Working with over 400 members in more than 40 countries across the Commonwealth, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is well positioned to convene vice chancellors and education ministers around…
In a new draft framework, of which the policies included would come into force later this year or in January 2025, the minister of education – currently Jason Clare –…
It can come as quite a surprise to those outside the higher education sector that the grade requirements for entry to different courses that universities publish on their websites aren’t,…
In October last year, a Cardiff parent group successfully campaigned for Cardiff University to improve how it shares information on how students can apply for contextual admissions. This was a…
The DAAD said it awarded scholarships to 287 Indians, 10 Sri Lankans, nine Bangladeshis, eight Nepalese students and two to those from Bhutan. The scholarships will be applicable for various uses, including…
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…