Helen Packer

Former prime minister’s thinktank suggests higher education institutions could help solve Britain’s productivity crisis with German-style support system

UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget

New incentives needed to encourage collaboration and specialisation among providers, conference hears

Legal restrictions prevented Australian universities from sharing financial documents despite completing merger, former deputy vice-chancellor reveals

Academics claim teaching practices at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University fail to live up to UK standards, with concerns over class sizes, grade inflation and language use highlighting the challenges of delivering British degrees in China

Birmingham professor to temporarily oversee access and participation at English regulator following departure of John Blake

An early adopter of transnational education, Singapore has been curiously inactive recently, even as other Asian countries ramp up their own internationalisation efforts. Will local sensitivities about immigration levels trump the city state’s need for foreign talent, asks Helen Packer

Calls for change as ‘inconsistent’ system leaves some forced to choose between their preferred university and saving money

Second Kuala Lumpur campus will encourage more domestic students to remain in their home country, believes university’s Malaysia head

Former Open University vice-chancellor fears ‘over-consumption’ of higher education is not addressing country’s challenges