My opinion piece in Times Higher Education today on the role sustainable finance can have in Higher Education. “Sustainable finance is no substitute for net zero targets” timeshighereducation.com/opinion/sustai… via Times Higher Education University of Glasgow UofG Adam Smith Business School Centre for Public Policy

“Blind optimism is dumb - optimism is about having the confidence to see we can make a difference. The #GSDcongress must be a gathering of confident, not complacent, optimists. Phil Baty opens the GSDC in Bangkok.

“Cosmetic” partnerships fail to deliver against global crises: stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives are needed to drive action on #sustainability, says University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau vice-chancellor. John Gill reports from #GSDcongress in Bangkok bit.ly/4ccEmRE

India is the world’s number one best represented nation in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. Over 100 universities are ranked, up from just 13 in 2019, thanks to the remarkably successful internationalisation drive spearheaded by Narendra Modi thewur.com

I've been looking for a phrase to describe GenAI output for months and, finally, here it is: 'an aura of machinic blandness... an essay with no edges, that does nothing technically wrong or bad, but not much right or good either.' timeshighereducation.com/news/academics… via Times Higher Education

A real pinch me moment and am v happy to say I've joined Times Higher Education as a reporter covering all things employment, tech and teaching🗞️🗞️🗞️ Please get in touch with any higher ed tips & tricks, and am excited to get started!

Australia’s proposed caps on international enrolments will exacerbate the problem they are supposedly designed to solve by undermining the construction of student housing, the country’s oldest university has warned. timeshighereducation.com/news/australia…

Some career news. In Oct I'll be joining @flintglobal as Chief Exec. I'll miss colleagues and students at UAL, but am confident I'm leaving them in a strong position. I'm delighted to be joining Flint, a global consultancy advising on policy, politics, regulation & competition

Interesting from Ed Dorrell - with thoughts (tweet 8) on Labour’s foundations when it comes to higher ed.

Pretty much a clearout of Conservative ministers covering HE - Michelle Donelan, Gillian Keegan and Luke Hall all losing their seats timeshighereducation.com/news/labour-el…

Breaking: Bridget Phillipson named education secretary timeshighereducation.com/news/phillipso… via Thomas Williams

The UK’s new foreign secretary, David Lammy, in conversation with John Gill at the Times Higher Education #TeachingEx summit back in 2019

My congratulations to ⁦Jacqui Smith on her new role as Minister of State for Education. She brings huge experience of Government at a time when the HE and FE sectors are facing their greatest challenges: bringing the roles together makes much sense bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

If one of the arts of a columnist is to say what you think better than you’re able to yourself, then Hugo Rifkind has got it nailed.

Lord Wharton resigns as Office for Students chair after Labour victory. Conservative peer steps down following long-running criticism of his political affiliation timeshighereducation.com/news/lord-whar… via Times Higher Education

Civic universities should offer places to all locals who make the grade. Ease of entry encourages access, and most universities have enough places to guarantee entry without requiring personal statements, says Tim Leunig timeshighereducation.com/blog/civic-uni… via Times Higher Education

What limits, if any, should be placed on free speech within academia? What about other aspects of academic freedom? A chance to have your say on one of the most hotly contested issues of recent years, in this Times Higher Education survey: timeshighered.survey.fm/the-academic-f…

Remember that shocking Sunday Times headline about that “secret route” to top universities for “foreign” students?

Sociologist Laura Favaro settles employment tribunal claim with City, UoL - claimed she was forced out for highlighting how gender-critical feminists were being silenced timeshighereducation.com/news/laura-fav… via Jack Grove

Truly the end of an era: UK's longest-serving vice-chancellor, John Cater at Edge Hill University, announces retirement timeshighereducation.com/news/uks-longe…