Quite a misleading headline. International students' full-time entry 2 first-degree programmes dipped by 14%. This holds true for the Russell Group universities. All increases in international students are at PGT levels, where domestic demand is weak hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis…
"Universities have, in effect, lost around £3 billion from their annual teaching incomes in less than two years."
The UK’s university funding systems need a bold resetting - another must-read from @markcorvertimeshighereducation.com/blo… via @timeshighered
Nothing I write is going to match the brilliant writing all over the place about this kid since yesterdays heartbreak. I guess I just want to add my voice to say how proud I am of him. Being at this years Tour in the shape he was in was victory in my mind 🐐💙 #ThankYouCav
This week on Wonkhe: Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery buff.ly/3NClzoa
Important piece in the FT about the importance of using scenarios to plan properly. Check out artemonstrategy.com to see how we can help you with this.
New - “There was a brief moment and the people in charge, myself included, blew it." Kwasi Kwarteng, in highly reflective mood, in this quote-packed @FTMag long read on the crazy events of Autumn 2022. With @SebastianEPayne and @Laura_K_Hughesft.com/content/736a695d-61f6…
New on @Wonkhe: Income contingent tuition loans as a component of state support for higher education are a key legacy of the 1997 Dearing Report. Simon Marginson asks how the current system could work better for everyone. buff.ly/3FOYPit
It has not been easy, but after careful consideration and discussing with friends and family, I have again decided not to enter the contest for leadership of the Conservative party.
A paragraph from Hilary Mantel's Reith lectures (2017). Especially apt for lawyers among others. RIP 🙏🏽
ALT Screenshot of the paragraph which describes the partial nature of evidence, facts and history. And the difficulty of recreating history from the leftover scraps of available information.
Nice tribute here to our (wonderful) former Chair, who sadly died last month:
Tribute: Former Vice-Chancellor Sir Graeme Davies - News - University of Liverpool news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/09…
The new UK PM’s team needs to maintain access for the hardest-to-reach, fulfil research spending promises and continue levelling up, says Laura Brassington @HEPI_newstimeshighereducation.com/blo…
Only 0.3 per cent of the British population get to choose the country's next prime minister. @tortoise is starting a legal challenge to get answers about the process. Read more here: torto.se/3wEWMIt