Author Archives: Paul Clark

About Paul Clark

Director of Policy at Universities UK

Lessons from the land of the free? This side of the pond has a lot to offer, too.

Fraser Nelson’s article in the Daily Telegraph today paints a picture of UK universities which is unrecognisable to anyone who has any engagement with today’s sector. By any measure, the UK university sector is a global success story. It ranks … Continue reading

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University admissions 2012-13: more displacement than dip

The 2012-13 university admissions cycle in England has not yet finished and the speculation has already begun as to where the final numbers will settle and what the impact will be. While the full picture won’t emerge until much later … Continue reading

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Summer 2012: A market in higher education? We’re already there…

For some, the principle of whether there should be a market in higher education is still debatable, but analysis of the opening position for 2012-13 shows that the sector is already there.

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