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Decentralisation and the case for moving to a tertiary education system

SRHE

by Michael Shattock From decentralised to centralised Until 1919 UK universities, except Oxbridge and Durham, were primarily civic institutions created by wealthy citizens and governed by councils strongly represented by the founders and by local authorities and the local industrial community.

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New funding models explored as UK HEIs “running out of road”

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Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain. .

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Leaders predict competitive landscape in 2024

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The PIE caught up with industry leaders across international and higher education to find out their predictions for 2024. While 2023 celebrated artificial intelligence, 2024 will celebrate human intelligence, predicts ETS CEO, Amit Sevak. “In 2024, major paradigm shifts in how we learn and work will accelerate.

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Australian gov’t to review HE in long-term plan

The PIE News

The government of Australia has announced a ‘Universities Accord’ designed to build a long-term plan for the country’s higher education system. Minister for Education Jason Clare noted it is the “first broad review” of the system since the Bradley Review in 2008.

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The Robbins Review – Lessons for the Future by Professor Huw Morris

HEPI

The review made a series of recommendations which have provided a reference point for comment on UK Government higher education policy ever since. This article looks back at the report and considers what the lessons might be for politicians, officials and higher education leaders contemplating a future review.

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US and India urged to scale up research collaboration and exchanges as Modi visits

The PIE News

The US and India should establish new joint research institutes and scale up student-based research collaboration and exchanges, leading US university leaders have recommended. The Association of American Universities Task Force, launched earlier this year , has included the suggestions among nine recommendations in a new report.

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Narratives at SRHE 2023 – more than just mere rhetoric

SRHE

What has this got to do with an academic conference on higher education? The power of media, narrative story and the broader humanities have the capacity to convey stories through genres such as drama and comedy in compelling and accessible ways.