Nic Mitchell 
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…
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…
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…
What’s it like being told you have heart failure?
There is a lot to absorb when you are told you have something as serious as cancer or…
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…
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…
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…
Why Crimea matters to Putin and what Lenin would say about the war
Writing about Putin's fast changing war against Ukraine is fraught with challenges, such as why Crimea is so…
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…
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…