures on track for ‘largest-ever fall’ in English student entry rate bring worries for universities accustomed to growth

£1.7 billion venture with developer aims to sidestep pitfalls of university innovation districts and create jobs in deprived Greater Manchester towns

But university insists development ‘must happen for the benefit of everybody who lives in the city and surrounding areas and not at the expense or to the detriment of current residents’

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

MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament

Conservative former universities minister tables amendment to allow annual uprating, to ‘flush out’ Tory and Labour positions on ‘funding crisis’

Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ‘utilitarian’ course offer while ‘top university’ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader