This blog was kindly contributed by Lynn Dobbs, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of London Met University I have always held the belief that universities have a civic duty to the areas in which they are based. Institutions are not just part of that area, but part of the community within…
This blog was written by Dr Graeme Atherton, Director, National Education Opportunities Network and Professor Peter John CBE, Vice-Chancellor, University of West London. Earlier this year, Graeme and Peter wrote a piece in response to Michelle Donelan’s comments about social mobility in higher education. It is hard to pin down…
This blog was kindly contributed by Paul Ashwin, Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University and Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education. Paul is on Twitter @paulashwin I have recently published a book in which I offer a manifesto for transforming university education. I was therefore fascinated…
This is a written transcript of Andrew Connors’s (Head of Higher Education, Lloyds Bank) introductory remarks at the recent HEPI / Lloyds webinar on ‘The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the higher education sector’. You can now watch the full recording here. I wrote here back in April that the…
This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Stephanie Marshall, Vice Principal (Education)Queen Mary University of London. Blended learning is nothing new. It was a pedagogic approach used as early as 1436, when Gutenburg invented his printing press, facilitating inexpensive mass-production of books. Subsequently, rather than the pedagogue reading from a…
This blog was kindly contributed by Anne-Marie Graham, Chief Executive at UKCISA. When the International Education Strategy was first published last year it set a clear intention and commitment to the sector that international education was firmly on the Government’s agenda – with a specific target to increase international…
Mary Curnock Cook casts an eye over the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into Left Behind White Pupils from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. You can find Mary on Twitter @MaryCurnockCook Earlier this month, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and Chair of the Education Select Committee, launched an inquiry into Left Behind White Pupils…
This blog was written by Sarah Barr Miller, Head of Insight and Consultancy, UCAS Media. Sarah’s team helps providers make informed data-led decisions through the provision of data products and services. She delivers UCAS’ data consultancy offer, providing actionable insight for universities and colleges. Black History Month 2020 is a…
This blog was contributed by Paul Raybould, Marketing Director at QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The UK is a global leader in higher education – it is one of our greatest exports. The UK is home to 6 of the top 20 universities in the world according to our QS world university…
This guest blog has been kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech (Chief Executive) and Jack O’Neill (Policy & Projects Officer) from London Higher – the body representing the diversity of higher education provision in London. The latest HEPI report looking at future demand for higher education predicts big gains for…