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Higher education

Disruption and market futurology at Cardiff University

The pace of cuts, commercialisation and techno-speculation at the Welsh flagship institution risk its collapse.

19th June (9th June)
  • Voices

Save our campus in Lampeter

Following a proposal to cease teaching at UWTSD’s Lampeter campus, Andy Bevan calls on the Welsh Government to step in and support with viable alternatives to closure.

22nd January (21st January)
  • People and Places

Rescuing Welsh Universities – ‘Now is the Time to Act’

UCU Cymru’s Gareth Lloyd reflects on the immense value of Welsh universities and calls for immediate action to tackle their precarious financial situation.

18th December (17th December)
  • Politics and Policy
A picture of a stacked bookshelf taken at a bookshop.

Changing the narrative around employability for arts and humanities degrees

Dr Richard Marsden, Dr Anna Plassart, and Cerith Rhys Jones reflects on a recent event to change the narrative around arts and humanities’ graduates’ employability.

26th June (24th June)
  • Voices

Wales’ universities hold the keys to unlocking our future potential

Hefin David MS praises Welsh universities’ multifaceted contribution to Wales’ economy and future.

7th May (22nd May)
  • Voices
Image: Cardiff Metropolitan University student on a graduate placement at an aeronautical engineering company researching aircraft safety. Olivia Harrison, Chief Executive of The Learned Society of Wales, outlines the crucial impact higher education research plays for Wales, the UK and internationally.

Welsh University Research: Locally Rooted, Globally Relevant

Olivia Harrison, Chief Executive of The Learned Society of Wales, outlines the crucial impact higher education research plays for Wales, the UK and internationally.

9th November (9th November)
  • Politics and Policy
Group of three people in a classroom, learning with laptops.

Increased investment in vocational and technical education vital for a sustainable and more equal Wales

David Hagendyk argues that sustained investment in vocational and technical education in Wales is more important than ever for a sustainable and more equal Wales.

20th July (20th July)
  • Politics and Policy
A picture of a white woman in a blue dress. Louise Casella is the director of the Open University, and in her article argues that more value should be placed on the collective social good of higher education.

Making Wales a nation of second chances

Louise Casella argues that more value should be placed on the collective social good of a university education.

8th June (7th June)
  • Voices

The Radical Approach of Black Mountains College

Ben Rawlence and Dr. Natalia Eernstman argue that education on climate adaptation starts with a new story about ourselves.

10th June (10th June)
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