Low-value contracts, and what they tell us about high-value data
What is working in higher education worth? David Kernohan’s recent analysis seems to suggest that in some cases, not very much at all. HESA data reveals that small numbers of…
The questions that will and should be asked about franchising
Take a look at some of the recent investigations the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has conducted: HS2, flooding preparedness, the procurement of PPE during the pandemic. Big, contested…
The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder
Higher education’s haves and have-nots have been classified in many ways over the decades: working class versus middle class; poor versus rich; first in family to go to university versus…
Will international recruitment fall even further?
In 2023, there were 457,673 sponsored study visas granted to main applicants – 5 per cent fewer than in 2022, but 70 per cent higher than 2019. That’s the big…
We cannot afford to let estranged students Stand Alone once more
When I first started working in the higher education sector in 2010, many of the challenges faced by students who may have experienced estrangement from close family members were hidden.…
Podcast: Cost of living, Australia, international
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The cost of learning crisis is creating new threats to students’ futures
In 2021 the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission had an ambitious aim: to understand how the pandemic was impacting new and current students, and to identify how the higher education…
Changes in international recruitment will have an impact on provider finances
Based on last week’s Home Office statistics, we are looking at some fundamental shifts in international recruitment (and, indeed international enrolment) patterns. Jim’s piece on the data release goes over…
The reasons why applicants are still required to disclose criminal records are not always clear
Back in 2018, UCAS stopped requiring applicants to disclose “unspent” criminal records on their university application for non-regulated degrees (degrees that do not require an enhanced criminal record check). Five…
British Columbia confirms 83,000 UG permit applications for next two years
The province – which saw approximately 97,000 study permit applications in 2023 for undergraduate programs in 2023 – said it will begin issuing provincial attestation letters to eligible post-secondary institutions from…