‘Manchester is more attractive for business students than London’ – Gary Neville’s UA92 February 25, 2025 Manchester has become a more attractive destination for business students than London, according to the boss of Gary Neville’s University Academy 92 (UA92). Chief executive Sara Prowse pointed to the city’s recent growth as well as the relatively lower costs of living and of doing business and added that Manchester is “the new, more vibrant [...]
The world’s first AI university January 1, 2025 Over the past year, AI has taken the world by storm. It is no surprise that there is the world’s first University focused exclusively on AI
Unite Students: Record demand for beds amid university housing shortages October 8, 2024 Unite Students has reported strong growth and nearly-full student accommodation blocks amid record demand from students and still-constrained supply. Unite told markets this morning that like-for-like rental growth was 8.2 per cent and occupancy was 97.5 per cent for the 2024/25 academic year. The firm retained its guidance and said it expected rental growth to [...]
Meet the founder rewriting the UK’s higher education playbook September 9, 2024 A model of specialisation has long been the golden rule of Britain’s higher education system - but what is the “true” and current value of such a degree?
University chief says £12,500 fees needed to support higher eduction sector September 6, 2024 A London vice-chancellor has suggested universities could need tuition fees of £12,500 to address the sector’s financial woes. Professor Shitij Kapur, the vice-chancellor and president of King’s College London (KCL), has said the “number to ask for” was between £12,000 and £13,000 – but warned institutions risked looking “out of touch” if they requested the [...]
Why millennial parents are questioning university for their kids August 28, 2024 The rising costs of higher education—tuition fees and living expenses—have placed an enormous burden on parents, many are asking if it’s worth it, says Eliza Filby Like many parents I’m counting down the days to term time, but this year there’s a poignancy with our youngest starting school. As I prepare to wave her off at [...]
Watchdog says ‘all options’ should be on table to save universities August 18, 2024 The university watchdog has declared “all options” should be on the table to fix the struggling sector, warning the “golden age of higher education” could be over. Office for Students (OFS) interim chair David Behan said increased tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions on international students could help revive embattled institutions. He told The Sunday [...]
End ‘damaging speculation’ over graduate visas, business groups warn May 14, 2024 Government must end the “damaging speculation” over the graduate visa route, business lobby groups have warned.
Will it work? Cuts to university arts funding April 11, 2024 Sam Fowles takes policies on their own terms and asks if they solve the problem they’re supposed to. Today, cuts to university arts funding.
Unite inks £250m deal with Newcastle Uni as demand for student beds booms February 19, 2024 A London-listed student accommodation provider has entered into a joint venture with Newcastle University for the development of 2,000 new student beds.