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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Ofqual·curriculum

Official Statistics: Provisional entries for GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2026 exam series

Number of provisional entries by age group and subject for GCSEs, AS and A levels in England for the summer 2026 exam series.

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The PIE News·higher-ed

UK-EU youth mobility talks stall despite warming ties

“Cooperation is more important than ever and we’re on the right path,” EU ambassador Pedro Serrano told the IHEF 2026 conference last week. “There is no doubt the EU and UK are not only partners but friends.” Serrano…

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The PIE News·policy

Korea’s international students strapped with low-paid jobs

Nearly seven in 10 international students in South Korea who work part time are concentrated in low-skilled service jobs, according to a new report, raising fresh questions around employability as the country pushes to…

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Wonkhe·higher-ed

Specialised, consolidated and mission focussed: A new model for mergers emerges

Why merge and why now? James Coe deconstructs the big news on King’s College London and Cranfield University.

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The Guardian Education·higher-ed

King’s College and Cranfield hope to be stronger together in surprise merger

News will come as a shock to staff, especially at Cranfield, but the institutions’ bosses say intention is growth The announcement that King’s College London is to absorb Cranfield University came as a surprise but not…

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Department for Education·higher-ed

Adults locked out of learning to access education with new reform

Government announces first 130 universities and colleges approved to offer new bite-sized courses, with applications opening this September.

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Wonkhe·higher-ed

Podcast: Starmergeddon, Insolvency, Europe

This week on the podcast the government turns up the heat on universities over antisemitism – but with enforcement details still to come, what does Starmer's zero-tolerance pledge mean in practice?

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

While we debate the theory, young people are making decisions without us

This blog was kindly authored by Julia Roberts, Founder and Principal Consultant at Julia Roberts Advisory. On 6 th May 2026, HEPI published a thoughtful piece by Professor Dame Athene Donald of Cambridge asking whether…

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Children's Commissioner England·policy

Reflecting on the Festival of Childhood

Last Friday, I hosted my second Our Future, Our Voice: Festival of Childhood in collaboration with the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester. The event built on my inaugural Festival of Childhood , continuing my…

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