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Comparing students with the general population is misleading when it comes to suicide
While new ONS figures show a lower suicide rate among students than their peers, Bob Abrahart warns this framing masks deeper inequalities and systemic failures within universities
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Debbie McVitty reads the runes for the academic year ahead and wonders whether this will be the year that the Westminster government grasps the nettle on making higher education policy
What’s coming up for HE policy in 2025–26
Debbie McVitty reads the runes for the academic year ahead and wonders whether this will be the year that the Westminster government grasps the nettle on making higher education policy
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The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers
KPMG UK and Mills and Reeve have created a playbook for exploring innovative forms of structural collaboration between education providers. Debbie McVitty explains why it's needed
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How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research
Team Wonkhe has the lowdown on the government’s plans for growing the NHS workforce, reshaping medical education and training, making up for a “lost decade” of life sciences research, and more
