The University of Central Lancashire recently hosted an event in Westminster to celebrate undergraduate research and I had the privilege of meeting a number of undergraduates from a range of universities. The calibre of those undergraduates taking part in the exhibition was outstanding.

I have always strongly...

As most readers will be aware, this year England moved to a new system for funding undergraduate teaching. The new system allows an increase in tuition fees to a maximum of £9,000 per year and provides funding to students via loans which will be repaid above a certain salary threshold....

This year has been fundamentally different for UK University admissions offices. The government introduced two major policies aimed at creating a market in higher education - both of which came into force this year.

First was the movement of funding from universities to individual students via the loan system. Universities...

There continues to be much in the news regarding the recruitment of overseas students and views as to whether England is seen as welcoming and supportive to future non-EU students.

With the fallout from the UK Border Agency's decision to strip London Metropolitan University of its ability to host...

A few weeks ago, many readers might have seen articles warning of a 'squeezed middle' of English universities, who would struggle to attract the best performing students. Based on data from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), these articles painted a seemingly grim picture for universities like mine...

I have never seen as much change or felt as much uncertainty from within the HE sector as I have in the past 18 months. Change in itself is not necessarily a bad thing and funding models certainly needed reviewing if the UK was to continue to support a world...