Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships
Despite sector-wide efforts, the Black-white awarding gap is widening—with social capital emerging as a powerful lever for change.
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Another year, another teacher supply crisis…
Teacher shortages persist in 2025, but improving working conditions, student loan reform and key worker housing could drive change.
Launch of the Commission on Students in Higher Education: Unpicking the connections between teaching, funding and student outcomes
A new Commission invites student-centred evidence on funding, teaching and outcomes to influence the DfE’s HE Review.
Bank holiday reading: Flying the Nest in the wrong direction – How we can attract our ‘lost boys’ back into HE
Male disengagement from higher education is rising, prompting urgent calls for targeted reforms like shorter loan terms and better support.
In memoriam: Professor Claire Callender OBE
OBITUARY Claire Sorrel Callender By Simon Marginson * Professor Claire Callender OBE, who held joint professorships at UCL Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London, died at home amid her family on Tuesday, 15 April, after the cancer which developed in one lung and was in remission had moved…
Bank holiday reading: Government control of US universities
US universities face sweeping federal controls under 'Project 2025', prompting lawsuits and fears over academic freedom and funding.
Tackling accent bias in Higher Education could improve students’ success, sense of belonging, and wellbeing
One in three students fear their accent could harm future success, yet accent bias remains largely unaddressed in higher education.
Bridging the Skills Divide: Higher Education’s Role in Delivering the UK’s Plan for Change
As HE reform looms, universities must urgently adapt to deliver agile, industry-ready skills in AI, cybersecurity and digital sectors.
PSHE education can improve young people’s preparedness for higher education and beyond
PSHE education helps prepare young people for university life, but many want stronger, statutory teaching in personal finance and wellbeing.
Beyond the Margin: When might low net revenue in international student recruitment be justified?
Low-margin international recruitment can be strategically valuable—but only with deliberate, transparent alignment to institutional goals.