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A government running out of road still sets the economic weather for higher education
The sector’s financial health is ever more intertwined with decisions around public spending, borrowing, taxation and the labour market. Michael Salmon thinks about the big picture ahead of the Budget
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The arguments against an international student fee levy have foundered. Michael Salmon is more worried about what it looks like in a decade’s time
The risk of opening a legislative backdoor into the sector’s pocket
The arguments against an international student fee levy have foundered. Michael Salmon is more worried about what it looks like in a decade’s time
Financial sustainability
The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change
As a white paper on the future of post-16 education is expected imminently, Matthew Howling and Poppy Short make the case for the appointment of an HE Commissioner to facilitate mergers and other forms of radical collaboration
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Can regulation cope with a unified tertiary system in Wales?
As Wales moves toward a single regulatory framework for its entire tertiary sector, Jim Dickinson explores whether Medr's revisions signal true simplification or simply better-organised bureaucracy
