Podcast: Future jobs, uni closures
This week on the podcast we examine Universities UK’s plans to strengthen graduate employment
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The loss of staff belonging in higher education
Nick Hulbert-Williams argues that what looks like low morale and change fatigue in HE may really be a crisis of belonging
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OfS wants students to complain more. AI is about to oblige
What happens when students can produce a lawyer's letter in an afternoon? Jim Dickinson weighs up whether the sector closes its complaints gap or simply promises less
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Higher education postcard: The Wills Tower, Bristol
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag brings you a very modern medieval tower
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Jacqui Smith's speech at 2026 Universities UK conference
Skills Minister Jacqui Smith delivers a speech at the Universities UK conference, 9 September 2026
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Official Statistics: Higher-level learners in England: 2024 to 2025
Statistics providing an overview of higher-level learning across the further and higher education sectors in the academic year 2024 to 2025.
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Universities need a skills ecosystem mindset
Sammy Shummo argues that universities need to move beyond course portfolios and build coherent skills ecosystems
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What do the OfS’ new risk categories really tell us about financial viability
Matthew Howling outlines the gap between what the Office for Students' framework says and what its risk categories might mean for providers under financial pressure
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Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities
A new national community cohesion framework will support colleges, universities and student unions to strengthen belonging and inclusion.
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Students are not disengaged, they are adapting to a thinner university
For Fredrick Agboma and Andrew Doyle, the question isn't whether students are less committed, but what culture they're asked to inhabit
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Who evaluates the evaluators?
Four evaluators across UK universities make the case that ethical evaluation matters, but institutions need to work out whose job it is to enforce it
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Guidance: Dance and Drama Awards guide
Funding rules for the Dance and Drama Awards scheme, which is income-assessed support for tuition fees and living costs.
