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IWA View: No Country for Young Folks: Looking for the Full Picture of the Welsh ‘Brain Drain’

Dr Jack Watkins from the IWA explores the realities of the ‘Brain Drain’ – and asks how Wales can be a good place to live for young poeple.

22nd October (20th May)
  • People and Places

Getting Started in… Medicine

Hannah Watkin investigates the impact of COVID-19 on Welsh medical students’ lives and learning.

18th August (17th August)
  • Voices

Universities Need to be at the Forefront of Flexible Learning

In a changing economy, universities are equipping the future workforce with the skills to build a global, vibrant Wales, writes Maria Hinfelaar.

12th February (12th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Education Can Lead Our Recovery – But Only If It Is Truly Accessible

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.

2nd July (1st July)
  • Politics and Policy

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

7th May (7th May)
  • Politics and Policy

What role for universities in post-Covid Wales?

Julie Lydon highlights the importance of Welsh universities in our recovery from the crisis

27th April (24th April)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales has given its young people a voice and it’s time for Westminster to catch up

Thousands of 16- and 17-year olds will be able to vote in Welsh elections from 2021. Westminster risks alienating students and young people if it doesn’t follow suit, writes Rob Simkins

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

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.

1st July (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

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

26th June (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy
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