Are there really politicians who simply judge university courses on how much graduates earn?

Nurses and social work graduates won’t repay their student loan. Are some MPs really saying they aren’t valuable?

Education is so much more than an economic return.

Working w/ young people is our driving force; we took 30 Lewisham school students to @honsocinnertemple last week, for a wonderful tête-à-tête betw Prof Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC and our Head of Dept Prof Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos as part of our Lewisham Law Challenge project.
Garden Court Chambers

This is a really positive announcement today from UCAS …

Our manifesto sets out how universities can continue to transform lives all over the UK🌟

We're calling on all parties to commit to policies that support students and universities👇
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Delighted to join#TeamMDX today

University access scheme loses third of its budget in latest cuts

“It will have a huge impact on efforts to widen access, especially in areas of England where our recent work shows there has been little, if any, progress…”

timeshighereducation.com/news/universit… via Times Higher Education

In 2021, the government cut funding by 50% to subjects identified as non-priority / high-cost:

- Performing Arts
- Creative Arts
- Media Studies.

Three years on, the impact of these cuts continues to bite, not least when it comes to course quality, range and availability.

Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy: more than car and oil industries together. They employ 2.3million people. To cut funding is fudge-brained, cack-hearted thinking pitched very much at the highest level of economic self-harm. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Creative arts courses at English universities face funding cut This is insane - the creative arts - soft power -are this country's future when AI will be doing everything else theguardian.com/education/2024…

The #Tories have practically destroyed the arts/culture in this country.
If the UK is known for anything-it's as a world leader in this.
Soon after #Labour forms the next government, it should do an audit-an #ArtsDomesday - so that people can see the wreckage.

#culture

I’m coming to the view the government are now deliberately trying to dismantle anything that’s good about the country.

Another act of utter self harm.

If we could all be as brave...and as clear-as #Navalny

Research by Panagiotis Pentaris has informed the newly passed same-sex marriage bill in Greece. 🇬🇷

Read more about Dr Panagiotis Pentaris' contributions 👇

gold.ac.uk/news/panagioti…

The Sunday Times on international foundation years wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/th… via @wonkhe

Wanted to share the happiness of having been able to set up another muralism course after 3 failed funding applications. Thank you Frances Corner from Goldsmiths for your in kind support. We continue to look for sustainable paths for our unique school.

‘A national emergency’: UK theatres fear closure after more local funding cuts theguardian.com/culture/2024/j…

Culture is not trivial, it’s about who we are. That’s why Labour needs a plan to save the arts theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Shirley Thompson: how the brilliant Black composer beat the system that shut her out theguardian.com/society/2023/n…

The winner of the #GoldsmithsPrize2023 !

Congratulations Benjamin Myers

Benjamin Myers wins 2023 Goldsmiths prize for ‘vital’ novel Cuddy theguardian.com/books/2023/nov…