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  • Business Compact signatories

    150 businesses have already signed up to the Business Compact, from a wide range of sectors including legal, retail, finance and energy.

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  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: access to higher education
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making Britain the best place in the world for science

    Science Minister Jo Johnson gives the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) annual lecture.

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  • PM's Extremism Taskforce: tackling extremism in universities and colleges top of the agenda

    A new duty to stop extremists radicalising students on campuses is scheduled to come into force by 21 September 2015.

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  • UK welcomes President Xi Jinping for China State visit

    From 20–23 October the UK welcomes President Xi Jinping to London for the first State Visit from China in 10 years

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  • International Skills

    Good afternoon, everyone. I want to talk today about international skills in a number of different senses. We have now to think of skills…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • International Education Strategy

    Matthew Hancock speaks at the Association of Colleges International Conference on the International Education Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Report recommends measures to support and increase outward UK student mobility

    The report by Professor Colin Riordan, Chair of the UK HE International Unit, looks at the incentives and obstacles to students studying and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Willetts’s keynote speech on international higher education

    “In the UK, we are expecting graduates to contribute more than in the past to the costs of their education but crucially no one has to pay upfront…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UUK conference: "A world without boundaries"

    David Willetts sets out the future for UK higher education and what the government is doing to improve access, funding and collaboration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New push to grow UK’s £17.5 billion education exports industry

    Ambitious strategy to expand the UK’s education exports industry, worth £17.5 billion to the economy, published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £800 million to help UK students study overseas

    Thousands of UK students will be helped to study overseas thanks to the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Universities UK Annual Conference

    Good morning - and thank you, Eric Thomas, for that introduction. I’d like to wish you every success in your new role - and to record my…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HEFCE annual conference 2012

    I’m delighted that HEFCE has chosen this wonderful venue for its annual conference. This great college has trained, amongst others, Gustav Holst…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London Metropolitan University's licence revoked

    David Willetts announces new taskforce to help students following the University's licence to sponsor overseas students was withdrawn.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Higher education: strength in diversity

    Speech given at the annual gathering of university leaders at the Universities UK 'Strength in Diversity' conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ministers welcome rise in university applications

    Figures released by UCAS today show that the number of applications for higher education by people living in England has risen by 3 per cent

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A new era for universities

    This is my first attempt to set out my views on the university, and wider, HE sector and my aspirations for it. The background is a very sombre…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vince Cable delivers speech on UK science, openness and internationalisation

    Vince Cable explains why it's good for growth for scientists to operate in a range of countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Past Olympians and pilot of world’s fastest car join forces at showcase for best of British education

    Inspiring the next generation will be the theme at the British Business Embassy today as 250 UK and international delegates will explore how…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government