⁦Esther McVey⁩ in England, funding for teaching UK students has been frozen for a decade. Inflation has not. If there is a problem with university business model this is it. thetimes.co.uk/article/1f4cbe…

One thing I found really striking was the lack of data in this area (and the data we have, including some of what was in the commissioning letter, entirely wrong). The HEPI/Kaplan/NUS report with London Economics last week tackled one of these gaps: hepi.ac.uk/2024/05/07/new…

It would be ridiculous to clamp down on foreign students spectator.co.uk/article/it-wou…

vivienne stern Pro-business politicians should welcome the value of higher education as an export. The Higher Education Policy Institute Kaplan International NUS UK London Economics, LE report shows that international students who stay on to work are net contributors to the economy too. hepi.ac.uk/2024/05/07/the…

Thrilled - and a bit nervous tbh - to be chairing a session at The Association of Commonwealth Universities today. It’s about HE funding - challenges and solutions. It’s going to be interesting to say the least!

Probably the most we’ve heard from Phillipson in public on HE for a while. Doesn’t rule out raising fees, wants it more progressive for students/graduates and solution likely to be from within existing system (ie the LE Education slide rule). Expect this to come up more in the

The RAB charge on Plan 5 UG student loans for English student is 4% (i.e. following the most recent government changes). In other words, £1 in £25 is written off. That’s all.

Since 2014/15: The total number of apprenticeship starts declined by 33% between 2014/15 and 2022/23 (a loss of 160,000 starts) There has been a significant shift away from lower-level apprenticeships and towards higher level apprenticeships 1/2

If the Conservative proposals are to eliminate ‘low value’ degrees, why not just pay nurses and teachers more? That would be a good start.

Very pleased to be presenting evidence on HE Fees and Funding to the Scottish Parliament Education, Children and Young People Committee this week in Edinburgh. Some of the Nuffield Foundation funded reports below londoneconomics.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

International students make important economic and social contributions to the UK. According to early findings from London Economics, LE, every 7 international students studying with us here at the University of Birmingham generate £1 million of impact to the UK economy.

Today we're focusing on pre-budget scrutiny of the university and colleges sector for the 2025 -2026 budget. We'll be hearing from Audit Scotland, EISFela, followed by London Economics, LE, NUS Scotland and @UCU. Watch live: ow.ly/QczV50S9ieP

We’ve produced new data for the value of international students to the UK, with Kaplan International Pathways and LE Education. Find out how much they’re worth to your constituency - in a small handful of places, it’s over half a billion pounds:

Contribution overseas students make to economy varies depending on constituency | The Argus theargus.co.uk/news/national/…

According to Bridget Phillipson "each international student adds about £100,000 to our national prosperity". Correct 👍 Our report for Higher Education Policy Institute Kaplan International Pathways and Universities UK International is here hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

This is completely non-sensical …… ‘I’d be better off if I hadn’t been to uni’: UK graduates tell of lives burdened by student loans theguardian.com/money/article/…

We are proud to announce the publication of our recent economic evaluation study of the Met Office. The study identified £56 billion of economic value to the UK from the Met Office’s activities over the next decade. Read the full study at bit.ly/4cRW4tx

We are pleased announce that our study, which estimates the value of the Met Office’s Public Weather Service to the UK public in 2024 to be between £1.10 billion and £1.28 billion, was published today. Read the full study here: metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/conte…

Very pleased to be presenting at an Advance HE session today on HEI finances for student governors ….. It’s quite packed 😳

Before everyone starts asking about increasing the HE tuition fee, and who pays for it (obvs. important!), understanding the impact of the arbitrary fiscal rules that the Labour government has chosen to inherit is crucial. These limit almost all the options normally available.