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PODCAST: Gavin Williamson, UCAS data, student futures, international

This week on the podcast Gavin Williamson addresses Universities UK conference – did he give anything away about the upcoming spending review?

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Podcasts|10/09/21
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News, analysis and explanation of higher education issues from our leading team of wonks

We're back for a new season as Gavin Williamson addresses Universities UK conference - did he give anything away about the upcoming spending review?

Plus there's UCAS data in an odd year for Clearing, an interim report from the Student Futures Commission, two new reports on international students and Hidden History looks at old student conduct rules that might be just as applicable today.

With Paul Greatrix, Registrar at the University of Nottingham, Sunday Blake, from the Strategic Delivery Unit at the University of Exeter, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at Nottingham Trent University, David Kernohan, Associate Editor and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor.

Featured on the show

  • Vice chancellors get a lecture on Zoom from Gavin Williamson
  • A slower clearing in 2021?
  • Students need universities to prioritise inclusion and academic confidence in the years ahead
  • International students are worth £28.8 billion to the UK

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