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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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WHY university international and communication departments need to work more closely together. See my blog talking from personal experience

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WE need to talk and cooperate more, says study of interaction between international and communication departments at five universities for EUPRIO. See my report for University World News

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WELCOME diversity in the university rankings. My blog here

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OPEN border universities are a 'powerful antidote' to inward-looking narrow nationalism, says co-leader of U-Multirank. More here

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EU students to be treated as UK 'home' students in 2020-21 and be eligible for financial support even if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, says Minister

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WHY higher education communicators need to engage with their own staff & students to help build stronger brands. My EUPRIO blog for #EUPRIO2019

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GETTING the diet right after bowel cancer treatment. See my new Cancer-talk blog

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CAUTIOUS welcome to new global impact rankings based on universities' progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. See here

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COULD the Commonwealth act as the bridge to keep UK higher education and research 'international' after Brexit. See my report from #IHEF19