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Higher education

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
Black Mountains College bases its pedagogy on education about nature. The picture shows a hand holding a leaf in front of a path, revealing the symmetry between the pointed leaf and the horizon.

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)
  • Voices

Tomorrow’s Artists Have Everything to Play for

Professor Helena Gaunt, Principal of Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, argues musicians must be trained to be ‘makers in society’.

13th December (22nd December)
  • Culture

Universities Deliver Economic Benefits for the Whole of Wales

New research reveals that Welsh universities create 1 in 20 jobs in Wales, alongside significant economic benefits for communities.

5th October (5th October)
  • Politics and Policy

Student Mental Health : A Hidden Pandemic

Tade Evans depicts the harrowing impact of the disruptions caused by the pandemic on mental health for A-Level students in Wales.

27th August
  • Voices

The College of the Future

Yana Williams and Guy Lacey explain the changes necessary to ensure that Welsh colleges can empower greater lifelong learning and expand access for future generations.

19th February (17th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Erasmus is Gone – But What Comes Next?

Huw Irranca-Davies bemoans the UK’s withdrawal from the EU’s student exchange programme and questions its proposed replacement.

14th January (14th January)
  • Politics and Policy
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