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Private universities

February 2015

  • BPP University

    Universities are squandering tuition fee income, private provider warns

    Head of BPP University says vice-chancellors are overstating the cost of undergraduate courses and that not enough money is spent on teaching

October 2014

  • students in lecture hall

    Blog
    What has QAA ever done for UK universities? A lot, actually

    Patrick McGhee
    The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has empowered students and academics. Tampering with it could jeopardise our autonomy

February 2014

  • student protest Sussex University

    University finance: how should we judge value for money?

  • Banner reading 'campus not for profit' hangs from a wall

    Academics anonymous
    Academic ideals are being crushed to suit private-sector style management

December 2013

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds the annual statement 2013

    Blog
    Autumn statement: for and against Osborne's higher education plans

    The freeing of student number controls funded by a loan book sale may be a landmark proposal but will it work in practice?

November 2013

  • Business students

    Blog
    Why can some international students earn while they learn but others can't?

    The government pushes privatisation and growth while holding international students like me back, says Ketan Kishor Parmar

October 2013

  • Cracked egg

    Blog
    Higher education needs risk, regulation and more parliamentary debate

    The case for a new higher education bill is clear, says Roger King. Without it we're in danger of fire without a fire brigade

September 2013

  • clipboard

    Blog
    Private higher education: improving certainly, but still could do better

    Most private colleges provide a quality student experience, QAA reports, but 100 institutions failed to progress or pass review

April 2013

  • Avalanche

    Blog
    Surviving an avalanche: universities need to move in the right direction

  • University of Surrey, Roehampton campus.

    Blog
    Why we need to protect the 'university'

March 2013

  • Green Money - Plant growing a 50 Euro Bill

    Outsourced vs on campus services: what's the best model? – live chat

  • HE Summit

    Blog
    University competition, collaboration and the clash of the private providers

February 2013

  • Guardian HE Summiy - David Willetts Key note speech

    David Willetts at Guardian Higher Education Summit - video

    Universities minister David Willetts stresses teaching is as much of a priority for higher education as research in the opening keynote speech at the Guardian Future of Higher Education Summit 2013

November 2012

  • government not-for-profits

    Blog
    University of Law: what's in a name?

    The government is putting the market, not students, at the heart of higher education, says John Holmwood, leading to 'competitive' for-profit education that only benefits the minority
  • Alison Wride, Greenwich School of Management

    Blog
    Public to private: not such a giant leap

    There are fewer differences between traditional universities and independent providers than you might think, says Alison Wride, who has just made the pre-92 to private move

  • David Willetts

    Blog
    Willetts shows his own 'sloppy thinking' on evidence-based policy

    The coalition's higher education reforms have consistently neglected both evidence and research, argues Tom Bailey

July 2012

  • malay dancers

    Blog
    Is Malaysia the regional leader in international higher education?

    In response to the costs of sending students abroad, the Malay government developed a strategy to improve its HE sector, transforming it into regional hub for international universities

June 2012

  • David Willetts

    Blog
    Is UK higher education ready for more private providers?

    The government has adopted a policy of not discriminating between public, for-profit and voluntary providers of many public services. Is this the right way to go for higher education, ask Joel Mullan and Helena See?

May 2012

  • peace

    Blog
    Private providers in higher education: is it time to bury the hatchet?

    Has the time come for traditional higher education providers to accept private institutions are a necessary part of the sector? Join the debate Friday 11 May at 12 BST

January 2012

  • stop sign

    Blog
    HE bill postponed: is this the end of the 'HE market'?

    The government isn't comfortable following the US model of private universities that openly pursue profits. But is that wise, asks Kim Catcheside?

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