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Challenging climate hypocrisy in higher education learning and teaching 

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Climate hypocrisy in Higher Education The climate crisis and global attempts at strengthening the sustainable and low-carbon transition is arguably the most critical issue we face and there is clear evidence to show strong Higher Education (HE) support for this twin approach.

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Wales doubles down on welcoming international students

The PIE News

Wales has a proud history of internationalism. Our tertiary education sector has a notable heritage of raising Waless voice on the global stage and welcoming the world to Wales. Building on this, Universities Wales has published a report calling for a comprehensive strategy for international education and research for Wales.

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UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them | Philip Augar

The Guardian - Higher Education

The government is making welcome moves to overhaul a sector in financial turmoil, but institutions face tough choices Philip Augar chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and funding One of Britain’s most globally successful industries is under financial pressure.

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The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system. Here are three ways Labour can bring it back | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - Higher Education

Keir Starmer should revitalise Sure Start, focus on children’s happiness – and give a crucial boost to further education Our writers and experts name the pledges Labour must include in its manifesto Children became unhappier in the past decade, according to the annual Good Childhood report. Nothing else.

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Governance as a topic in Higher Education Studies

SRHE

By Michael Shattock Editor’s note: Michael Shattock is the guru of governance studies in HE; SRHE Blog is delighted to bring you his invitation to researchers in HE to expand their work in governance – a definitive statement about the many contributions that governance research can make to our understanding of higher education.

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WEEKEND READING: The next 20 years – rediscovering the social purpose of higher education

HEPI

As we navigate these ‘in-between times’, we can forget the extraordinary impact that higher education, as a sector, and HEPI, as a think tank, has had over the last 20 years (as Bahram Bekhradnia and Roger Brown recount). I hope I am not being complacent.

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Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As Americans’ perception of higher education continues to slide , research is showing that the youngest are the most skeptical. However, 84% of Gen Z said that they planned on receiving higher education at some point, and nearly two-thirds of respondents said that they believe that education after high school is necessary.

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