MPs and vice-chancellors used to communicate openly about policy changes – but silence has descended

The Tef is call to action for leaders, but it could unite or divide – and exacerbate existing tensions with staff

Higher education’s biggest quango is feeling the heat – could it be gobbled up just as the Potato Council once was?

Ringfencing has protected research and science from waves of cuts, but the current spending review looks set to change all that