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British universities can no longer financially depend on foreign students. They must reform to survive | Simon Jenkins

The Guardian Higher Education

Since almost one-fifth of UK students in higher education now come from abroad – 125,000 of them from China – there is near panic at the Home Office’s determination to slash student immigration. This follows reports that one-third of England’s universities are trading at a deficit.

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What is the Russell Group of UK Universities?

Study and Go Abroad

Have you thought about studying abroad in the UK? The UK is a popular study abroad destination for students because you can explore the world while you earn a degree. A bonus of UK degrees is most are typically shorter than ones in Canada. The Russell Group is an association of 24 self-selected universities located in the UK.

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Redefining cultures of excellence: A new event exploring models for change in recruiting researchers and setting research agendas

SRHE

by Rebekah Smith McGloin and Rachel Handforth, Nottingham Trent University Research excellence’ is a ubiquitous concept to which we are mostly habituated in the UK research ecosystem. We take the starting position that approaches which focus on advancing equity are critical to achieving excellence in UK research and innovation.

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Moving with the times: The growing need for better graduate mobility data

SRHE

One of the consequences of this is that providers are increasingly working with employers to try and ensure graduates can utilise their skills in the local economy (for example at Sheffield Hallam ). High levels of inequality and poor growth are two key concerns for the UK economy.

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The Polytechnics legacy – continuing to break down the academic/vocational divide in the twenty-first century

SRHE

As part of Edge’s Learning from the Past series one recent initiative was SRHE Fellow Professor Gareth Parry’s (Sheffield) paper on Polytechnics. In the 1960s/1970s the polytechnics tackled skill shortages facing many sectors in the UK economy; in 2017 Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) were established for similar reasons.

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Irregulation: is the Office for Students fit for purpose?

SRHE

The Committee, with a remit “to consider matters relating to industry, including the policies of His Majesty’s Government to promote industrial growth, skills and competitiveness, and to scrutinise the work of UK regulators”, published 12 questions on which it invited evidence.

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Sheffield University criticised for hiring private investigator after protest

The Guardian Higher Education

Private investigator hired to look into possible involvement of two student activists in occupation of building Sheffield University has been criticised for hiring a private investigator to look into the possible involvement of two student activists in a protest in one of its buildings.