This week’s podcast is out and we’re talking free speech, international applications and social mobility with @debbie_mcvitty @chris_husbands1 @Steph_J_Harris https://t.co/5kD2lv2ZIx
We always enjoy the statistical deep dives of @BBCMoreOrLess & at 10 mins into this show is another interesting - and important - discussion
@dkernohan
There’s been a lot of talk about international student admissions lately.
We know the public are worried about how fair it is, and we’ve announced actions we’re taking to investigate.
But today's @TheTimes article still gets some important facts wrong 🧵
https://t.co/ouwmWR5zKL
NEW on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast OfS has published more inspection reports into Business and Management provision in universities. Is the process and focus right? @jim_dickinson@jonathansimons@dkernohan https://t.co/SXQGi4okgQ
If you have 3 mins: this is my attempt to answer the PMs assertion that the expansion of the uni system has been the ‘biggest mistake in 30 years’.
The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies https://t.co/690pZTG2x4 via @HEPI_news
“there are moments, I think, where knowledge you have accumulated crystallises into received wisdom, and you forget what it felt like to know just enough to know that what’s happening doesn’t have to be this way.”
Everything about this article is great, give it a read.
NEW on Wonkhe: Student representation means being prepared for inconvenience. Debbie McVitty thinks through what it takes to set student leaders up to succeed @debbie_mcvitty https://t.co/Tc9aOprFWA
We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of @univofstandrews has been elected as the next President of UUK🎉
Dame Sally will start her presidency in August 2023☀️
https://t.co/VtAZ6f2z5q
A short thread with some facts in response…
1️⃣ The vast majority of students studying at UK universities are domestic - over 2m from the UK compared to 680k from overseas.
That varies by course and level, but you can see all the numbers here: https://t.co/gzN1E2yxzy