Universities
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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.
Cancer-talk, HE-Comms
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How to lose weight and fight heart failure
Nic Mitchell describes how he lost a stone (6 kilograms) in weight by accident while fighting heart failure and kept his weight down.
BREXIT
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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.
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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Put a face mask on and save Christmas from COVID
Apologies to those who would just wish COVID away, but here’s why a few simple precautions like wearing a face mask could save us from a pre-Christmas lockdown.
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Disappearing European students at UK universities
Will studying in the UK be a luxury only the richest overseas students can afford and is this behind the dramatic fall in European students in this year’s UCAS student recruitment cycle?
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The UK still needs to sort out student mobility
Nic Mitchell says the challenges to getting more UK students to study or work abroad are similar to
when he started blogging about student mobility 9 years ago.
Is the great digital events switch here to stay?
Will international higher education and global networking go back to the old ways after a year of living and working online during the COVID-19 crisis?
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Balancing the risks with having the AstraZeneca jab
Nic Mitchell explores the balance of risk with the AstraZeneca jab after he had the first dose of the vaccine and says we shouldn’t disregard a star-player in the battle against COVID-19
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