by Rob Cuthbert SRHE News Editorial, April 2026 The Office for Students has had a significant reset, after it was heavily criticised , not just by the HE sector, but also in a coruscating report by the House of Lords…

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Nuffield Foundation·higher-ed

Why falling birth rates mean big changes for England’s schools

Primary pupil numbers in England are falling fast. A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report warns that without strategic planning, growing demographic decline risks destabilising schools, undermining educational…

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The Guardian Education·higher-ed

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadership In its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of…

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Cambridge Judge Business School Insight·research

How spatial settings affect workplace co-ordination

Dr Karla Sayegh When people think about joint ways of working, they usually focus on focal co-ordinating: introducing new technology, updating communication processes, designing workflows or clarifying roles to realise…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

Rethinking the student academic experience for a digital era

This blog was kindly authored by Mark Jones, Executive Vice President – Education, TechnologyOne. Today’s students expect interactions with their university that mirror the digital services they use every day in their…

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LSE Business Review·policy

What happens when supply chains go dark

Global trade relies on supply chains with predictable routing, stable pricing and continuous visibility. But conflict, such as the war in Iran, are significantly disrupting transport routes in unexpected ways. By…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Universities face “rollercoaster” decade as AI tests their value

Speaking at the Universitas 21 Leadership Summit at the University of Glasgow, presidents and vice‑chancellors said AI is colliding with geopolitical tensions, financial fragility and public scepticism about the worth…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Demand outstrips capacity at South Africa’s universities, warns UJ vice-chancellor

Speaking at the Universitas 21 Leadership Summit in Glasgow, Mpedi said that while enrolment across South Africa’s public universities has almost doubled since the end of apartheid, institutions are still turning away…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Catherine Dalipe, Designing Your Life Consulting

Introduce yourself in three words or phrases Cross-cultural connector, resilient in transition, designing what’s next What makes you get up in the morning? The sound of the ocean helps. Living near the coast means I…

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LSE Business Review·policy

Modern healthcare is data‑rich but insight‑poor

Why has an abundance of data in healthcare not enabled better outcomes in medicine? Alex Bedenkov argues thathealthcare is not short of data but is short of insight that meaningfully shapes decisions, and that this…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

A #HomeAtUniversity for care experienced and estranged students – what have we learnt?

This blog was authored by Fiona Ellison, Co-Director at Unite Foundation, in conversation with her co-Director Kate Brown and Unite Foundation Student Ambassador Ikra Shabbir. Ikra is a PhD researcher studying at the…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Study abroad think tank launches in Japan

Highlighting a “critical challenge” in global mobility, the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS) has launched JSARI – the nation’s first dedicated study abroad think tank – amid slowing outbound growth and…

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Teacher Tapp Blog·wellbeing

AI for planning, leadership gaps PLUS TAs

Hey there Tappers We’re all back at work now…The summer term has begun! The good news is that only 2% of Tappers predicted April would be the hardest month, though perhaps that’s a decision some are reconsidering now.…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook dedicated to tackling racism in medicine and delivering anti-racist healthcare in the UK is launched today in Parliament with MPs, professors, clinicians, students and patient advocates. The…

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LSE Business Review·policy

Your boss’s feelings matter too

Senior business leaders are often considered to be above emotions. But the ones they have, and how they express them, matter. Michael Matthews and Dawei (David) Wang assess the impact of emotions on bosses, their…

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LSE Business Review·policy

How to keep empathy sustainable in a world of hybrid, intergenerational work

Empathic leadership is commonly associated with better employee engagement and lower turnover. But leading with empathy can burn out even the best managers. Asrif Yusoff looks at whether millennial managers, who find…

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ISC Research·higher-ed

Failing Our Future: Why Education Must Evolve to Prepare Young People for a Collapsing World

For decades, education has been treated as a slow-moving institution, proudly traditional, structurally rigid and largely insulated from the turbulence shaping the world beyond the classroom. But today, as our planet…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

Beyond the visa: enabling the contribution of scholars from conflict zones

This blog was kindly authored by Naimatullah Zafary, PhD, Chevening Alumnus and University of Sussex Alumnus. On 24 August 2021, I landed in the UK as a Chevening Scholar. The world was watching the collapse of Kabul,…

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Wonkhe·policy

Impact in business schools reflects leadership choices about what is noticed, supported and legitimised

Kashan Pirzada explains how leadership systems which prioritise immediate and countable outputs may generate short-term activity without longer-term impact

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Teacher Tapp Blog·wellbeing

Teacher Recruitment and Retention in 2026

If your staffroom feels a bit quieter on the recruitment front this year, you’re not imagining it. Job ads for secondary teaching posts are at their lowest level in nine years of data — down 32% on last year and 46%…

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Education news for this role

What will the Office for Students do now?

Why falling birth rates mean big changes for England’s schools

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

How spatial settings affect workplace co-ordination

Rethinking the student academic experience for a digital era

What happens when supply chains go dark

Universities face “rollercoaster” decade as AI tests their value

Demand outstrips capacity at South Africa’s universities, warns UJ vice-chancellor

Catherine Dalipe, Designing Your Life Consulting

Modern healthcare is data‑rich but insight‑poor

A #HomeAtUniversity for care experienced and estranged students – what have we learnt?

Study abroad think tank launches in Japan

AI for planning, leadership gaps PLUS TAs

‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

Your boss’s feelings matter too

How to keep empathy sustainable in a world of hybrid, intergenerational work

Failing Our Future: Why Education Must Evolve to Prepare Young People for a Collapsing World

Beyond the visa: enabling the contribution of scholars from conflict zones

Impact in business schools reflects leadership choices about what is noticed, supported and legitimised

Teacher Recruitment and Retention in 2026

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