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Articles by Simon Baker
Universities could be allowed to recruit unlimited numbers of UK undergraduates who are able pay their tuition fees upfront under plans being considered by the coalition government.
The University of Cambridge increased its proportional intake from state schools and colleges last year, but only 16 of all successful UK applicants were black.
The government might consider offering private colleges cash incentives to encourage them to take over or merge with failing public institutions, a report says.
As state cash dries up, university plots ?200m deal to outsource campus halls. Simon Baker reports
Accountancy body seeks to create more schemes linking degree study and work, writes Simon Baker
Deficit of ?30m forecast even as non-EU fees take second 10% rise in a row, writes Simon Baker
The head of the Sutton Trust has told a cross-party group of MPs that the government¡¯s higher education reforms are ¡°totally out of line¡± with the rest of the world.
A former higher education minister who is now leading a post-1992 university¡¯s student experience strategy has defended the institution¡¯s decision to charge tuition fees of ?9,000 for the 2012-13 academic year.
Threefold increase in private colleges' public loans since advent of top-up fees. Simon Baker reports
Institutions are warned over price-setting as MPs are asked to investigate. Simon Baker reports
Australia's growing sector must redouble its efforts to recruit new academic blood, writes Simon Baker
Thousands of students in England may be taking longer to accept offers of university places this autumn because they wrongly believe they will face tuition fees of up to ?9,000 from their second year, it has been suggested.
The government faces possible legal action by independent colleges that claim changes to the student visa system are discriminatory and risk crippling their businesses.
GuildHE calls for a rethink of proposed income threshold for innovation grant. Simon Baker reports
Vice-chancellors have demanded more input into government policy after many reacted with dismay to a ministerial attack on universities planning to introduce tuition fees of about ?9,000 a year.
Penalties emphasise universities' inability to boost income through expansion. Simon Baker reports
Ministers are looking closely at a proposal for allocating all university places in an auction, with the government judging bids according to which ones offer the best deals for the taxpayer.
Universities' accounts seem fairly healthy, but it's no indication of future well-being. Using an exclusive analysis of the sector's financial statements for 2009-10 by Grant Thornton, Simon Baker asks whether institutions will be strong enough to survive the trauma ahead
A union official has called on a cross-party group of MPs to investigate whether universities are colluding on tuition fees.
University governance must be overhauled to address the problem of "dispassionate" independent board members who protect their own interests at times of crisis rather than those of the institutions they serve, according to a new study.
QAA reforms aim to boost public knowledge and inform applicant choices. Simon Baker reports
Any attempt by the government to siphon off a percentage of student places and reallocate them to universities offering the lowest fees would drive down quality and lead to larger class sizes, a vice-chancellor has told a cross-party group of MPs.
Aston University has become the first institution from outside the 1994 and Russell groups to announce plans to charge tuition fees of ?9,000 in 2012.
