Stop measuring tomorrow’s universities with yesterday’s metrics
Donna Whitehead makes the case that successful universities in the next decade will be those who were most willing to adapt and transform
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Reform’s moves in local government can serve as a guide to the party’s approach to HE
Through analysing what Reform UK politicians have been saying across the country, Alex Waddington and Yakub Qureshi offer advice to universities seeking to engage
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For innovation, purpose matters more than machinery
However you juggle the pieces, there will always be silos within government. James Coe thinks through life after DSIT
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How to work with the department formerly known as DSIT
Former DSIT director of communications Abigail Morris explains what Whitehall's latest reshuffle means for universities
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Northern Ireland’s cheap degrees come with hidden price tags
With the Treasury dangling £237 million and Ulster cutting 450 jobs, Jim Dickinson unpicks why Northern Ireland's funding review is a set of trade-offs that cannot all be won at once
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Higher education postcard: is it the summer yet?
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag reminds us that for some teaching and learning carry on over the summer
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Official Statistics: Student loan forecasts, England: Financial Year 2026 to 2027
Forecasts of student numbers, student loan expenditure and student loan repayments in England.
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Official Statistics: Widening Participation in Higher Education: 2027
Annual statistics on young people's participation in higher education, including their background characteristics.
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Admission testing needs proper oversight
Drawing on her research, Beth Hocking asks whether an explosion in admissions testing is supported by appropriate oversight
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The Post-18 Project: No country for young men
Higher education faces a demographic cliff through to 2040. David Kernohan sets out four possible futures of higher education in a shrinking Britain
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Survey fatigue is the symptom of a wider student feedback fragmentation problem
Conversations about student feedback are too focused on response rates and survey fatigue. Emily Chapman and Dr Helena Lim argue the sector should focus on coherence
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Guidance: Lifelong learning entitlement modular funding: expression of interest
How OfS-registered providers that intend to deliver LLE-funded modular provision from September 2027 can prepare to submit an expression of interest.
