Headlines: Friday 20 December
Please note, the next headlines service will be January 6.
Online
The PIE News
UK: Agent details to be added to CAS by summer 2025 (mentions UUKi)
https://thepienews.com/uk-agent-details-to-be-added-to-cas-by-summer-2025/
“Little known” about UK TNE students, finds HEPI report
https://thepienews.com/hepi-report-urges-for-better-tne-regulation/
Research Professional
UUK efficiency taskforce seeks ‘radical’ cost-saving measures (on the launch of UUK’s taskforce on transformation and efficiency)
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2024-12-uuk-efficiency-taskforce-seeks-radical-cost-saving-measures/
Times Higher Education
All options are on the table for the UK’s efficiency task force (comment piece by Sir Nigel Carrington, Chair of the taskforce)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/all-options-are-table-uks-efficiency-task-force
Migrant students who challenge UK universities deserve a better deal
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/migrant-students-who-challenge-uk-universities-deserve-better-deal
Russell Group ‘not immune’ as King’s, Nottingham post deficits (sector wide issues)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/russell-group-not-immune-kings-nottingham-post-deficits
Wonkhe
It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/its-the-higher-education-christmas-movie-and-tv-guide-2/
Defacto regulation of international agents is coming – but student voices are missing as usual
https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/defacto-regulation-of-international-agents-is-coming-but-student-voices-are-missing-as-usual/
Sector releases
HEPI
What were we reading about higher education in 2024?
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/12/20/what-were-we-reading-about-higher-education-in-2024/
Student Loans Company
Early-in-year student withdrawal notifications: academic year 2018/19 to 2024/25 up to 29/11/2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-in-year-student-withdrawal-notifications-academic-year-201819-to-202425-up-to-29112024/early-in-year-student-withdrawal-notifications-academic-year-201819-to-202425-up-to-29112024
UCEA
Letter to Rt Hon Darren Jones – Chief Secretary to the Treasury
https://www.ucea.ac.uk/our-work/pension/#