We are delighted to announce that vivienne stern MBE will be taking over as our CEO from September 2022 Vivienne is currently Director of Universities UK International, and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role Congrats vivienne stern loom.ly/6VzXbcs

1/ CCP-watching today is a hollowed out field, with only a handful of analysts in the west with deep expertise. This gap is dangerous, and could lead to grave policy missteps. Richard Baum's memoir gets at the root of the problem and hints at paths forward. A BOOK REVIEW THREAD

Only 3% of refugees get to university - and HEIs play such an important role in changing that. Proud of my fab colleagues Katie and Dan for outlining concrete steps to be taken at the #unesco #WHEC2022. And massive shout out to OLIve UK Alumni Network 🧡 for being such a great example of this!

"My life will be full if I realize the dream of democracy and freedom in Hong Kong. But my life is not empty without it, and I am always proud of the hurdles I have overcome ... The result does not define you as a person; the process does." @WJcollege

Today's the 33rd anniversary of the 1989 #TiananmenSquare 'incident'. I was a student in #Beijing as it unfolded. China and its politics have run deep in my bloodstream ever since. Below, a thread detailing the eye witness account of a Chinese friend (17) and my own observations.

There are only 300 graduates in Chinese language from British universities each year (no rise from 1999). How about policymakers thinking about how we can get that number to be less embarrassingly low? Higher Education Policy Institute released a good study on this hepi.ac.uk/2022/03/31/und…

Plan for ‘catastrophic’ break with China, new UUK head vivienne stern urges universities. But continue to look for constructive engagement too. timeshighereducation.com/news/plan-cata… via Times Higher Education

Moving flat, a couple of left over bookmark-fliers from a 2017 SU election popped up. Fun to be reminded where the interest in unis began Higher Education Policy Institute Remember being chuffed at coming up with campaigning with bookmarks but imagine done elsewhere Jim Dickinson do you know?

PLEASE HELP. Yesterday I held small peaceful human rights protest with Uyghur flag outside London Chinese Embassy. Chinese Embassy reported me to police as BOMB THREAT, they produced fake email ''This is Drew Pavlou today I will blow up the Embassy for Uyghurs - regards Drew.’’

Growing numbers of international academics are reporting being denied entry to India, sparking speculation that Delhi is seeking to keep critical scholars out of the country, reports Pola Lem timeshighereducation.com/news/more-fore…

India and Nigeria driving surge in UK visa grants this year monitor.icef.com/2022/09/india-…

This is a great piece as Ruth talks about being the student Board member of the OfS. Concerning. Read in parallel with write up of 6 OfS interviewed student panel members talking about how their role, meetings with Ministers and some of their concerns. hepi.ac.uk/2021/08/19/the…

Getting to Chatham House is more than meeting Governor Wilson. In last night's event, I made a question to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Head of North East Asia and China Dan Chugg, on the capacity of the UK Gov to understand #China. The core issue: talents are barred from serving the UK Gov.

This weekend I was selected as the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for our new constituency of Earley and Woodley, my family home. It's the honour of my life to stand in the next general election to build a greener, fairer future for us all.🌹The Labour Party 1/3

Stellar panel with an equally stellar host!

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