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| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationNews | |||

With Andy Burnham’s new government announcing plans to scrap the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, we discuss what this could mean for UK research
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One of the first moves of Andy Burnham’s new Labour administration has been to a... more
We discuss what the next three years may hold for UK universities under an Andy Burnham premiership.
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With Andy Burnham expected to take over as prime minister this month, this week’s podcast explores what this may mean for the UK’s beleaguered... more
What do the 2026 Sustainability Impact Ratings tell us about the countries and regions whose universities are prioritising work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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As the 2026 Sustainability Impact Ratings are unveiled, we discuss wh... more
We discuss the ambitions of Shenzhen and other cities in China’s Greater Bay Area to develop higher education systems that match their global economic and industrial clout.
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Shenzhen and other cities in China’s Greater Bay Area are leveraging th... more
We discuss whether mergers are a sensible way forward for UK universities beset by financial challenges.
The announcement that King’s College London and Cranfield University are planning to join by August 2027, raises questions about whether univers... more
We discuss the fall out from tens of thousands of layoffs across UK higher education after a Times Higher Education survey exposed the anger, fear and stress that pervade the sector.
In this week’s podcast, the author of the UK redundancy survey, TH... more
As the University of Sussex celebrates legal victory against the Office for Students, we discuss what the ruling means for the future of the regulator.
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The Office for Students (OfS) has been defeated in the High Court with its £585,000 fine, im... more
After Péter Magyar’s landslide election victory, we discuss why restoring independence and academic freedom to Hungarian higher education may not be an easy task.
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Right wing populist leader Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary has come to an ... more
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