What did we learn at this year's Guardian Future of Higher Education summit? That all universities are created private, but some are created more private than others
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
26 Nov 2012:
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
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
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
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