Covid-19 threatens the Welsh Government’s poverty-tackling agenda but widening access to further and higher education provides a road to recovery, writes Becky Ricketts.
Mae the welsh agenda yn gylchgrawn Saesneg sydd yn cael ei hariannu gan Gyngor Llyfrau Cymru. Mae erthyglau’r cylchgrawn yn Saesneg ond mae’r tudalennau am waith y Sefydliad Materion Cymraeg ar gael yn ddwyieithog.
We need to reinvent HE for a post-COVID Wales
Rob Humphreys argues that recovery can’t all be about the economy, and that higher education will have a special role to play
Degree apprenticeships are part of the flexible education of the future
Diversifying the way we offer learning opportunities will be crucial to adapting to the economy of the future, writes Kieron Rees
Welsh students need more of a say on the education they receive
NUS Wales President Rob Simkins discusses the importance of student partnership and his priorities for the year ahead.
The Welsh Higher Education sector is in crisis
Bethan Sayed AM calls for Welsh Government to take action to ensure the financial sustainability and good governance of universities in Wales
More than just the money
Eluned Parrott sets out why we need an holistic approach to support for estranged students
Climate Change – top of the Agenda
Remaining in the EU is our best chance of responding to the climate emergency argues Hywel Ceri Jones
The future of work in Wales relies on more people of all ages accessing higher education
Professor Julie Lydon explores the skills Wales will need, and what role universities will need to play, to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the future
Hidden and overlooked: estranged young people in higher education
Yesterday, Stand Alone hosted its first conference in Wales to discuss the challenges family estrangement brings young people in Higher Education. In the first in a series of blogs, Susan Mueller explains what those challenges look like.