This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to “that godless institution in Gower Street”

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The next government’s approach to widening access will be key to the future of higher education itself, says Graeme Atherton

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Degrees in media, screen, journalism, and communication studies often face public derision. Yet as Ruairí Cullen explains, these subjects show remarkable resilience and rising appeal, despite ongoing challenges

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As Labour looks to both talk tough and think strategically on defence, James Coe charts universities’ difficult relationship with international politics

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The direction of travel for research security in the UK is an increasing focus on specific countries. Sapna Marwaha considers the competing government agendas and mixed messages to international staff

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Space may be the final frontier – but with a bit more coordinated investment, Bleddyn Bowen and Paul Angrave argue UK universities could be even further ahead

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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to the home of the Ducks

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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to England’s first training college for secondary school teachers

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Getting out of the seminar room and into the community can be a vehicle for thinking and problem-solving. Katherine Kruger makes the case

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The shape of the next EU framework programme is a live issue. Douglas Dowell presents the Russell Group’s policy asks

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TASO’s Luke Arundel has been thinking about how to communicate effectively with charts, with some examples from an access and participation context

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Shaun Le Boutillier and Harvey Woolf present research showing the wide variation in postgraduate taught assessment and course design across UK institutions

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As part of a project on the lack of ethnic diversity in university leadership, Monika Nangia asked professional services colleagues to share their stories. Here’s what they said

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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag is full of gowns, hoods and hats

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While the sector awaits the government response to the Graduate route review, Alaa Elaydi and Ramita Tejpal make the case for sustainable policies grounded in better data

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Helen Megarry and Ben Elger reflect on a year of complaints received by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator

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The government needs to boost maintenance – and the funds that are already there could be better utilised. David Phoenix explains

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For Mandy Crawford-Lee, skills planning for all ages and at all levels must be at the top of the next government’s in-tray

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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to a contentious campus

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At a time when some critics say degrees are getting easier, Helena Vine highlights the importance of challenge in a new QAA analysis of TEF submissions

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Despite funding pressures, there’s still a commitment to upskilling in the Scottish system. Hilary Collins and Gary Gillon walk us through how graduate apprenticeships work, and look ahead to reform

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