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…

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

Delighted to join#TeamMDX today

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👇 loom.ly/aU6GUb0

This is a really positive announcement today from UCAS …

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

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.

The PM calling the European Court of Human Rights a 'foreign court' when launching Conservatives manifesto, while we were addressing "withdrawal from the ECHR: from taboo to tenable?" w/ Dr Ed Bates in our Law & Society series Here's Prof Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos and Dr Bates reacting

Find out more about what it is like to study in London and here at Goldsmiths with Study London👇 studylondon.uk/home/universit…

💬"London’s universities matter to the capital and to the country. They educate well over half a million students each year and they incentivise many more to look at options elsewhere in the UK." Diana Beech for The Standard standard.co.uk/news/london/lo…

More Degree Shows kicking off tonight! 💫BA Design students present A Synonym For Break Copeland Park from 6pm 💫From MA Performance Making, the first show of REVERIE is at 6pm tonight Full degree show listings and highlights so far ⬇️ gold.ac.uk/degree-shows

Our Arts Council England chair Nick Serota in @today’s The Observer on arts investment for our youngest children, a cultural entitlement for all young people, the role of culture in communities and on the world stage, and protecting artistic freedom #LetsCreate theguardian.com/culture/articl…

Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows theguardian.com/culture/articl…

In today’s The Times and The Sunday Times I’ve written a data-led defence of studying the humanities. Today’s children have a clear line of sight to their future careers, and are shunning humanities subjects as a result. I think that’s a bad idea. thetimes.com/article/bded1a…

Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Our new report with London Economics shows that UK higher education and research contributes a massive £265 BILLION to the economy.🌟 #UniversityImpact LE Education Find out more: loom.ly/T-7pw68

The UK higher education sector contributes an outstanding £265 BILLION to our economy. For every £1 of public money invested, £14 gets put back into the economy. Universities can power the government's growth mission. See more👇 loom.ly/T-7pw68

Congratulations to all our students and thanks to the staff, friends and family who joined us in celebrating their achievements over the past three days!🎓 Take a look at some of our highlights👇 gold.ac.uk/graduation-cer…