Category: Skills
If the graduate premium is falling, supply-side tinkering won’t bring it back
It’s not hard to find arguments that suggest that the UK has too many graduates. And underneath articles of that […]
February 23, 2026
Do students lack skills, or does the system struggle to surface them?
Plenty of people I talk to that work in graduate employability tell me there’s a problem. They say that students […]
February 20, 2026
“Data steward” is just one of the missing 21st-century professions that universities could be creating
Every day, we generate data simply by living our lives – from the apps tracking our morning run to the […]
February 5, 2026
How early cognitive training leads to lifelong brain strength
Key points: As we continue to make strides in understanding the brain–its strengths and weaknesses, how it develops, and its […]
February 4, 2026
Talking about contemporary higher education means talking about work-aligned learning
Over the last decade, UK higher education has been insistently asked to prove that what happens in teaching and learning […]
February 4, 2026
For a stronger, fairer Wales HE belongs in every manifesto
Wales stands on the cusp of significant political change. With an expanded Welsh Parliament and revised voting system, the 2026 […]
January 15, 2026
A new approach to driving STEM workforce readiness
Key points: STEM workforce shortages are a well-known global issue. With demand set to rise by nearly 11 percent in […]
January 7, 2026
Could the Lifelong Learning Entitlement usher in a new era of skills-based curriculum?
As it stands the Lifelong Learning Entitlement mostly represents a reorganisation of higher education funding and systems for quite a […]
December 11, 2025
Skills England has a new way to talk about skills, and the sector needs to listen
Although on one level tertiary education policy has never been more concerned with skills, we’ve never really had a proper […]
November 28, 2025