Tag: UK
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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Universities risk slipping down government spending review
Universities risk slipping down government priorities in the spending review as attention is diverted by Trump’s tariff threats and peace talks with Russia
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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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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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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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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.
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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Turing versus Erasmus+ row moves mobility up the agenda
Will the UK’s Turning scheme be any better at getting UK students to go on study or work placements abroad than Erasmus+?
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Fly over Europe with UK international HE strategy
Has UK higher education got its international strategy right for the world, including building a new relationship with Europe, post-Brexit and post-Covid?
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