Tag: Policy
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I’ve been wondering for some time about how rising primary school absence, a shrinking 18‑year‑old cohort and growth‑dependent funding models are combining into a structural “twin squeeze”, and how that will affect the next 15–20 years for UK universities. As I prepare to take up my new role, and think about my trusteeship responsibilities, I’ve…
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The State of Quality Assurance and Enhancement in UK Higher Education Perspectives of the outgoing CEO of QAA – June 2026 Opening: Why This Moment Matters For much of the last decade, quality assurance in English higher education has been something that universities have been incentivised by the system to manage largely as a compliance…
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Good afternoon. It’s a real honour to have been invited to deliver the 2025 AHEP lecture. Thank you so much to the AHEP team for asking me. And it’s amazing to see so many people here today – familiar faces and new faces! This is a particularly busy time of year – I’m sure you’re…
