Tales from the student finance frontline
Parents and guardians ask one question above all at open days. As Katherine Lloyd Clarke reports, it isn't a straightforward one to answer
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Navigating tricky dynamics to find the best board culture for extraordinary times
The new Code of Higher Education Governance wants governing bodies to act as a team. Poppy Short and Debbie McVitty explain why that can be a tall order – and what can be done to improve board dynamics
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The problem wasn’t Athena Swan – it was what happened next
How do we move from collecting evidence and designing frameworks to meaningful transformation? Lauren Flannery and Helen Leggett look for accountability for equalities work
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Transparency data: Free schools and UTCs: successful applications
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage.
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UKRI’s new strategy: 60 day grant processing times, priority programmes, and devolved funding
Doing fewer things better and faster. James Coe and Michael Salmon summarise UKRI's new strategy
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From artificial to actual intelligence – reclaiming the human university
For David Tann, used wisely, AI can help educators rediscover their human purpose
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UKRI’s new strategy is here
UKRI chief executive Ian Chapman explains the thinking behind the funder's new five-year strategy
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Policy paper: Introducing an international student levy on higher education providers
This measure introduces the draft legislation for the annual international student levy on higher education providers from 1 August 2028.
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A gold standard apprenticeship system should mean expansion with universities and colleges at the centre
As the policy impetus strengthens for apprenticeships to support youth employment, Michael Salmon would like to see a collaborative sector response rather than a private provider free-for-all
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It’s becoming harder, and more important, for universities to use levy contributions effectively
How the apprenticeship levy works for employers is changing. Jo Hartley-Metcalfe finds that higher education institutions are not making the most of what they contribute
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Is apprenticeship policy quietly pushing universities to the margins?
If the apprentice system shifts away from universities, then for Gianina Harvey-Brewin students, institutions and employers will all lose out
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Discount rates don’t work for higher education
We think short term about graduate returns, and the public accounting models we use bake this presumption in. DK has been at the green book again.
