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Review into ‘broken’ higher education student funding

By Nic Mitchell Posted in Blog, Student-Mobility, Uncategorized , 6.1%, Andrew Adonis, Brexit, fees, funding, higher education, interest, Jeremy Corbyn, loans, pay, pensions, review, strike, student, Theresa May, UK, universities, Vice-Chancellors | Comments Off

British universities started the New Year much as they ended 2017 – on the back foot as they struggled to fend off criticism of bulging pay packets for vice-chancellors. Meanwhile staff went on strike to protect their pensions and students complained about not getting value-for-money for their £9,250 yearly tuition fees. Suddenly UK higher education […]

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Mixed reaction to new postgrad student loans

By Nic Mitchell Posted in Blog , Autumn Statement, Chancellor, English, George Osborne, HEFCE, loans, LSE, million+, NUS, Paul Wakeling, postgraduate, Sally Hunt, students, The Conversation, UCU, universities | Comments Off

Postgraduate students at English universities are to get a helping hand from the Government in the form of an income-contingent loan of up to £10,000 from 2016-17. The new loan package announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne in his eagerly awaited Autumn Statement was generally welcome across the English higher education sector. For the number […]

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HEADLINES

UNIVERSITIES challenged to end gaps in access and student success within 20 years by UK #HigherEd regulator

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TACKLING social exclusion in #HigherEd is a top priority for Europe, European Commission policy expert says. See my blog for EUPRIO

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LESSONS learnt from the first World Access to #HigherEd Day, or WAHED. See my blog

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DIGITAL aid project helps young Syrian refugees access higher education. See my report for University World News

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MORE to widening access to #HigherEd than just financial aid. See my report from the first World Access to Higher Education Day conference for University World News

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FRANCE aims for 500,000 international students by 2027, but also raises tuition fees for non-EU students sharply. See ICEFMonitor

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EUROPEAN University Association produces checklist on how universities can prepare for a "no-deal" Brexit

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EUROPEAN Commission puts €30 million into scheme to create new networks of European universities. See report in Science | Business.

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IS the UK migration target the problem and not the inclusion of students in it? See our guest blog on the MAC report.

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CZECH rector on how Central European universities can survive the rising tide of popularism and nationalism. My interview for Times Higher Education supplement