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Nick Hillman looks at the implications of the election result for the university sector, and finds a small slither of silver lining

News and analysis as Conservative Party fails to win an overall majority in the general election

Conservatives remain largest party in hung Parliament

Concerns over political failure to agree strategy and predictions of mergers raised in major survey

Branch campuses could be forced out of Doha if diplomatic row is not resolved, experts warn

Senior figures from Australian higher education discuss the changes announced in May's budget

New leader of Canada¡¯s Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, promises research grant cuts to universities that offer safe spaces or speaker bans, says Creso S¨¢

UK universities could curry much more political favour if they adopted a more constructive and pragmatic tone, says Sir David Bell

Greater outreach by scientists could ramp up demand for politicians with better scientific training, says David Berman

Oxford has educated almost all post-war British leaders. Anthony Seldon looks at Oxbridge¡¯s powerful political role

Some MPs turned out of office might turn to academia for employment. But what do former political high-flyers bring to a university, and what are the potential downsides? Jack Grove reports

The maths just does not add up when you look at the impact of cuts on tuition fee prices, says Andrew Gillen

Worcester vice-chancellor forecasts 'significant financial difficulty' for dozens of universities because of dip in student numbers

Molly Corbett Broad warns that sectors' pre-eminent position in global higher education may be at risk

Nick Hillman looks at the tricky TEF questions that a new higher education minister could face on their first day

Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming

Sources say Jo Johnson¡¯s prospects may be impaired by Theresa May¡¯s anger over overseas students battle

Royal Irish Academy survey respondents warn against hard border between North and South

Free movement and ECJ jurisdiction seen as potential stumbling blocks at Russell Group's meeting with MEPs

To tackle the challenge of implementing evidence-based policy, change is also needed in the university sector, says Gavin Costigan

Fears over youth unemployment and excessive university expansion could be behind weak support as some countries mull shift

John Morgan looks at how Jeremy Corbyn's pledge has gone down with the public and the press

A student funding system in Ontario that brings together sources of financial help will be watched closely by other provinces seeking to increase access, says Glen Jones

Purdue University¡¯s controversial acquisition of Kaplan University reflects the failure of for-profit education. But, under Trump, it may have an unwelcome resurgence, warns Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Tories backed by just 7 per cent of UK university staff responding to survey

John Morgan looks at the ¡®culture wars¡¯ approach to universities emerging on the Right, and the counter-arguments

Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure

Ahead of the general election, Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru shadow education secretary, writes on his party's higher education vision

Minister puts blame on failure to budget for uncapping student numbers, as opposition mounts

Jo Johnson, minister for universities and science, says ¡®we will ensure students and taxpayers receive strong returns from their investment in higher education¡¯

One researcher urges academics to put concerns aside and back Prevent counter-radicalisation strategy, while others say it ¡®doesn¡¯t work¡¯

Removing the cap on subsidised sub-bachelor¡¯s places in public universities will pull the rug out from under technical and further education providers offering similar qualifications, says Gavin Moodie

Colleges must lead students in critical thinking ¡®not protect them¡¯, says one leader

Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem education spokeswoman, on her party¡¯s vision for higher education 

Sir Keith Burnett explains why it matters more than ever that universities speak out in support of our international communities

Pam Tatlow writes in defence of modern universities, and the way they work with the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Office to further the UK's interests overseas

University leaders highlight teaching funding proposal¡¯s similarity to England¡¯s TEF and fear ¡®perverse incentives¡¯ 

Labour Party will also ensure that students currently at university will not have to pay tuition for their remaining years, says shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

John Morgan looks at the Tory manifesto pledge to keep students in net migration target and to hold ¡®major review¡¯ of tertiary funding

While the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and Research Act seeks to level the playing field between providers, an unregulated category could spook future politicians and see the law retightened, says Nick Hillman

Vice-chancellors need to be less demanding and more collaborative and constructive if they want concessions from the government on issues such as immigration, says Lord Lucas

As higher education costs rise inexorably, students or governments will inevitably have to pay more, says Peter Coaldrake

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

Human rights lawyer faces jail for sharing post by exiled academic under Thailand¡¯s lese-majesty rules

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

John Morgan looks at the detail behind Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto pledges

UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says Paul Boyle

Cap on student visas and more pressure on universities to ensure recruits are ¡®genuine¡¯ seen as potential measures

John Morgan looks at errors and inadequacies in leaked plans for higher education

In Hungary, Poland, Germany and elsewhere, populist politicians are taking aim at the discipline

British universities would be ¡®most affected¡¯ by failure to increase Horizon 2020 funding, MEP warns

Australian policymakers have moved to link funding to student retention. But they must accept that desirable trends don¡¯t all arise in perfect harmony, says Andrew Norton

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media

UCU attacks plans to cut 171 posts, but university denies Brexit 'the reason'

Understanding reasons for population movements could help European countries forge more effective responses

Increased scrutiny of US sector and distrust of academics puts traditional quality assurance models in question

Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country¡¯s mixed ¨C and sometimes misleading ¨C immigration history

Students and academics are flocking to other states as funding impasse approaches two years