Category: Universities
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.
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Year of Snake ushers new era for TNE with China
Universities have a central role in the charm offensive between the United Kingdom and Peoples Republic of China, especially when it comes to TNE.
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Three wishes for the new UK international education strategy
Nic Mitchell and Cheryl Yu give their three wishes for an improved UK international education strategy from the new Labour government in 2025.
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Talking TNE and getting back into the real-world
Nic Mitchell’s highlights of 2024 include having a defibrillator fitted and attending his first conference in-person on UK TNE and the election of a new government.
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Does increasing university tuition fees make political sense?
Universities are pressing the new Labour government to increase tuition fees, but what would you do as Higher Education minister? Nic Mitchell has a few ideas.
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Why UK universities need to win over hearts and minds
Nic Mitchell explores some of the challenges facing UK universities and why they must work harder to win over hearts and minds.
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Tories make migration and foreign students election issue
Migration and the addiction of British universities to recruiting foreign students are hot topics for the Tories as the UK enters a General Election year.
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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.
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Why blame students for affordable housing crisis?
You don’t need a crystal ball to see that migration and a crisis in affordable housing will dominate the agenda for policymakers and higher education experts in 2023.
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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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