Universities UK: Graduate visa critically important for UK jobs, growth and global ambitions
Since the launch of the government’s International Education Strategy in 2019, growth in international student recruitment to the UK has delivered a boost of more than £60 billion to the UK’s economy, new analysis shows...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
HEPI essays published: The lived experiences of early career researchers
The Higher Education Policy Institute and the British Academy have jointly published a set of essays entitled The lives of early career researchers...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
Housing shortage holding back social mobility, says new IEA report
Britain’s restrictive planning system and occupational licensing rules hurt the worst-off...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
IFS: Getting English NHS waiting lists down to pre-pandemic levels is highly unlikely within the next parliament
The NHS waiting list in England stands at 7.6 million, almost 400,000 higher than it was in January 2023...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
MPs publish report on Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide
The Health and Social Care Committee has published its report on Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
OfS: Independent review calls for Uni Connect improvements
The Office for Students (OfS) has welcomed the publication of an independent report evaluating the effectiveness of Uni Connect...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
College lecturers across Scotland take strike action – Rally at Holyrood today
College lecturers across Scotland have today (Thursday) walked out on strike action, as a long-running dispute over pay and jobs continues...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
Work to deliver Midlands Rail Hub set to begin with £123 million
Work on the Midlands Rail Hub is set to begin after ministers provided an initial £123 million funding injection...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
New Treasury Committee inquiry launch: are the UK’s financial sanctions on Russia working?
In the week following the second anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Committee is launching a new inquiry into whether the UK’s programme of economic sanctions is having the desired effect...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01
New regulations for schools in next stage of attendance drive
Every state school in England will now share their daily attendance registers across the education sector - including with the Department for Education, councils, and trusts in the next stage of the Government’s drive to reduce pupil absence in school...
Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:01