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Wonkhe

It’s time we took a data-informed approach to the franchising debate

There are widespread concerns about the quality of franchise provision, but as the QAA's Rebecca Robinson points out, there's a huge variation within that category

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Wonkhe·higher-ed

The university isn’t preparing you for the real world. It is the real world

The push to connect learning to professional life is well-intentioned. Samantha Elliott warns that the language used to describe it tells students their current world doesn't count

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

New HEPI Report ‘Demographic decline and predatory recruitment: The twin threats to English higher education into the 2040s’

A new HEPI report warns that English higher education is heading towards a potentially severe financial crisis driven by two converging pressures: a sharp demographic decline after 2030 and increasingly aggressive…

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EU Commission Press Releases (EAC)

Video message for roundtable discussion on LNG & Shipping organised by CBS Alumni Club and Columbia Global Energy Centre

European Commission Speech Brussels, 04 May 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, I have been asked to present the EU perspective on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But first, allow me to welcome that finally after ...

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FE Week

NEET numbers could hit 1.25m within five years, Milburn warns

Landmark youth review will call for fundamental system reforms across education, health and employment The post NEET numbers could hit 1.25m within five years, Milburn warns first appeared on FE Week .

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The Guardian Education·research

‘A tax on ambition’: graduates tell all to student loans inquiry

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’ Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to…

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Department for Education

Guidance: Local authorities planning calendar 2026 to 2027

Important dates for payments, publications and local authority actions in the 2026 to 2027 financial and academic years.

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Teaching Times

Stars, Sounds And Simple Circuits

The post Stars, Sounds And Simple Circuits appeared first on TeachingTimes .

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Cambridge Judge Business School Insight·higher-ed

What makes products cool? Utility beats style

The English word ‘cool’ is known and used around the world, sometimes mixed in with local languages as in the vernacular of French teenagers in describing a fashion look as ‘cool et clean’. Marketers seek for their…

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Department for Education

Guidance: Financial benchmarking tool for colleges

A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.

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Department for Education·policy

DfE financial management: college accounts

Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Astronomers spot black hole that formed before its galaxy

Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? For decades, the standard response has been that we don’t really know, but it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and then…

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Department for Education

Guidance: Common transfer file 26: specification

Technical documents for software suppliers for common transfer file (CTF) 26.

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The PIE News·higher-ed

BCA blind spot as admin review backlog reaches six months

Students who appeal through the administrative review process are not currently included in BCA visa refusal rate calculations The current backlog of administrative review cases extends to a six-month wait for a…

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Teaching Times