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University leadership

17 June 2019

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    David Lammy says England is failing those who don't go to university

    Former universities minister warns that the lack of vocational alternatives is entrenching inequality

16 May 2019

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    'The jobs aren't there': why graduates are leaving northern towns

    Universities can reduce regional inequality across the UK, but a lack of government funding is standing in the way

9 May 2019

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    'It's a dangerous time': can UK and US universities survive funding cuts?

    The president of the University of California and the University of Bristol’s leader on how universities are threatened by policy and funding changes

1 April 2019

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    Are PhDs just cheap labour for universities?

    PhD grads complain that there are too few academic jobs. Should universities recruit fewer or do they need to support their postgrads into alternative careers?

14 March 2019

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    Do universities contribute enough to the UK economy?

    Universities are set to be evaluated on how they boost the local economy, but not everyone is convinced by the metrics

21 February 2019

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    'Google isn't interested in degrees': is the UK snobby about technical education?

    The vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire and the president of Germany’s Hamburg University of Technology on whether vocational training is fit for purpose

14 February 2019

  • Guardian Round Table in Birmingham. The world of work is changing radically. How can universities prepare their graduates for an unknown future? An estimated 50% of jobs are on the verge of automation, the gig economy is growing, and employers regularly complain of graduate skills mismatches. What can universities do to cultivate flexible, creative minds? How can they ensure all graduates are technologically literate?

    'Universities stamp out creativity': are graduates ready for work?

    Universities are changing the way they teach to prepare students for a future in which lots of jobs will be automated

5 February 2019

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    'The sooner you go home the better': is this the UK's message to international students?

    The University of the Arts London’s vice-chancellor and the leader of Australia’s University of Wollongong discuss why UK immigration policy is deterring international students

30 January 2019

  • Students want their curriculums decolonised. Are universities listening?

    In the year since the culture war over decolonising the curriculum raged in the media, universities are changing how they teach

20 December 2018

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    How do universities prepare graduates for jobs that don't yet exist?

    Most children today will work in jobs that haven’t been invented. They need their education system to keep up

19 December 2018

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    'Society has a duty to help poor students': university leaders on tuition fees

    The leader of the University of Chile and Northampton’s vice-chancellor debate whether students should pay to go to university

29 November 2018

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    Margaret Heffernan: 'The more academics compete, the fewer ideas they share'

    The entrepreneur and author on how universities can create a healthy working culture

15 November 2018

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    'The city was dying': university leaders on how they've transformed local communities

    The vice-chancellors of Ravensbourne and Lincoln universities discuss how disastrous a university shutdown would be

1 November 2018

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    Have university leaders changed after the vice-chancellor pay scandal?

    After a troubled year for universities, the next generation of leaders is emerging. They’re tech savvy, low ego and skilled in soft power

24 October 2018

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    'Universities shouldn't be comfortable': vice-chancellors on campus protests

    The leader of South Africa’s University of the Free State and Sussex’s vice-chancellor on why freedom of speech matters

8 October 2018

  • James Murray the father of Ben Murray the Bristol University student who took his own life aged 19 in May, pictured at his home in Falmouth<br>Pics - Adrian Sherratt - 07976 237651 James Murray the father of Ben Murray the Bristol University student who took his own life aged 19 in May, pictured at his home in Falmouth (9 June 2018).

    Student suicides: the bereaved father who says data could save lives

    James Murray, whose son took his own life, wants universities to use patterns of data to identify struggling students

20 September 2018

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    2VCs on ... will Brexit damage UK universities?

    The UK’s withdrawal from the EU is drawing closer, but the picture remains uncertain. What do our EU partners think?

7 February 2018

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    Opportunity and risk: universities prepare for an uncertain future

    Brexit, funding changes and a tarnished reputation are some of the issues facing the sector. But it is ready for the challenge

1 February 2018

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    What's driving decisions in universities?

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    'A policy change away from collapse': universities' fears for 2018

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