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Patrick Jack
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Better support systems needed for scholars facing political threats, according to Rutgers historian labelled ‘domestic terrorist professor’
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November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Lessons from Ukraine: ‘no manual for war but it pays to prepare’. Patrick Jack reports from #GoingGlobal
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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The loss of students from Europe after Brexit is the “elephant in the room” when considering many of the problems UK higher education now faces, according to the authors of a new book. Patrick Jack reports #academicsky
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October 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Tories’ search for new ideas leads to same HE playbook: ‘Debt trap’ has replaced ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses but Badenoch still kicking universities after being ‘boxed in’ by Labour’s apprenticeship embrace and Reform attacks on elitism. Patrick Jack reports
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October 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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With levy-funded maintenance grants and 50 per cent target scrapped again, government’s vision for universities becomes clearer. But while rhetoric appears tough, experts see opportunities as education takes centre stage. Patrick Jack reports
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October 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Vice-chancellors of UK universities were much less likely to attend private school than other top public servants, with half now coming from a comprehensive school background, according to a report from @suttontrust.bsky.social. @patrickjack.bsky.social writes bit.ly/3KsAIKE
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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4,000 university courses closed in last academic year, with nearly half of these at 'low-tariff' institutions. 47% of history/philosophy/religion courses at low tariff providers have closed in the last year alone www.timeshighereducation.com/news/almost-... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Almost 4,000 courses closed at UK universities since 2024
Analysis reveals half of closures have come at lower-tariff universities, creating a ‘vicious cycle’ for institutions struggling to attract students
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September 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Is it time for universities to engage seriously with Reform UK? The party’s annual conference suggests universities have a lot of ground to make up with it. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Is it time for universities to engage seriously with Reform UK?
A sector described by a leading party figure as a ‘conveyor belt for communism’ is understandably wary of Nigel Farage’s latest right-wing populist project. But Reform UK persistently tops opinion pol...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The UK government has been urged to extend money laundering legislation to the higher education sector to prevent students facing the “horrific consequences” of being used as “money mules”. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Student ‘money mules’ increasingly targeted by organised crime
Government urged to close ‘regulation loophole’ to better protect staff and students from risks of money laundering
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August 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Chinese students view the UK’s university system as “easy in and easy out” but resent “assembly line” teaching that makes them feel like “tinned tomatoes”, according to new research. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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‘Easy in, easy out’: Chinese students say UK ‘like assembly line’
International students feel marketisation has brought easier admissions but lower teaching standards at prestigious British universities, finds new study
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August 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Testing applicants’ open-mindedness ‘could reshape universities’, reports @patrickjack.bsky.social
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Testing applicants’ open-mindedness ‘could reshape universities’
Six US institutions adopt online module that promises to assess civil discourse of potential students but scholars sceptical it will improve campus debate
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August 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Donald Trump’s assaults on US science and universities in many ways mirror those previously enacted in Brazil by Jair Bolsonaro. Two years on from the latter’s election defeat, @patrickjack.bsky.social assesses what the state of Brazilian science says about how US institutions might fare post-Trump
How quickly can academia recover from right-wing populism?
Donald Trump’s assaults on US science and universities in many ways mirror those previously enacted in Brazil by Jair Bolsonaro. Two years on from the latter’s election defeat, Patrick Jack assesses w...
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August 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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A-level results day: Less-selective universities may have to consider new teaching models or mergers, experts have warned, as top institutions continue to “make hay while the sun shines” by recruiting a lion’s share of domestic students. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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‘Uneven’ recruitment may ‘force more universities into mergers’
Record number of applicants brings temporary relief to under-pressure institutions, but issues of ‘systematic underfunding’ remain
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August 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Can right-wing US students deliver a ‘death blow’ to the Democratic Party, asks @patrickjack.bsky.social
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Can right-wing US students deliver a ‘death blow’ to the Democratic Party?
The annual Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit drew thousands of students and a host of Republican luminaries. But the event was rather overshadowed by the row over Jeffrey Epstein’s client list...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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THE’s analysis of the National Student Survey 2025 reveals that a former Anglican teaching training college has again beaten the country’s elite universities for student satisfaction. @patrickjack.bsky.social crunches the numbers
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National Student Survey 2025: which university performed best?
THE’s analysis reveals that a former Anglican teaching training college has again beaten the country’s elite universities for student satisfaction
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July 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The overhauling of two major graduate earnings surveys has highlighted that existing figures are an uncertain measure of a degree’s value even in narrow economic terms. But by talking up the graduate premium in its promotional material, was the sector already doing itself a disservice?
Are UK universities overselling graduate earnings data?
The overhauling of two major graduate earnings surveys has highlighted that existing figures are an uncertain measure of a degree’s value even in narrow economic terms. But by talking up the graduate ...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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The number of private school students admitted into the University of Oxford has increased, with state school students less likely to receive an offer from the institution, figures show. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Oxford private school intake rises as interest hits 10-year high
Record number of ethnic minority students accepted and largest annual increase non-state school students in 15 years
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June 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The proportion of state school pupils accepted into the University of Cambridge has fallen by a record amount, following the institution’s decision to scrap admissions targets in this area, analysis reveals. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Cambridge’s state school intake falls again after target scrapped
More students accepted into prestigious university, but numbers coming from maintained schools return to 2020 levels after ‘period of rapid growth’
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June 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The number of cases referred to the UK government’s anti-extremism programme from within universities has doubled over the past three years and reached a record high, figures reveal. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports

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University referrals to anti-extremism scheme hit new high
More English institutions escalating cases to counter-terrorism organisation Prevent, driven by concerns related to radical Islam
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June 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Watershed settlement that paves the way for US colleges to pay student-athletes directly represents a “tipping point” for higher education

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US athlete deal ‘will have ripple effect’ on academic budgets
National Collegiate Athletics Association settlement could force reckoning on role of athletic teams in smaller institutions facing funding cuts
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June 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Top leaders ‘won’t touch Florida’ after Ono’s public rejection

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Top leaders ‘won’t touch Florida’ after Ono’s public rejection
Politicised appointment processes threaten to leave key university positions in red states only open to ‘ideologues’
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June 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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The UK’s hostile atmosphere, visa refusal rates and unwavering support for Ukraine amounts to a de facto ban on Russian students, scholars have said, after numbers tumbled to record low levels. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports

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Russian students ‘told not to consider UK’ amid ‘hostile climate’
Number of Russians coming to the UK for study has ‘collapsed’ during war in Ukraine, with visa policy, links to Kyiv and feelings of not being welcome adding up to ‘unofficial ban’
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June 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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A sector-wide financial crisis and increased regulatory scrutiny appear to have done little to temper the “exorbitant” salaries of the leaders of private providers, who continue to enjoy some of the highest pay packages in the UK sector. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports

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High pay for leaders of private UK providers continues to soar
Leaders still among the best paid in the sector, with little sign that increased regulatory scrutiny or financial hardship is having an effect on wages
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May 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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The UK government’s proposed levy on international student fees could cost English universities £620 million per year, with some institutions facing bills of more than £20 million each, analysis shows. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Big universities ‘face £20 million bill’ from foreign student tax
English sector facing total bill of £620 million a year, if government goes ahead with plan to take cut of international earnings
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May 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Last year, US campuses were engulfed by vigorous protests against Israel’s military action in Gaza. Yet now, as the war rages on and the Trump administration cracks down on universities’ freedoms and funding, students are largely silent. What has changed, asks @patrickjack.bsky.social
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Why aren’t US students protesting against Trump’s university attacks?
Last year, US campuses were engulfed by vigorous protests against Israel’s military action in Gaza. Yet now, as the war rages on and the Trump administration cracks down on universities’ freedoms and ...
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May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM