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Articles by Simon Baker
Academics at the University of Oxford have voted through a motion of ¡°no confidence¡± in David Willetts, the universities and science minister.
An influential cross-party committee of MPs has warned that the government could face a funding gap of ¡°several hundred million pounds¡± as a result of its policy on tuition fees and raised the prospect of student places being cut to address the deficit.
For-profit 'impairment' causes concern, but firm's chief hails 'shrewd move'. Simon Baker writes
Questions have been raised over how the decision to merge the School of Pharmacy with University College London was reached, as a bitter rift between senior managers and some staff continues to overshadow the move.
A campaign for a nationwide vote of ¡°no confidence¡± in the government¡¯s higher education reforms has been launched by a group of academics and students at the University of Oxford.
The former vice-chancellor of the University of London, Sir Graeme Davies, has taken over as director for fair access after Sir Martin Harris was forced to step down to undergo treatment for cancer.
Potential release of SLC information may prove a godsend to the coalition. Simon Baker reports
Some universities will see their third-stream funding rise by 50 per cent but others will miss out altogether after a decision to press ahead with a formula that concentrates an annual pot of ?150 million on the most "effective performers".
Study advises that governors regularly assess sustainability in the round. Simon Baker writes
The provision by universities of ¡°strategically important and vulnerable¡± subjects such as mathematics, science and modern languages would have suffered if the funding council had not intervened with extra support, a report has concluded.
Two universities have failed to comply with decisions made by the student complaints watchdog, in the first such instances, a cross-party group of MPs has heard.
Lord Sainsbury of Turville, the businessman and former science minister, has been nominated by the University of Cambridge to succeed the Duke of Edinburgh as chancellor after the royal stands down at the end of June.
A number of universities fear that up to a third of overseas postgraduate students may fail to take up their places this autumn due to changes to visa rules, it has been claimed.
Hundreds of academics, writers and other campaigners from across the world have signed a "manifesto" calling on the coalition government and UK universities to reverse policies that they say are leading to the commercialisation of higher education.
'Knee-jerk' reactions to minister's musings endanger sector, v-cs claim. Simon Baker writes
Council backs School of Pharmacy's union with UCL despite 'vociferous' opposition, writes Simon Baker
Surpluses must be invested in vocational subjects to ward off for-profits, study says. Simon Baker writes
The alternative to A level is being underestimated, school heads claim. Simon Baker reports
A high-profile public information campaign will be launched today to persuade young people to apply to university for 2012-13 entry despite the trebling of the tuition fee cap.
