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Articles by Simon Baker
Standards overhaul suggests a move from guidance to obligation. Simon Baker reports
Experts fear race to the bottom and a squeezed middle. John Morgan and Simon Baker report
Overhaul will turn funding council from grant-giving quango into 'classic regulator', writes Simon Baker
White Paper seeks to ease restrictions on what can be called a 'university'. Simon Baker reports
A quarter of all student places are to be open to full competition in 2012-13, in a government bid to force higher education institutions to vie for the brightest and best applicants at one end of the sector, and to compete on price at the other.
For-profit providers are to be given full access to the student loans system on condition that they agree to follow the same rules on standards, quality and fair access as publicly funded institutions, under proposals in the government’s higher education White Paper.
US system seen to offer a more continuous scale, say breakaway group. Simon Baker reports
Fears of sevenfold increase in upfront fees if NHS stops paying for tuition. Simon Baker reports
Landmark investigations expose faults but raise questions over limited powers. Simon Baker writes
A university’s process for closing courses was “not fit for purpose” and the restructure of one of its colleges had a “detrimental impact” on students as a result, an investigation has found.
An independent taskforce headed by the founder of a popular personal finance website has been set up to tackle the “myths and misunderstandings” of the new system of student fees and loans due to come into force in September 2012.
Efforts to smooth path to new funding regime 'at risk', chief executive says. Simon Baker reports
Just one in seven full-time undergraduate courses and one in 50 part-time programmes will be able to present complete information for prospective students as part of the new standard datasets that universities must publish from next year.
Coalition follows PR advice over fees and gets caught in a language trap. Simon Baker reports
As complaints rise, watchdog publishes cases of non-compliance by institutions. Simon Baker writes
A survey of more than 500 professors has found that eight out of 10 believe that for-profit institutions should not have access to state subsidies such as taxpayer-funded student loans.
Welsh universities have had their initial plans for higher tuition fees in 2012-13 rejected by the country’s funding council in a move that will be closely watched in England.
The University of Cambridge has set up its own small grants scheme for research in the arts, humanities and social sciences following the decision by two bodies to end similar programmes at the national level.
The number of student complaints referred to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator shot up by a third last year, according to figures released today.
UK risks 'almost exclusively' educating foreign students, arts university chief tells Simon Baker
