Government outlines plans to block ‘foreign influences’ from compromising UK universities June 13, 2022 The UK government is seeking to protect universities from “undue foreign influences that work against British values,” by forcing higher education institutions to report the financial links they have with individuals or organisations from overseas. The new rules, which could be introduced as part of an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, [...]
Top talent, please come to Britain: New visa for graduates from top 50 non-UK universities May 30, 2022 Top talent from around the world is encouraged to come to Britain as graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply from today to come to the UK through a new visa scheme. The Government hopes its “high potential individual” route, which launches on Monday May 30, will attract the “brightest and best”, at [...]
Post-Brexit Britain a hit among foreign students as international applications set to rise by 50 per cent May 26, 2022 International applications to UK universities are set to rise by nearly 50 per cent within the next five years as foreign students scramble to get a spot at a British institution, according to new figures from Ucas. Ucas forecasts that the volume of international undergraduate applicants will increase by 46 per cent to 208,500 by [...]
Education Secretary: Top universities shouldn’t ’tilt the system’ in favour of state school kids May 14, 2022 The Education Secretary has defended the UK's private school system, stating that we should be "very proud" of it and said top universities should not "tilt the system" to benefit state school students.
More than 50,000 British researchers are ready to leave academia in unprecedented science outflux April 2, 2022 A new report from the University and College Union (UCU) warns that a vast majority of staff at high education institutions across Britain are demoralised and are considering to quite academia. Unsolved disputes about working conditions, pay and pension, with a range of strikes in recent months, have led to tens of thousands of researchers [...]
Government injects £23m to boost UK skills and diversity in AI jobs February 10, 2022 The government has pumped £23m into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data conversion courses for young and underrepresented groups, as the UK aims to be the industry leader. There will be up to two thousand scholarships for masters AI conversion courses, and the aim is to create a new generation of experts in data science and [...]
Education watchdog to crack down on universities offering “poor quality” degrees January 20, 2022 The government’s university watchdog is planning to crack down on “poor quality” degree courses that fail to make graduates employable. The Office for Students (OfS) said universities and colleges that are not up to standard could face fines and restrictions on their access to funding in the form of student loans. The watchdog said courses [...]
Universities pay vice-chancellors more than £500,000 as generous packages include bonuses and benefits November 12, 2021 Three universities in England paid their vice-chancellors £500,000 or more in salary, bonuses and benefits last year, figures show. Data from the Office for Students (OfS) shows that 1.8% of university staff received a basic salary of £100,000 or more in the academic year 2019/20 – up slightly from 1.7% in 2018/19. But the proportion [...]
The Budget: Sunak returns pupil funding to “2010 levels” October 27, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that per pupil funding would return to “2010 levels” in real terms by 2024-25, making an extra £4.7bn available. Sunak makes £2.6bn available for new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities in England, more than tripling current capital funding levels to over £900m by 2024-25. On the pandemic, Mr [...]
Euan Blair’s Multiverse education startup raises $130m to become a ‘soonicorn’ September 29, 2021 Multiverse, the apprenticeships startup co-founded by Tony’ Blair’s eldest son Euan Blair, has edged closer to a unicorn valuation after closing a fresh $130m (£95m) US investor-led funding round. In the largest EdTech (education tech) investment in the UK to date, the Series C fundraising round, which was led by US investment firms D1 Capital [...]