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2023

• 15 December 2023Friday 15 December 2023Not another oneSubscribers
• 14 December 2023Thursday 14 December 2023Free speech Christmas giftsJust a matter of processSubscribers
• 13 December 2023Wednesday 13 December 2023Detail on Scotland’s maintenance upliftSubscribers
• 12 December 2023Tuesday 12 December 2023Special support in ScotlandNot sensibleSubscribers
• 8 December 2023Friday 8 December 2023Teach lastThe robots are taking our outcomesSubscribers
• 7 December 2023Thursday 7 December 2023REF pushed backUCAS end of cycle figures releasedSubscribers
• 6 December 2023Wednesday 6 December 2023Go hard or go homeSecurity on campusSubscribers
• 5 December 2023Tuesday 5 December 2023Graduate route reviewSubscribers
• 1 December 2023Friday 1 December 2023Get rich TEFMore or less for lessSubscribers
• 30 November 2023Thursday 30 November 2023The limits of loans for lifelong learningJoined-up mental health approachSubscribers
• 29 November 2023Wednesday 29 November 2023Minimum service levelsGovernment responds to OfS inquiry report · Sample splitsSubscribers
• 28 November 2023Tuesday 28 November 2023Review, retest, and resetSubscribers
• 24 November 2023Friday 24 November 2023International applications fallMore cuts in ScotlandSubscribers
• 23 November 2023Thursday 23 November 2023Is this what Nurse prescribed?Statement lookSubscribers
• 22 November 2023Wednesday 22 November 2023Belonging for PGRsCyclical quality review returns to EnglandSubscribers
• 21 November 2023Tuesday 21 November 2023The wages of spinSubscribers
• 17 November 2023Friday 17 November 2023No rush to combat sexual violencePensioning off student supportSubscribers
• 16 November 2023Thursday 16 November 2023LLE eligibilitySubscribers
• 15 November 2023Wednesday 15 November 2023Delivery styleOptimism biasSubscribers
• 14 November 2023Tuesday 14 November 2023By George, he’s goneData even further into the futureSubscribers
• 10 November 2023Friday 10 November 2023UK research impactWhose freedom?Subscribers
• 9 November 2023Thursday 9 November 2023A Stern challengeSubscribers
• 8 November 2023Wednesday 8 November 2023The Festival of Higher Education - day 1The King’s SpeechSubscribers
• 7 November 2023Tuesday 7 November 2023UCU ballot falls shortSubscribers
• 3 November 2023Friday 3 November 2023No friends at universitySubscribers
• 2 November 2023Thursday 2 November 2023Real living wageClimate plannersSubscribers
• 1 November 2023Wednesday 1 November 2023Pause for thoughtSubscribers
• 31 October 2023Tuesday 31 October 2023Reply comingGraduate labour marketSubscribers
• 27 October 2023Friday 27 October 2023The opaque corner could be riskySubscribers
• 26 October 2023Thursday 26 October 2023Rent risesFlashy cultureSubscribers
• 25 October 2023Wednesday 25 October 2023Oversea-ing declinesSubscribers
• 24 October 2023Tuesday 24 October 2023Fifth columnCreative educationSubscribers
• 20 October 2023Friday 20 October 2023700 per centThose were the daysSubscribers
• 19 October 2023Thursday 19 October 2023Service children in HESubscribers
• 18 October 2023Wednesday 18 October 2023Teaching from homeApprenticeship demand upSubscribers
• 17 October 2023Tuesday 17 October 2023Cap in handSubscribers
• 13 October 2023Friday 13 October 2023International still growingNo concernsSubscribers
• 12 October 2023Thursday 12 October 2023Unis urged to act on antisemitismChange – but how?Subscribers
• 11 October 2023Wednesday 11 October 2023Levelling down aspiration?Subscribers
• 10 October 2023Tuesday 10 October 2023How do we get a better system?Unleash Britain’s boffinsSubscribers
• 6 October 2023Friday 6 October 2023Legal as well as moralPensions peaceSubscribers
• 5 October 2023Thursday 5 October 2023Rishi flexes ABSSubscribers
• 4 October 2023Wednesday 4 October 2023Regional innovationBarclay ups his medsSubscribers
• 3 October 2023Tuesday 3 October 2023Strike a poseAnother conference pairSubscribers
• 29 September 2023Friday 29 September 2023Lover’s TEFTaith no moreSubscribers
• 28 September 2023Thursday 28 September 2023Leaky pipelineSubscribers
• 27 September 2023Wednesday 27 September 2023New deal for PGRsKnowledge exchangedSubscribers
• 26 September 2023Tuesday 26 September 2023Spin doctorsSubscribers
• 22 September 2023Friday 22 September 2023Bacc to basicsA tender issueSubscribers
• 21 September 2023Thursday 21 September 2023UCAS figuresArt attacks backSubscribers
• 20 September 2023Wednesday 20 September 2023County linesSubscribers
• 19 September 2023Tuesday 19 September 2023Researcher mobilityStudent lonelinessSubscribers
• 15 September 2023Friday 15 September 2023Banish the bursarySubscribers
• 14 September 2023Thursday 14 September 2023Culture clubApplications of IHRA definition of antisemitism questionedSubscribers
• 13 September 2023Wednesday 13 September 2023OfS is “failing to deliver”Risky bootsSubscribers
• 12 September 2023Tuesday 12 September 2023ARIA sparkThe care ceilingSubscribers
• 8 September 2023Friday 8 September 2023Now make it more agileMore conference talkSubscribers
• 7 September 2023Thursday 7 September 2023On the HorizonMAB is overSubscribers
• 6 September 2023Wednesday 6 September 2023Eighteen staff just for regulationSubscribers
• 5 September 2023Tuesday 5 September 2023Making a splashSubscribers
• 18 July 2023Tuesday 18 July 2023Is that it?The student number control debate · Pause for eight months · Number controls in the newsSubscribers
• 14 July 2023Friday 14 July 2023Pay up, international students toldFRAP valueSubscribers
• 13 July 2023Thursday 13 July 2023The keys to curriculum changeJune stats just droppedSubscribers
• 12 July 2023Wednesday 12 July 2023Membership terminatedSubscribers
• 11 July 2023Tuesday 11 July 2023Cashpoint colleges?Subscribers
• 7 July 2023Friday 7 July 2023The lion sleeps tonightStarmer chameleonSubscribers
• 6 July 2023Thursday 6 July 2023Addressing racism on campusApproaching the HorizonSubscribers
• 5 July 2023Wednesday 5 July 2023Name the dayTackling sexual violenceSubscribers
• 4 July 2023Tuesday 4 July 2023Overseas mattersSubscribers
• 30 June 2023Friday 30 June 2023The motion of a thousand dreamsWrite off the chartSubscribers
• 29 June 2023Thursday 29 June 2023Funding changes in ScotlandSubscribers
• 28 June 2023Wednesday 28 June 2023Universities are not schools, notes David WillettsSubscribers
• 27 June 2023Tuesday 27 June 2023You’ve got mailSubscribers
• 23 June 2023Friday 23 June 2023Space to breatheVisa feesSubscribers
• 22 June 2023Thursday 22 June 2023Hard workThe journey continuesSubscribers
• 21 June 2023Wednesday 21 June 2023On target, but under-celebratedSubscribers
• 20 June 2023Tuesday 20 June 2023UCEA calls for “shared perspective” on university financesSubscribers
• 16 June 2023Friday 16 June 202337 guinea pigs on trial and in debtSubscribers
• 15 June 2023Thursday 15 June 2023Gold FRAPSubscribers
• 14 June 2023Wednesday 14 June 2023Universities vary international student deposits based on country of originSubscribers
• 13 June 2023Tuesday 13 June 2023Stop gapStudying EnglishSubscribers
• 9 June 2023Friday 9 June 2023Financial deterrentConcerning planSubscribers
• 8 June 2023Thursday 8 June 2023Ten per cent cut for NI HE?Skills funding shake-up for Scotland proposedSubscribers
• 7 June 2023Wednesday 7 June 2023Regressive changes to graduate repayments “intuitively fair”Subscribers
• 6 June 2023Tuesday 6 June 2023Having a careIt’s materialSubscribers
• 2 June 2023Friday 2 June 2023Higher education after #MeTooLabour vows reformSubscribers
• 1 June 2023Thursday 1 June 2023Back to square oneRise in graduate employment ratesSubscribers
• 31 May 2023Wednesday 31 May 2023Duty of careStock speaks at Oxford Union eventSubscribers
• 26 May 2023Friday 26 May 2023Dependant on the moneyOne TRAC mindSubscribers
• 25 May 2023Thursday 25 May 2023If not now, then when?Subscribers
• 24 May 2023Wednesday 24 May 2023PGT students to lose right to dependant visa accessInflation busting increaseSubscribers
• 23 May 2023Tuesday 23 May 2023Levy-ed downThe facts are disputedSubscribers
• 19 May 2023Friday 19 May 2023Missing outSubscribers
• 18 May 2023Thursday 18 May 2023OverrelianceScaling upSubscribers
• 17 May 2023Wednesday 17 May 2023Halfon in the hot seatStudent suicide preventionSubscribers
• 16 May 2023Tuesday 16 May 2023International benefitDance like there’s no tomorrow?Subscribers
• 12 May 2023Friday 12 May 2023New metrics requiredDon’t stop me nowSubscribers
• 11 May 2023Thursday 11 May 2023Freedom of Speech Bill clears the LordsNo dependent visas for masters students?Subscribers
• 10 May 2023Wednesday 10 May 2023OfS leaders get their saySubscribers
• 5 May 2023Friday 5 May 2023Slap and thistleSubscribers
• 4 May 2023Thursday 4 May 2023Politicians plea for staff paySubscribers
• 3 May 2023Wednesday 3 May 2023Fees and funding under pressure across the UKSubscribers
• 28 April 2023Friday 28 April 2023Mould newsSubscribers
• 27 April 2023Thursday 27 April 2023UK-India research partnershipSubscribers
• 26 April 2023Wednesday 26 April 2023Twenty-one higher education providers miss finance deadlineSubscribers
• 25 April 2023Tuesday 25 April 2023Financial sustainabilitySubscribers
• 21 April 2023Friday 21 April 2023Deuparth gwaith yw i dechrauCarrying the burdenSubscribers
• 20 April 2023Thursday 20 April 2023Ticking clockStudent complaintsSubscribers
• 19 April 2023Wednesday 19 April 2023Panel gamesSubscribers
• 18 April 2023Tuesday 18 April 2023In consultationSubscribers
• 6 April 2023Thursday 6 April 2023Students at the heart of regulationSubscribers
• 5 April 2023Wednesday 5 April 2023The cost of CPDTurning upSubscribers
• 4 April 2023Tuesday 4 April 2023Reballot resultsResearch deliverySubscribers
• 31 March 2023Friday 31 March 2023DfE remembers proper binmenSubscribers
• 30 March 2023Thursday 30 March 2023Scotland’s new education secretarySubscribers
• 29 March 2023Wednesday 29 March 2023EORR we goMental health provision in WalesSubscribers
• 28 March 2023Tuesday 28 March 2023FM stationsSubscribers
• 24 March 2023Friday 24 March 2023Down and outThe skip they doSubscribers
• 23 March 2023Thursday 23 March 2023Size and shapePretty vacantSubscribers
• 22 March 2023Wednesday 22 March 2023Short courses on trialBackstop’s back, alrightSubscribers
• 21 March 2023Tuesday 21 March 2023Neurodiverse accommodationWindow of opportunity?Subscribers
• 17 March 2023Friday 17 March 2023Awareness gapSubscribers
• 16 March 2023Thursday 16 March 2023In the zoneConstructive, and constructive againSubscribers
• 15 March 2023Wednesday 15 March 2023OfS: “Reasonable but not perfect”Subscribers
• 14 March 2023Tuesday 14 March 2023Overdraft dependentSubscribers
• 10 March 2023Friday 10 March 2023Home or awayPressing chargesSubscribers
• 9 March 2023Thursday 9 March 2023Researcher, interruptedSubscribers
• 8 March 2023Wednesday 8 March 2023LLE, at lastNot that kind of chairSubscribers
• 7 March 2023Tuesday 7 March 2023Nurse’s diagnosisLifelong wait overSubscribers
• 3 March 2023Friday 3 March 2023Not confidentSubscribers
• 2 March 2023Thursday 2 March 2023Association on the HorizonSubscribers
• 1 March 2023Wednesday 1 March 2023Geopolitical research“Perfect storm” hits digital content procurementSubscribers
• 28 February 2023Tuesday 28 February 2023Hip hip Horizon?Fragile researchSubscribers
• 24 February 2023Friday 24 February 2023We're going u-u-u-u-u-u-upOne year onSubscribers
• 23 February 2023Thursday 23 February 2023OfS launches crackdown on harassment and sexual misconductTech can only get betterSubscribers
• 22 February 2023Wednesday 22 February 2023Is that really it for Horizon and alternatives?They were the future, once · Staff movementsSubscribers
• 21 February 2023Tuesday 21 February 2023Making ARIA independentSubscribers
• 17 February 2023Friday 17 February 2023Something got me startedSubscribers
• 16 February 2023Thursday 16 February 2023That figures?Leave to remainSubscribers
• 15 February 2023Wednesday 15 February 2023Move universities out of DfE, demands Lord WillettsSubscribers
• 14 February 2023Tuesday 14 February 2023Valuing nursingSubscribers
• 10 February 2023Friday 10 February 2023Extension grantedSubscribers
• 9 February 2023Thursday 9 February 2023No platform?Post-pandemic applicant dipSubscribers
• 8 February 2023Wednesday 8 February 2023Donelan is backFree speech bill will return to LordsSubscribers
• 7 February 2023Tuesday 7 February 2023BEIS to split?Tort returningSubscribers
• 3 February 2023Friday 3 February 2023Negative impactTaking careSubscribers
• 2 February 2023Thursday 2 February 2023New bills, pleaseVice and virtueSubscribers
• 1 February 2023Wednesday 1 February 2023Day of actionA postgraduate future?Subscribers
• 31 January 2023Tuesday 31 January 2023Standard bearerSubscribers
• 27 January 2023Friday 27 January 2023Refreshers fayreFirm offer rejectedSubscribers
• 26 January 2023Thursday 26 January 2023International defenceStudents hit by cost of livingSubscribers
• 25 January 2023Wednesday 25 January 2023Loan repayment plans fail peer assessmentUCU names the daysSubscribers
• 24 January 2023Tuesday 24 January 2023Security and riskSubscribers
• 20 January 2023Friday 20 January 2023Different classSubscribers
• 19 January 2023Thursday 19 January 2023Cost of living support for Welsh studentsCycles of inequalitySubscribers
• 18 January 2023Wednesday 18 January 2023Day of actionCreative valuesSubscribers
• 17 January 2023Tuesday 17 January 2023Line of inquiryRules of engagementSubscribers
• 13 January 2023Friday 13 January 2023Damning indictmentHot ironSubscribers
• 12 January 2023Thursday 12 January 2023Accepting changeUnder maintenanceSubscribers
• 11 January 2023Wednesday 11 January 2023The SHAPE of things to comeConditional offerSubscribers
• 10 January 2023Tuesday 10 January 2023Independent analysisSubscribers