
Warm words from ministers to Universities UK, but a noticeable absence of buttered parsnips
Ministers at Universities UK conference were keen to show their appreciation for the sector – but Debbie McVitty argues that a deeper relationship with government remains elusive

Gold-standard observations or gold-plated paperweights? Nick Grindle, Samantha Clarke, and Jessica Frawley ask what TEF submissions reveal about the state of peer review of teaching in UK higher education - and what we might learn from Australia.
Is peer review of teaching stuck in the past?
Gold-standard observations or gold-plated paperweights? Nick Grindle, Samantha Clarke, and Jessica Frawley ask what TEF submissions reveal about the state of peer review of teaching in UK higher education - and what we might learn from Australia.
Financial sustainability

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers
KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed
Policy Watch
