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If international education at an inflection point only a shared response can stave off crisis
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (988+ words) Everyone is talking about international recruitment being at an inflection point. The sector has navigated political instability before. We've managed shifting visa policies, justified our contribution to the UK's export agenda, and weathered changing government priorities, all while facing hostile…...
Distance learning has never mattered more " but you wouldn't know it
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (430+ words) Carmen Miles is an independent advisor, researcher and speaker on pedagogy, AI and higher education transformation Three deadlines are converging on distance learning in UK higher education " and many institutions are not treating any of them with the urgency they…...
No degrees by default? Then we need a new architecture for lifelong learning
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (440+ words) Mary Curnock Cook is the incoming chair of QAHE I left school at 16. I didn't go to university until I was 41. By then, I knew exactly why I needed higher education. I wanted to build a career in the education…...
The strangest Skills England report yet
1+ week, 42+ min ago (1005+ words) Michael Salmon is News Editor at Wonkhe Ever since Skills England was set up as an executive agency, there have been questions raised about how much power it has to act independently of government " to actually offer independent analysis and…...
Labour's EU reset has a university problem
1+ week, 6+ day ago (898+ words) Luca'Lombardo'is a Policy Analyst in the Public First education practice Labour's plan for a reset of EU relations has hit a snag. The problem has nothing to do with fisheries, trade, or defence and everything to do with university fees....
Visibility isn't enough for Asian women in academia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (865+ words) Soheon Kim is Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Nottingham Business School Swati Garg is Lecturer in Business Management at Keele Business School Higher education institutions in the UK are often seen as leaders in equity, diversity and inclusion. Now, Asian…...
National productivity and wellbeing is the output of our creative capacity
2+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) Randall Whittaker is Principal at Rose Bruford College Stephen Farrier is Deputy Principal at Rose Bruford College Every so often the familiar questions resurface: are creative degrees really "serious? Do they lead anywhere? Should the public purse support them at…...
Are we ready for a revolution in teaching engineering?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (437+ words) Beverley Gibbs is Director of the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology Engineering underpins almost every national priority, but its education system remains optimised for a world that no longer exists. The discipline is now confronting the limits of incremental…...
Understanding where global higher education is heading means understanding China's next moves
2+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Glen Noble is Director of Higher Education Practice at the UK National Committee on China During the February meetings of China's legislature known as the "Two Sessions, the 15th overarching Five Year Plan of the People's Republic of China was published....
The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success
2+ week, 3+ day ago (301+ words) Helena Lim is Educational Excellence Lead at Queen Mary University of London and Academic Lead at evasys Debbie is Editor of Wonkhe In UK higher education, listening to student voice can be so deeply baked into the culture that the…...