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Will Woods

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I’m Principal and CEO of the Open College of the Arts. I have four kids and not much spare time! My tweets express my own personal perspective.

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A personal reflection on my journey with @opencollegearts and the decisions leading to our future collaboration with @OpenUniversity - may be of interest to @OCAstudents @OCAwriters @BAPhotoOCA technocrapy.wordpress.com/20…
Live – Learn – Create

Live – Learn – Create

Royal Festival Hall – OCA Graduation Life has been very busy and challenging – In 2017 I joined the Open College of the Arts as Principal and Chief Executive Officer. It’s been a …

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Nick Hillman@nickhillmanAug 27
What happens when an English university with a history dating back 150 years is taken over by a for-profit organisation? We’re about to find out! hepi.ac.uk/2026/08/27/public…
Public benefit with private investment: Lincoln Bishop University to become part of GUS - HEPI

Public benefit with private investment: Lincoln Bishop University to become part of GUS - HEPI

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Matt Innes, Senior Strategic Advisor and Executive Group Member of Lincoln Bishop University. Matt explains the rationale behind a big change for...

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We’re supporting Barnsley to become the UK’s first government-backed Tech Town. Supporting AI adoption and improving services for the local community. Free AI and digital training Business AI adoption help Faster healthcare services Saving teachers time with admin support
Barnsley to become the UK’s first government-backed Tech Town

ALT Barnsley to become the UK’s first government-backed Tech Town

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For the first time in decades, we are introducing a new artform: Digital Arts. 💻🎨 Find out why we have made this decision and what it means for you 👇 buff.ly/PvRLLcO
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My take on today’s £86,000,000,000 announcement on research and development spending:
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New Post: Bouquets or brickbats? How to interpret today’s announcement of £86 billion spending for research and development (R&D) to 2029/30 buff.ly/L45P1L1
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Another one of the many @opencollegearts student stories. This one from Illustration degree student Jade Chaplin - really like her book cover illustration - ocasa.org.uk/post/student-st…

Student Stories: Jade Chaplin

Hello! I'm Jade. I'm 29, from Chesterfield, and I work full time as an Educational Content Lead. I am on the OCA Illustration degree.

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Sunday Times investigation w/@LyonsIzzy The Student Loan Company has uncovered what it suspects to be a major fraud scandal Thousands of students are suspected of fraudulently claiming hundreds of millions of pounds in loans 1/6 thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
Walk-in degrees, sham students and a giant university fraud scandal

Walk-in degrees, sham students and a giant university fraud scandal

Applicants are suspected of scamming taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds for courses they don’t intend to take

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A good article from Jim Dickinson on the conundrum facing the government with HE funding. The government's in a pickle over fees and funding wonkhe.com/blogs/the-governm… via @wonkhe
The government’s in a pickle over fees and funding

The government’s in a pickle over fees and funding

Debates over higher education funding tend to focus on fees and maintenance – but what’s going on beneath the surface? Jim Dickinson goes down the watering hole

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Wonkhe@Wonkhe29 Jan 2025
NEW on Wonkhe: Working in the higher education sector has become more precarious than ever. David Kernohan tracks the changes through the data bit.ly/40tazQs
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New Blog Post: Lessons from BETT: AI’s Role in Education Cost Management technocrapy.wordpress.com/20…

Lessons from BETT: AI’s Role in Education Cost Management

Entrance to the BETT Global event at London Excel Centre I went to the BETT conference this year and was invited to be ‘starter’ for a table talk session on “How does your institu…

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Attending BETT teaching and learning talk and Wow ..presenter of AI in edu mentioning learning styles. In 2025!! 🙄
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NEWS: @lisanandy announces a £60 million funding boost to support our booming creative industries, speaking at @glasshouseicm in Gateshead today Find out more: gov.uk/government/news/60-mi…
Secretary of State Lisa Nandy

ALT Secretary of State Lisa Nandy

Secretary of State Lisa Nandy

ALT Secretary of State Lisa Nandy

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England needs a new national coordinating body for university access, separate from the sector regulator, to tackle “worrying stagnation” in widening participation, a report says ow.ly/IvQi50UFvZn
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A very sad (and entirely avoidable) tale…
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NEW on Wonkhe: Exit, pursued by a bear bit.ly/3DHasJt
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NEW on Wonkhe: Exit, pursued by a bear bit.ly/3DHasJt
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Best of 2024: Are degree apprenticeships opening up access, or entrenching privilege? Charlynne Pullen has been looking for answers wonkhe.com/blogs/whether-deg…
Whether degree apprenticeships support widening participation depends on who we’re talking about

Whether degree apprenticeships support widening participation depends on who we’re talking about

Are degree apprenticeships opening up access, or entrenching privilege? Charlynne Pullen has been looking for answers

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At least 16 US institutions announced plans to shut in 2024, with closures expected to increase significantly in the years ahead. @byJoshMoody of @insidehighered summarises the state of the higher education landscape timeshighereducation.com/new…
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Useful aid memoir…
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12 Sentences Emotionally Intelligent people use under pressure
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Really interesting reading; especially as I'm an ex student of both the OU and OCA. Really pleased too that Dorothy was able to collect her award.
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I'll be speaking at this free @HEPI_news/@cdbuni event on 16/1/25, arguing the case for grad employer contributions #FairerFunding Honoured to appear with @nickhillman @timleunig @rstephenson123 @StevenJones_MCR @XXFactorFacts et al. [email protected] to attend in person/online
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We are recruiting to a couple of very special roles supporting quality and assessment - Quality Support Administrator - The Open College of the Arts ⁦@opencollegearts⁩ oca.ac.uk/vacancies/quality-…
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