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Government unveils range of measures to boost higher technical education
The government today (July 14) announced a range of measures intended to improve the quality and appeal of higher technical…
14th July 2020 No Comments
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Tuition fee refunds should be easier to pursue, but not automatic, MPs say
University students should not receive an automatic tuition fee refund for the disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, a committee…
13th July 2020 No Comments
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Gavin Williamson: expansion of higher education not what the nation needs
Higher education in England is not delivering what the country needs, the education secretary Gavin Williamson said today as he…
9th July 2020 No Comments
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‘The time for contextualised admissions is absolutely now’, says Ucas chief
Ucas chief executive Clare Marchant has called for universities to make more contextual offers in 2020 and beyond. Addressing an…
8th July 2020 No Comments
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MillionPlus puts in requests ahead of Rishi Sunak’s summer statement
MillionPlus has called for the government to invest in three key areas, in a policy statement released ahead of the…
7th July 2020 No Comments
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Academic-policy engagement: from the niche to the mainstream
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the increasingly urgent need for research evidence and expertise to inform policymaking. Whilst particularly evident…
7th July 2020 No Comments
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Jo Johnson: HE scepticism ‘the new Euroscepticism’ in the Tory party
University scepticism has replaced Euroscepticism in the Conservative party, Jo Johnson said today – but the former Tory MP warned…
7th July 2020 No Comments
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OfS bans ‘conditional unconditional’ offers until September 2021
Universities in England could be fined £500,000 for breaching a new ban on ‘conditional unconditional’ offers, the Office for Students…
3rd July 2020 No Comments
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Anglia Ruskin joins University Alliance mission group
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has today announced it will join the University Alliance (UA) mission group. Founded in 2006 as…
2nd July 2020 No Comments
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UCL heads £10m project to improve academic-policy engagement
Five universities are to become partner institutions in a national project to improve academic-policy engagement. The project led by UCL will…
2nd July 2020 No Comments
