Headlines: Friday 28 June 2024
Online
Financial Times
Labour correctly highlights higher education crisis but offers no solutions (mentions Universities UK)
https://www.ft.com/content/d250e68c-0876-4899-b163-7e2270d2796e
The Times
Freshers will be paying back student debt in their fifties
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/freshers-will-be-paying-back-student-debt-in-their-fifties-c27p3chcd
The Critic
Guardrails of civilisation (quotes Universities UK)
https://thecritic.co.uk/guardrails-of-civilisation/
Nature
UK general election: five reasons it matters for science
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02110-4
Research Professional
Russell Group: ‘Work with universities to boost local growth’
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2024-6-russell-group-work-with-universities-to-boost-local-growth/
Times Higher Education
Voters back using public money to bail out UK universities – poll
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/voters-back-using-public-money-bail-out-uk-universities-poll
The REF OA book mandate will pile yet more financial pressure on HE
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/ref-oa-book-mandate-will-pile-yet-more-financial-pressure-he
Wonkhe
The active inclusion and enabling culture that Athena Swan promotes are still much needed in HE
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-active-inclusion-and-enabling-culture-that-athena-swan-promotes-are-still-much-needed-in-he/
Higher education postcard: University of Warwick
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/higher-education-postcard-university-of-warwick/
Sector releases
Department for Education
Student loan forecasts for England
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/student-loan-forecasts-for-england/2023-24
Higher Education Policy Institute
Empowering educators: Academic convergence with industry for enhanced student employability
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/06/28/empowering-educators-academic-convergence-with-industry-for-enhanced-student-employability/
Office for Students
Annual TRAC 2022-23: Sector summary and analysis by TRAC peer group
https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/annual-trac-2022-23/
Student Loans Company
Early-in-year student withdrawal notifications: academic year 2018/19 to 2023/24 up to 31/05/2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-in-year-student-withdrawal-notifications-academic-year-201819-to-202324-up-to-31052024/early-in-year-student-withdrawal-notifications-academic-year-201819-to-202324-up-to-31052024