David Willetts, who now sits in the House of Lords, was the former minister for universities in the coalition government.
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As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
Welcome to the new age of higher education.
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The TEF’s focus on outcomes is a potential game changer for universities.
The changing landscape of UK higher education.
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The Higher Education and Research Bill is well overdue, but is now really the right time to make huge changes to the sector?
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In praise of the teaching excellence framework.
Morgan out – Greening in.
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Advice from five education academics on what the new secretary of state should prioritise.
Young people, angry at the vote for Brexit, outside Downing Street.
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What leaving the EU means for research, student experience and higher education reforms.
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What students want is becoming more important than what univerisites want to teach them.
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Plans to reward universities for excellent teaching could see a bigger role for metrics that track how students spend their time.
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Universities deemed excellent at teaching will be allowed to raise their fees in line with inflation.
Reforms to universities are a contradiction in terms.
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New proposals on the table for higher education are riven with contradictions.
Making the case for state funding of universities.
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As budgets get squeezed, universities are fighting to prove their worth.
How will regulation be tied to funding in future?
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A new government green paper has proposed a raft of reforms for regulating higher education.
The best teachers will now be highly sought after.
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The government has unveiled proposals for a new system to reward universities for excellent teaching.
Rewarding the best teaching.
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Universities are keenly awaiting more detail on the government’s planned Teaching Excellence Framework.
Are universities counting their pennies?
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As universities swallow a £150m cut to their teaching budgets, are they in a stable financial position?
Don’t leave university without acquiring some knowledge.
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The proposal for a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) announced by universities and science minister Jo Johnson in early July that would recognise “excellent teaching” and “make good teaching better…
Searching out the best teaching.
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The higher education minister Jo Johnson has announced plans for a new Teaching Excellence Framework.