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Could university-FE mergers turn the UK higher education hierarchy upside down?

Could university-FE mergers turn the UK higher ...

Louise Nicol

Could university-FE mergers turn the UK higher education hierarchy upside down?  Australia may be about to conduct an experiment that should be watched very carefully in the United Kingdom. University...

Could university-FE mergers turn the UK higher ...

Louise Nicol

Could university-FE mergers turn the UK higher education hierarchy upside down?  Australia may be about to conduct an experiment that should be watched very carefully in the United Kingdom. University...

It really is as bad as all that: The graduate jobs crisis universities cannot afford to ignore

It really is as bad as all that: The graduate j...

Louise Nicol

It really is as bad as all that: The graduate jobs crisis universities cannot afford to ignore Over the past week, a curious counternarrative has emerged around the graduate employment...

It really is as bad as all that: The graduate j...

Louise Nicol

It really is as bad as all that: The graduate jobs crisis universities cannot afford to ignore Over the past week, a curious counternarrative has emerged around the graduate employment...

Graduate outcomes: Australia vs UK — what changed in 2025/26?

Graduate outcomes: Australia vs UK — what chang...

Louise Nicol

Graduate outcomes: Australia vs UK — what changed in 2025/26? What happens after graduation is increasingly central to the value proposition of international education. For students choosing between destinations such...

Graduate outcomes: Australia vs UK — what chang...

Louise Nicol

Graduate outcomes: Australia vs UK — what changed in 2025/26? What happens after graduation is increasingly central to the value proposition of international education. For students choosing between destinations such...

Can universities still afford the higher education awards industry?

Can universities still afford the higher educat...

Louise Nicol

Can universities still afford the higher education awards industry? At what is an extraordinarily challenging time for higher education, are awards ceremonies still an appropriate or prudent use of increasingly...

Can universities still afford the higher educat...

Louise Nicol

Can universities still afford the higher education awards industry? At what is an extraordinarily challenging time for higher education, are awards ceremonies still an appropriate or prudent use of increasingly...

Australia can learn from the UK’s dependant visa legislation

Australia can learn from the UK’s dependant vis...

Louise Nicol

Australia can learn from the UK’s dependant visa legislation Australia looks increasingly likely to follow the United Kingdom in restricting the ability of international students to bring their families with...

Australia can learn from the UK’s dependant vis...

Louise Nicol

Australia can learn from the UK’s dependant visa legislation Australia looks increasingly likely to follow the United Kingdom in restricting the ability of international students to bring their families with...

Why are young people questioning the value of university?

Why are young people questioning the value of u...

Louise Nicol

Why are young people questioning the value of university? For much of the past three decades, the expansion of higher education has been treated as an unquestionable public good. Governments...

Why are young people questioning the value of u...

Louise Nicol

Why are young people questioning the value of university? For much of the past three decades, the expansion of higher education has been treated as an unquestionable public good. Governments...