The UK’s research strengths are world-class, but too often they operate in isolation rather than as part of a connected national system. A new HEPI report argues that better transport and infrastructure links could…

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NI Department of Education·policy

Subject Frameworks and Key Stage Documents

Subject Frameworks and Key Stage Documents Date published: 15 June 2026 catherwoodd Mon, 15/06/2026 - 10:18 Please find below the subject frameworks and Key Stage documents relating to the Northern Ireland Curriculum…

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LSE Business Review·higher-ed

Made in Britain, or designed in Britain? What Port Talbot teaches us about the green economy

Ahead of an event at the LSE Festival on 16 June Oliver Harman and Riccardo Crescenzi use the regeneration of Port Talbot, a steelworks in Wales, to illustrate Britain’s place in the steel global value chain and explain…

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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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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

WEEKEND READING: Is it time for a Graduate Excellence Framework?

Join HEPI and Unite Students for a webinar on Wednesday 24 June 2026, from 11am to 12pm , marking the launch of the fifth annual Unite Students’ Applicant Index 2026. Drawing on one of the sector’s most comprehensive…

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LSE Higher Education Blog·higher-ed

The white divide in European academia

In an interview with Michelle Pauli, LSE HE Blog Fellow Tamas Dezso Ziegler and Anna Unger suggest how systemic barriers and administrative burdens reinforce the dominance of Western and Western European institutions…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

US Ambassador visits Cambridge as University launches new centre for the study of America

US Ambassador visits Cambridge as University launches new centre for the study of America Jessica Keating Tue, 06/02/2026 - 11:42 Held at the Ray Dolby Centre, ‘ The United States of America at 250: Reflections on the…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

What MRPs miss about local elections

MRPs have become a mainstay of election coverage. They’re interesting and provide excellent insight into general trends and sentiment. They’re good at what they do. But what they do is model votes. At a General Election…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

What German cities can teach us about Britain’s transport problem

The Government has recently set out an ambitious vision in its national transport strategy. Ben Plowden and Philipp Rode argue that the UK can draw lessons from how cities in Germany are moving away from cars, and…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

How to Influence the Influencers: Belonging in Higher Education

Below is the text of a speech delivered by HEPI CEO, Nick Hillman OBE, to the Belonging in Higher Education conference hosted by the University of Warwick. Thank you for inviting me. I am the CEO of HEPI, which is an…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Outcome over geography: the new student compass

Today, higher education has become much more than a milestone or a fancy degree for most students. Instead, most folks are becoming outcome-oriented, applying for courses abroad and now considering the potential return…

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LSE Business Review·policy

Using LLMs to uncover Europe’s green investment blind spot

If green investment is defined too narrowly, businesses risk misreading where the transition is creating competitive advantage. Combining the use of LLM tools with the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities, Juan…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

Reform’s rise is a productivity warning, not a culture war victory

Reform’s wins at the local elections have been largely attributed to identity and culture wars. But Grace Lordan argues that it’s economics that explains the results. Over the past few decades, the uneven distribution…

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DfE Teaching Blog·policy

What early language intervention taught me

Sallie Wood I am an Early Years Reception Teaching Assistant at Henleaze Infants School in Bristol. I've been delivering Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme at Henleaze Infants School since September…

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DWP

Official Statistics: Universal Credit quarterly statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026

Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment (including self employment), ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit.

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HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Data users in the higher education sector and beyond are increasingly demanding statistics at a more granular level of geography. Tej Nathwani talks us through how HESA is responding to these requests

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DWP

Official Statistics: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026

Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment (including self-employment), move to UC indicator, ethnicity, nationality and immigration status.…

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LSE Business Review·higher-ed

How does a country’s political system affect its incentives to attract foreign investment?

Foreign direct investment is a critical engine of economic growth. But not all countries value it equally. Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti , Ram Mudambi and Pietro Navarra tested the assumption that more democracy equals…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

But things are changing, and fast. “2024 was the most extreme year for fires,” Antonio said. “I had never seen anything like it. The forest burned like dry pasture – it was frightening for those of us who risk our lives…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

They are among 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science elected in 2026. The Cambridge academics elected are: Professor Julie Ahringer (Department of Genetics;…

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Geography Subject Leader

Education news for this role

New HEPI Report ‘Interconnected Innovation: Physical connectivity as the missing ingredient in UK research and innovation policy’

Subject Frameworks and Key Stage Documents

Made in Britain, or designed in Britain? What Port Talbot teaches us about the green economy

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

WEEKEND READING: Is it time for a Graduate Excellence Framework?

The white divide in European academia

US Ambassador visits Cambridge as University launches new centre for the study of America

What MRPs miss about local elections

What German cities can teach us about Britain’s transport problem

How to Influence the Influencers: Belonging in Higher Education

Outcome over geography: the new student compass

Using LLMs to uncover Europe’s green investment blind spot

Reform’s rise is a productivity warning, not a culture war victory

What early language intervention taught me

Official Statistics: Universal Credit quarterly statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026

HESA’s graduate mobility marker makes a local move

Official Statistics: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026

How does a country’s political system affect its incentives to attract foreign investment?

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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