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· Policy Watch
Higher Education and Research Bill enters another uncertain week in the Lords
The government and Lords will once again have to sit around the negotiating table in order to find a way forward on the Higher Education and Research Bill.
With Mark Leach
· Policy Watch
They came in like a wrecking ball? Government defeated again in Lords
Another twist in the tale. The Higher Education and Research Bill continues to face a tortuous battle through the Lords, as peers defeated the government on three more votes over the legislation.
· Analysis
What the TEF is going on in the Lords?
Is the TEF dead? Probably not, but the Lords may be about to force another ministerial compromise on its finer points. David Morris looks at some of the options available.
· Analysis
Industrial strategy: a small step, or giant leap?
Universities have a vital role in fixing the UK’s recent failures in improving business research and development. Richard Jones analyses the wider context behind the recent Industrial Strategy Green Paper.
· Data
Questionable data and student immigration policy
At the heart of the never-ending fight between the Home Office and universities is a question over the reliability of the government’s migration statistics and the International Passenger Survey. David Morris breaks down
· Comment
Research, teaching, and what universities have in common with the banks
Tears are often shed over the increased separation between teaching and research in modern universities and the death of the Humboldtian ideal, but have we asked ourselves hard enough questions about why?
· Policy Watch
Fall in EU, nursing and mature applicants squeezes the market
Applications to UK universities for full-time undergraduate courses are down 5% this year. David Morris explains where, how, and why this has happened.
· Policy Watch
Winners, losers and trends in the last recruitment cycle
The UCAS End of Cycle institutional data is out and we’ve been drilling down into the detail to find out who’s been up or down and what other trends are at play.
· Comment
Prudence and privilege in the HE Bill debate
The current battles in the Lords may secure some constructive amendments to the HE Bill, but it would be politically unwise for the upper house to completely scupper the legislation.
· Policy Watch
Flatlines, Brexit, and other lessons from this year’s admissions cycle
The UCAS End of Cycle Report for 2016 is out. David Morris has analysed the ups and downs, and the relationship between higher education participation and the EU referendum result.
· Policy Watch
HEFCE launches consultation on REF2021
As HEFCE launch its consultation to take forward the Stern Review and implement the next Research Excellence Framework for 2021 we take a look at the key proposals and debates that are likely to follow.
With Mark Leach and Ant Bagshaw
· Live
LIVE: Delivering Diamond: The future of HE in Wales
Live updates from our event in collaboration with the Open University in Wales on the Diamond Review, including a keynote from Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education.
· Policy Watch
Fun with flags: how metrics will work in TEF outcomes
TEF outcomes will be determined by ‘flagging’ of teaching metrics. We explain how it will all work and what the likely spread of outcomes is shaping up to be.
With Ant Bagshaw
· Data
Prior attainment, gender gaps and other lessons from LEO
After the release of the government’s new LEO data, we draw some early lessons about what it shows about graduate earnings, the labour market and universities’ ability to influence the employment prospects of their gradu
· Live
LIVE: UUK/CASE – Political affairs in higher education forum 2016
The Political Affairs in Higher Education forum, now in its third year, brings together senior leaders of policy, public relations and political affairs from across the sector.
· Analysis
Inflation, TEF and tuition fees continue a complex dance
Following new forecasts from the Office of Budget Responsibility, the value of tuition fee rises to universities are forecast to rise, but the predictions can only take us only so far for universities’ complex planning c
· Live
Live: Universities and Schools: Selection, Sponsorship and Social Mobility
We’ll be bring live updates of our event today, exploring the relationship between schools and universities and asking what the government’s proposed school reforms mean for universities.
With Pooja Kawa
· Policy Watch
Autumn Statement stems the tide but points to dicey years ahead
The Autumn Statement was on the whole a positive result for universities, paradoxically as a result of Brexit. Yet volatility in growth and inflation will matter more than ever for higher education in the coming years.
With Mark Leach
· Live
Live: Autumn Statement 2016
All the developments, reaction, detail and debate about the Autumn Statement 2016 for the higher education, research and science communities during the day of announcement – Wednesday 23rd November 2016.
With Mark Leach
· Live
Live: GuildHE Annual Conference 2016
Live updates and discussion from GuildHE’s 2016 annual conference at St Mary’s University, Twickenham over Tuesday and Wednesday, including a keynote from Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson.
With Pooja Kawa