The head of department role is arguably where the pressures shaping higher education are most visible. Tomasz Liskiewicz and Toby Peyton-Jones emphasise the need for leadership capacity

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Wonkhe·higher-ed

Universities are the missing partners in local resilience

Local resilience forums are one of the UK’s key ways to organise emergency responses. Gary F Fisher explains why the system works best when universities play a central role

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Japan’s study abroad landscape shifts as short-term mobility grows

According to the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), 91,054 Japanese students studied abroad in fiscal 2024, up 1,875 from the previous year but still around 20% below the record 115,146 students recorded in…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Are these the worst times yet?

A few years ago, I was asked to present to an annual international education conference on the topic of “Strategic Marketing in Turbulent Times”. My slides were illustrated with examples of all the geopolitical,…

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EU Commission Press Releases (EAC)

Press Remarks by Commissioner Lahbib in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ebola Outbreak

European Commission Statement Addis Ababa, 08 Jun 2026 Europe is Africa's long-standing partner. We have shown up before, and we are showing up again. That is why I went to Bunia yesterday and why I am in Addis toda...

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The PIE News·higher-ed

The PIE investigates: The real cost of rejection in visa fees

The UK generated approximately £9.3m in visa fees from refused students over the last 12 months Visa records show refused Pakistani students paid over £2.5m in a year, including over £1m in fees during the last winter…

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Ofqual·curriculum

Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: January to March 2026

Numbers of certificates issued for vocational and other qualifications in England (excluding GCSEs, AS and A levels, Advanced Extension Awards, apprenticeship end-point assessments, Extended Project Qualifications and T…

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Schools Week UK

Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO

Under-pressure Catholic trust appoints Lisa Walton to top job, days after the departure of its previous chief The post Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO first appeared on Schools Week .

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The PIE News·policy

ICEF launches new agent information tool to increase transparency

It comes as expectations around agent transparency come to the fore in the UK, which now requires institutions to include agent details on the international students’ CAS where a third party was used in their…

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LSE Education Blog

The lack of women at the top of the academic ladder is driven by unequal childcare responsibilities

Motherhood, and the unequal childcare responsibilities that follow, explain a large share of the observed gender gap in academic employment. Sofie Cairo, Ria Ivandic, Anne Sophie Lassen and Valentina Tartari … Continued…

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EU Commission Press Releases (EAC)

Keynote speech by Commissioner Albuquerque at EFRAG's annual conference: “25 Years of EFRAG: Leading the Next Era of Corporate Reporting”

European Commission Speech Brussels, 08 Jun 2026 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My thanks for inviting me to take part in your anniversary event. Let me start by congratulating EFRAG on 25 years of shap...

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LSE Business Review·policy

Managing the geopolitics of Europe’s energy transition

Geopolitics is disrupting the critical supply chains essential for the energy transition, not least in Europe. Ahead of an event at the LSE Festival Peter Hill introduces the Clean Technology Partnership Initiative, a…

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Student Loans Company

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan guide to terms and conditions for students who started on or after 1 August 2026

A guide to Advanced Learner Loan terms and conditions for learners starting a course on or after 1 August 2026.

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Student Loans Company

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan guide to terms and conditions for students who started between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025

A guide to Advanced Learner Loan terms and conditions for learners starting a course between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025

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Student Loans Company

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan application form for students whose courses start on or after 1 August 2026

Loan application form for learners applying for an Advanced Learner Loan and starting a course on or after 1 August 2026

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Ofsted·policy

Martyn Oliver's speech at the National Day Nurseries Association

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference 2026 in Liverpool.

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EU Commission Press Releases (EAC)

EU and Kenya strengthen partnership

European Commission Press release Brussels, 08 Jun 2026 The European Union and Kenya are deepening their strategic partnership on trade, digital transformation and sustainable investment to drive mutual economic growth…

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DWP

Corporate report: Clinical Governance Annual Report 2025 to 2026

A summary of the Department for Work and Pensions’ clinical governance activities for 2025 to 2026.

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

The UK’s technical skills shortage is really a pathways problem

This blog was kindly authored by Farheen Akhtar, Policy & Engagement Manager, The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy. Significant investments into Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Engineering Biology,…

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DWP·research

New engagement toolkit puts disabled people at the heart of the Timms Review

The Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is expanding its engagement to hear from more disabled people, following the closure of the Call for Evidence on 28 May.

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Being a department head has never been more complex

Universities are the missing partners in local resilience

Japan’s study abroad landscape shifts as short-term mobility grows

Are these the worst times yet?

Press Remarks by Commissioner Lahbib in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ebola Outbreak

The PIE investigates: The real cost of rejection in visa fees

Accredited official statistics: Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: January to March 2026

Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO

ICEF launches new agent information tool to increase transparency

The lack of women at the top of the academic ladder is driven by unequal childcare responsibilities

Keynote speech by Commissioner Albuquerque at EFRAG's annual conference: “25 Years of EFRAG: Leading the Next Era of Corporate Reporting”

Managing the geopolitics of Europe’s energy transition

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan guide to terms and conditions for students who started on or after 1 August 2026

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan guide to terms and conditions for students who started between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025

Guidance: Advanced Learner Loan application form for students whose courses start on or after 1 August 2026

Martyn Oliver's speech at the National Day Nurseries Association

EU and Kenya strengthen partnership

Corporate report: Clinical Governance Annual Report 2025 to 2026

The UK’s technical skills shortage is really a pathways problem

New engagement toolkit puts disabled people at the heart of the Timms Review

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