Monthly Archives: May 2024

If I had a pound for everyone in the sector who asked me, baffled, why on earth the government has commissioned the MAC review, and does it realise the damage…

In March Home Secretary James Cleverly commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out a “rapid review of the Graduate route.” The Graduate route launched in 2021 and allows…

The departments of home affairs, education and skills & training jointly explained that along with incoming legislation, a limit on enrolments per institution is being suggested as part of a…

For a document released in 2011, the Students at the Heart of the System white paper is having an unexpected late moment in the sun right now. It’s where you’ll…

Now here’s a thing. I’ve been banging on about student accommodation needing to operate more like hotels for commuter students for years. And now on a day trip 90 minutes…

It’s been a strange week in Malmö for the Eurovision. Given Israel’s membership of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and their continued participation in a contest being staged in an…

International student numbers are almost certain to continue falling following recent changes, compounded by the government’s negative messaging and policy intent irrespective of the MAC review outcome. Given this reality…

The Independent Tertiary Education NZ says that degree level and above is currently able to see better growth than sub-degree level programs, with post-study work opportunities impacting students’ decisions. “The visa settings are…

Responding to ongoing concerns from UK universities about the Turing Scheme’s funding model preventing widening participation in study abroad, Lya Noon deputy director of the DofE told university staff that…

This week on the podcast a group of vice chancellors have been called into see Rishi Sunak in a bid to clamp down on student protest. Where does that fit…