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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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…
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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
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 👇
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My take on today’s £86,000,000,000 announcement on research and development spending:
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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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
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thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…
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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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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…
ALT 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
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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…
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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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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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Phillipson has no desire to oversee uni bankruptcies, so the floating of ideas shouldn't come as a surprise (despite her earlier unwillingness to claim she would ride to the rescue).
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This is very good news both for analysts who depend on OECD reports and for authors who now have a wider audience to reach - in many cases the same people
The OECD is now #OpenAccess.
All OECD data, publications and analysis are now freely accessible under an open licence, enabling seamless access, use, and sharing.
Discover now on the new oecd.org.
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Universities power the UK economy 📈
See what the economic impact of universities is where you live 👇
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Rishi Sunak says he’ll shrink England's higher education sector by 13%, saving over £900m - declaring that degrees studied by one-in-eight students are a "rip off" and should be shut-down.
So how do the Conservatives plan to judge "rip off" degrees?
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NEW on Wonkhe: What role can academic staff play in averting a climate catastrophe? Johnny Rich explains how the Engineering Professors’ Council is supporting work on a sustainable future @JohnnySRich wonkhe.com/blogs/what-can-ac…
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Well worth reading, with a refreshing realism, e.g. "I believe we can view the [MOOC] period from 2012 to 2024 as a missed opportunity for UK HEIs to develop their online short course portfolios". But a horde of online vocational providers rushed into that gap - is it there now?
"This is..one area.. “other than degrees” (of) education provision HEIs offer, worth exploring. In general, and considering their current situation, HEIs should be contemplating other types of education provision when assessing their portfolios." buff.ly/3Wytrgn