Universities
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Can Starmer find time to fix UK higher education?
Nic Mitchell asks what UK universities need to do to grab Keir Starmer's attention when the Prime Minister is facing so many other priorities.
Cancer-talk, HE-Comms
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Universities risk slipping down government spending review
Universities risk slipping down government priorities in the spending review as attention is diverted by Trump's tariff threats and peace talks with Russia
BREXIT
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What makes Keir Starmer tick?
As Keir Starmer comes up to the first anniversary as Britain's Prime Minister, Nic Mitchell looks behind the veil to try to find out what makes the Labour leader tick – with help from the New Statesman's Tom McTague
Many wondering if the UK really wants international students
Nic Mitchell explores whether the UK really wants international students after the latest U-turn to ban dependants of those coming for taught master’s degrees.
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How tough can it be to stop drinking alcohol?
Nic Mitchell explores just how tough it can be
to give up drinking alcohol after a lifetime working in journalism and higher education public relations?
Why Crimea matters to Putin and what Lenin would say about the war
Writing about the fast changing war launched by Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation against Ukraine is fraught with challenges, such as why Crimea is so important to all sides and what Lenin might have to say about the invasion.
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Students changed during pandemic, so should we
Students are not rushing back to lecture theatres and may have changed more than higher education staff during the pandemic. So are we ready for the new normal?
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How should universities react to Putin’s Ukraine War?
Was UK higher education too slow to oppose Putin’s war in Ukraine? Nic Mitchell looks at the timeline and how European universities reacted.
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Brexit, cancer and the unexpected as a freelance
Nic Mitchell looks at a decade running his own freelance business, De la Cour Communications, and what he didn’t expect while promoting student mobility and international higher education.
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