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vivienne stern

3 years

If you don’t know about @CARA1933 then here’s a link to their page on Ukraine. An exceptional organisation which needs support:

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

So, Conservatives pledge to increase apprenticeships by 100k by cutting 1 in 8 degrees. I feel a little thread is in order.

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@viviennestern

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Finally Rishi Sunak keeps saying he is fed up of people talking down Britain. Well I am fed up of people talking down universities- which are one of the things the UK can be genuinely proud of.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

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Thirdly ( and oh yes I will probably get to ninthly) this obsession with earnings as a measure of quality and value is narrow minded and misses the many other benefits of going to university- to the individual and the country.

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@viviennestern

5 months

What a rude man. From the school of thought that if you interrupt enough and speak loudly enough you must be right.

GB News

@GBNEWS

5 months

'I'm going to have to correct you on that...' CEO, Universities UK, Vivienne Stern, clashes with @Jacob_Rees_Mogg over graduate visas. 🔓 Become a GB News Member:

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

So I just don’t get the determination to put people off going to university. This is especially frustrating when it is driven by people who have degrees ( Gillian Keegan has two). Generally it is other people’s kids they don’t want to go.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

But there are plenty of people for whom earnings are not the only measure of success- people chose creative careers, for instance, because doing what they love and giving other people joy is more important to them than earning big bucks.

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@viviennestern

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Firstly apprenticeships are a good thing and lots of universities teach them. Degree apprenticeships are not an alternative to higher education, they are a form of it. But number have been falling and the cause is employer uptake.

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@viviennestern

4 months

many people chose public service professions because they want to contribute to society and help other people, even if they could earn more doing something else.

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@viviennestern

5 months

But they do: collectively universities lose £1bn a year teaching home students and £5 bn a year on research which is not fully funded. The business model is a result of political decisions over a decade of frozen funding for UK students.

Robert Jenrick

@RobertJenrick

5 months

If these universities are selling good quality education to students they have nothing to fear by the graduate route being scrapped. However if their business model is premised on the ability to work in the U.K. with no minimum salary requirements, then that needs to change.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 months

Love this: ⁦ @bphillipsonMP ⁩ speech “Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK. This new government values their contribution – to our universities, to our communities, to our country.”

Bridget Phillipson's speech at the Embassy Education Conference

Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson delivers a speech at the Embassy Education Conference.

www.gov.uk

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@viviennestern

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The majority of graduates earn more than non graduates. New analysis we will publish today shows this holds true across all regions of the Uk, and that the advantage grows over time.

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@viviennestern

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For the nation there are also benefits: grads are less likely to be on out of work benefits and more likely to be healthy, reducing call on NHS. They are more likely to volunteer ( which the PM is keen on) and more likely to vote.

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@viviennestern

4 months

Secondly, where did this 1 in 8 figure come from? Which courses do they want to close? The OFS monitors performance and their figures show very low levels of concern - just 1% of students registered with providers falling below expectations

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

Erasmus technical notice published today reveals government does not intend to fund any new student exchange projects after brexit in the event of a no deal: that means there could be no funding to support study abroad for 2019 and 2020. Not what we understood by the guarantee.

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We’re in Horizon and out of Erasmus. There will be a national alternative mobility scheme. Details to follow. That we are in Horizon is a major win for the scientific community on both sides of the Channel.

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@viviennestern

1 year

Huge news!!! An absolutely excellent day. UK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal

UK joins Horizon Europe under a new bespoke deal

UK to associate to Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes through a bespoke new agreement with the EU.

www.gov.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

Add to that the fact that the IFS calculates that the treasury makes a profit on each grad of £110k for men and £30k for women because of higher taxes etc.

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@viviennestern

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And the increase in tertiary level education has been the only consistent factor driving productivity growth recently

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@viviennestern

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Earnings for graduates grows on average at 72% for grads between age 23 and 31 compared to 31% for non grads.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

But this obsession with the Russell Group and the brightest and the best needs a bit of challenge.

vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

Rishi Sunak warned over curbs on international students

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

If you slash international student visas you will a) slash export earnings b) slash income to towns & cities across the country which can ill afford to lose it and c) slash jobs and opportunities- already 50+ unis are making cuts to jobs and courses.

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

7 years

This, on a wall @sheffhallamuni made me stop and stare. For all the vitriol about universities, they exist to help us think better, understand more. What a brilliant architectural expression of this. Thank you for brightening up a dull old day @Hallam_VC

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@viviennestern

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“the overwhelming majority of international students come here, spend lots of money & then go home with warm views about the UK. What’s not to like about that? It all leads to a boost in the UK’s valuable soft power & rather than paying for it, we’re being paid for the privilege”

Anton Muscatelli

@UofGVC

5 months

Great commentary from Nick @nickhillman here. What an opportunity now for both ministers and shadow ministers to use this evidence base to give some stability to HE ahead of an election. “Graduate visas: Migration committee ‘strikes out on its own’”

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 years

I am just going to stop now trying to say thank you to everyone who has sent me a kind message, mostly because it will be cluttering up your timelines. If I didn't reply, thank you. I appreciate all the support I have received today and will try to live up to your expectations.

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@viviennestern

5 years

This is such enormously positive news. This change, a long time coming, matters for the whole of the country and not just for universities. Many thanks and congratulations to @JoJohnsonUK and @PaulBlomfieldMP for building such impressive support across parties

Jo Johnson

@JoJohnsonUK

5 years

Big news - Home Secretary accepts my new clause in Immigration Bill lifting post study restrictions on foreign students! Real win for UK soft power. Many thanks to Conservative colleagues and the x-party MPs who backed it, esp ⁦ @PaulBlomfieldMP ⁩

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

Government restrictions to international students bringing dependants has already had a big impact: you wanted to bring down student numbers, you have already succeeded. Now good unis all over the country are heading for financial trouble.

Neil O'Brien

@NeilDotObrien

5 months

The MAC review of the Graduate Visa is out tomorrow. When it was launched the government said it would attract the "best and brightest" - but since it launched the share of HE visas going to students at our most prestigious unis has plummeted

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 years

very important moment. Boris Johnson says the UK will continue to be part of Erasmus. We need to be clear he is talking about the next programme starting in 2021 not just the end of the current programme but this is very positive indeed.

Universities UK

@UniversitiesUK

5 years

🗨️ "UK students can enjoy the benefits of exchanges with European friends and partners just as they can come to the UK" In parliament today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was no threat to the continuation of Erasmus+ Hear his words, below #SupportStudyAbroad

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

In case you missed it: As well as exemption for PhD-level jobs from the visa cap, Govt announced overseas research activity will also count as residence in the UK for the purpose of applying for settlement: researchers no longer penalised for time spent overseas doing fieldwork.

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@viviennestern

4 months

Just to note, in addition to having done an apprenticeship Gillian Keegan has two degrees: one from ⁦ @LJMU ⁩ and the other from the ⁦ @LBS ⁩ It is also worth noting that you do not need a degree to be an MP - but 85% of MPs have one.

Conservatives vow to shut down ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees

Courses ‘that don’t deliver outcomes people deserve’ will be targeted by new policy

www.telegraph.co.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

So do you also want to scrap the £1 trillion trade target and increase fees or public funding for teaching home students?

Robert Jenrick

@RobertJenrick

5 months

We urgently need to unwind the sector’s growing dependency on foreign students. The graduate route should be scrapped and we must fundamentally rethink our International Education Strategy (IES), including the completely arbitrary target of attracting 600,000 foreign students pa

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 years

The more I think about it, the more I am concerned about how our many thousands of Chinese students may be feeling - weeks of negative media coverage followed by suspicion related to Coronavirus - and this when many must be hugely concerned about friends and family back home.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

My dad got an MBE for services to holocaust education. Vvvvv proud!

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@viviennestern

24 days

This is such a compelling way of presenting the massive return on public investment in higher education and research.

Universities UK

@UniversitiesUK

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The UK higher education sector contributes an outstanding £265 BILLION to our economy. For every £1 of public money invested, £14 gets put back into the economy. Universities can power the government's growth mission. See more👇

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 years

Much though I hate to do their PR for them, Australia has just extended post study work opportunities to 4 and 6 years. Explicit response to uk and Canadian success in attracting international students. Meanwhile our govt seriously considering restrictions to Grad route. Daft.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 years

Home Office confirms that those studying by distance/blended learning will be eligible to apply for the Graduate route provided they are in the UK by 6 April 2021 See

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

1 month

“Friendships between students become friendships between countries” Spot on.

Universities UK

@UniversitiesUK

2 months

Great to hear from the Education Sec that the govt continues to support & value the contribution of international students 🌏👩‍🎓 The message is: if you meet university & visa entry requirements, the British government and British people will welcome you #WeAreInternational

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@viviennestern

1 year

I am delighted to have been asked to join the Board of Trade: this is welcome recognition that universities are worth over £100bn a year to the UK economy and one of the UK's most successful exports - worth £26bn in 2020. There is so much more we can do @UniversitiesUK @UUKIntl

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@biztradegovuk

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📣 The new Board of Trade: industry leaders with influence & experience to help UK businesses of all sizes. With a focus on exports, the Board will help us empower UK firms to sell over £1trn of global exports a year by 2030. More 👉

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@viviennestern

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I think this is one of the most important projects ⁦ @UniversitiesUK ⁩ has undertaken in the time I have been involved in its work. Having critical friends involved in shaping it has been crucial.

New paper to set out the role of universities in addressing the government's priorities

A group of experts will outline the role universities can play in powering the new government’s growth strategy and creating opportunity.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 years

NEWS 1: Home Office guidance just released confirms a) that that distance/blended learning will be permitted for the 20/21 academic year provided students intend to transition to face-to-face learning as soon as circumstances allow and b)….

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

It would be ridiculous to clamp down on foreign students

Oh, the embarrassment. The government commissioned its own Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to investigate whether graduate visas (which grant overseas students the right to stay in Britain for two...

www.spectator.co.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

1 year

My mission this morning: try to get @GillianKeegan or @halfon4harlowMP to say something NICE about universities.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 years

To state the obvious we are delighted that moves afoot over the last two weeks to make the UK LESS attractive to international students are off the table thanks to support from multiple government departments. 1/2

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

The public does not share government hostility to international students via @FT

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 years

Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day so I am sharing my dad's story - I am so proud of him.

BBC Radio 4 - World at One, Auschwitz: 'That train left without us...

Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern shares his extraordinary story

www.bbc.co.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 years

Ridiculously pleased with myself. Made stuffed vine leaves with my very own vine leaves.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

3 years

Today marks the end of a very long road, building the argument that it's great for the UK to welcome international students, and to allow them to get some experience of working in the UK after they graduate.

Home Office

@ukhomeoffice

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📢 The UK’s new post-study Graduate immigration route is now open for applications under the points-based immigration system. This will allow the best and brightest international graduates to stay and work after completing their studies. Find out more 👉

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

⁦ @JoJohnsonUK ⁩ brilliant on ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩ listen at 2:36 onwards “think of Teeside where each intake of international students brings in £240 M to the local economy in towns like Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough”

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 years

Daft. Only postgrads get to bring dependents- but that’s because the tend to be older and therefore more likely to have spouse and children. Odd that growth-obsessed govt would want to turn them away when they contribute so much to the economy.

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@viviennestern

5 months

Russell Group unis are all excellent- and all members of @UniversitiesUK but it is a membership body not an exhaustive list of ‘good’ universities or ‘universities which are high quality’.

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@viviennestern

2 years

I am delighted to announce that @arrowzmith had been appointed to the role of Director of @UUKIntl on a permanent basis. He is just brilliant and perhaps the only person who could prize the best job in the universe out of my hands.

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@viviennestern

1 year

imagine a world in which universities actually CHANGE the prospects of the students they educate for the better? Perhaps one of the most effective parts of the education sector in this regard? Actually closing attainment gaps by social class & ethnicity rather than perpetuating ?

Phil Baty

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Imagine a world where students’ prospects are not locked-in with A-levels at age 18 and where university can be a place for personal growth & development…

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

Re erasmus: we need to have another go at explaining why it matters. Write to MP/ Ministers and use examples. Demonstrate why it makes a difference especially to those from least advantaged groups, and why it creates lasting value both at individual and national level.

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@viviennestern

2 years

My brilliant dad.

Sky News

@SkyNews

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"If Kanye West had some idea of what just happened to my dad, never mind the six million others, he wouldn't make those remarks." Martin Stern says Buchenwald concentration camp, where his father died in 1945, was a "place of absolute horror". Latest:

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@viviennestern

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Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day @HMD_UK so I am posting a link to my dad’s story. . A wise and a good man, who was arrested at the age of 5. Now he talks to children about why people do such terrible things & how people are taught to hate- even children

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | An interview with Holocaust survivor Martin Stern

Dr Martin Stern MBE was five years old when he was taken to a concentration camp. In this film, Martin is asked questions about his experiences by members of the HMDT Youth programmes and HMD Youth...

www.hmd.org.uk

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@viviennestern

5 months

It is perfectly possible and reasonable to present migration data in a way which distinguishes between permanent and temporary migration. Many other countries do this, while complying with UN data requirements. It adds clarity rather than hiding anything.

Robert Colvile

@rcolvile

5 months

We can debate the merits/quality of student migration. But saying they shouldn’t be counted in the stats is a) bad methodology and b) an attempt to handwave away concerns about how the system is operating.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

8 months

We have a choice: act to ensure our universities remain amongst the best in the world, or let the system slowly run into the sand for the sake of political advantage. Government should be helping our universities, not making things harder for them.

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

8 months

🖊️'Britain is in danger of throttling the university golden goose' | Writes @_BenWright_

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@viviennestern

4 months

The Graduate Route stays, with measures focused on targeting abuse and ensuring robust compliance.

New measures to tackle student visa abuse

New proposals will further crackdown on student visas, ensuring only genuine students can come to the UK; route will be kept under review.

www.gov.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 years

The new Student Route, being introduced this autumn, will be simpler and have new features: no limits on study time at postgrad level, 6 month application window and you can switch visa category within the uk rather than returning home. More on this to follow.

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@viviennestern

7 years

It's Holocaust Memorial Day so I am sharing my Dad's story. I am very, very proud of him. He's 80 this year but spends his time work talking to children not just about what happened to him, but about other genocides, including in our own time.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

In less than a week #SupportStudyAbroad message has been seen 12.09M times by 5.08M unique people. 2,141 individual users have posted 3,494 times about it. I don't honestly know if it will make a difference but it is good so many trying to keep opportunities to study abroad.

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@viviennestern

4 years

Ouch. We have to make sure that prospective students feel safe with us. We're working on quarantine plans and a health on campus protocol but we also need the #WeAreTogether campaign to get current international students telling future students what it's like with us now.

Simon Emmett

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New Zealand & Canada have come out on top of student perceptions regarding how well the countries are supporting the safety of citizens & visitors. The findings are part of our new research examining attitudes & motivations for studying abroad in light of COVID-19 restrictions

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5 months

It is ignorance combined with snobbish elitism to suggest that the only international students the uk should seek to attract are those who attend Russell Group Universities.

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@viviennestern

5 years

Very happy. Slight headache.

Universities UK International

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Delighted to have won the PIEoneer award for association of the year. Thanks to @ThePIENews for a wonderful evening and to all of our member institutions who make up team UUKi.

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This is a very important development. The Behan report is deeply thoughtful and well worth a read, and it makes good sense to pause the commencement of the FOS remit the OFS was about to take on given Behan’s recommendations that the OFS should have a tighter focus.

Bridget Phillipson

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2 months

Today we've announced new leadership and a new focus for the Office for Students. We’ve stopped further provisions of the Higher of Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. Labour’s focus is on securing university futures & putting students first.

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@viviennestern

10 months

Hurrah hurrah!!! It is done. End of a long long road. Huge congratulations to @michelledonelan and thanks to @10DowningStreet and all involved. Now for @Stick2Science Swiss association…

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

@SciTechgovuk

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📝It's official: today we finalise the UK's association to Horizon & Copernicus. Our bespoke deal opens up the world's largest research programme to UK scientists, researchers & businesses to work with their EU and global partners🇬🇧🤝🇪🇺 More on funding:

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@viviennestern

5 months

“It is absolutely crucial that the government takes note of the MAC review, which the PM commissioned and set the terms of reference for, which recommended unequivocally that the government should not change the graduate route.”

vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

⁦ @JoJohnsonUK ⁩ brilliant on ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩ listen at 2:36 onwards “think of Teeside where each intake of international students brings in £240 M to the local economy in towns like Darlington, Stockton, Middlesbrough”

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6 years

For the first time in a while was rather proud to be British today - saw a lot of what I ❤️about the uk in the good tempered, often funny but absolutely massive #PutItToThePeople march.

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@viviennestern

8 months

If you have 3 mins: this is my attempt to answer the PMs assertion that the expansion of the uni system has been the ‘biggest mistake in 30 years’. The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies via @HEPI_news

The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies - HEPI

Just over a month ago, our Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, made a statement in his speech to the Conservative party conference. He said that: “The false dream of 50 per cent of children going to...

www.hepi.ac.uk

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@viviennestern

5 months

A lot of rather selective quoting of the MAC: in fact it found that after 12 months Grad Route visa holders’ earnings are broadly comparable to domestic graduates- median earnings in the first year are £21K - significantly higher than original estimates

Robert Jenrick

@RobertJenrick

5 months

A university place should be for study. But the graduate route is a backdoor for foreign students to do low-wage work. The huge increases are concentrated in lower ranked unis, with a sharp drop in Russell Group attendance. So this route isn’t attracting top talent either. 🧵

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5 years

I think we just got a very positive announcement from @10DowningStreet on making it easier for research stars to come to the UK AND I think the long awaited announcement that In-flight ERC grants will be covered by underwrite. Will check details but think this is very good news!

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@BoardofDeputies @RichardDPyle @JewishChron @JewishNewsUK @JewishTelegraph @AJRefugeeVoices @refugeecouncil @FreefromTorture @EnverSol @Rene_Cassin @BoDPres My grandfather was turned away at Dover- and died in Buchenwald.

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@viviennestern

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Britain risks throttling a golden goose via @FT

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@viviennestern

6 years

Very proud of the @UUKIntl team for getting #supportstudyabroad up and running in a few days. Brilliant team with deeply shared commitment to the value of international experience for uk students. I❤️you lot!

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@viviennestern

3 years

We need some urgent creative thinking from UKVI here: will do all I can to raise this with HMG.

Yalda Hakim

@SkyYaldaHakim

3 years

Afghans who received Scholarships from the UK government to study in the UK this year have now been told they will not be granted visas due to "administration issues". #Chevening

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⁦ @EstherMcVey1 ⁩ 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.

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

www.thetimes.com

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@viviennestern

1 year

"What if education was not just a stepping stone to a job but three years of learning, exploring new ideas?" great article from @FinancialTimes - Dead right. the ability to learn is THE master skill

University is more than just a springboard to a job

As employers decide job candidates no longer need degrees, the benefits of college years need spelling out

www.ft.com

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@viviennestern

5 months

To give two examples, The Royal College of Art @RoyalCollegeof is the world’s best art and design institution- not a member of the Russell Group, neither is St Andrews.

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@viviennestern

5 months

finally, there are unis which serve their cities really well, which take students from a wide variety of backgrounds, without top grades, and transform their lives - and I am rather tired of people suggesting they don’t matter and can’t be high quality.

100 Faces – First in my family

100faces.universitiesuk.ac.uk

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@viviennestern

2 years

The woman who made me who I am. And I miss her.

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1 year

Chief Executive of Universities UK responds to government 'crackdown on rip-off university degrees'

In response to the recent government announcement to 'crackdown' on 'rip-off university degrees', Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK said:

www.universitiesuk.ac.uk

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5 years

Ooh! This may be a slightly sad thing to admit (especially since I am on holiday) but this is my very favourite publication of all things we do @UUKIntl . Comprehensive overview of all stats related to internationalisation in UK universities. Gorgeous ( and v useful).

Universities UK International

@UUKIntl

5 years

*New report* International facts and figures 2019 presents a snapshot of the international dimensions of UK higher education 🌏 #IFAF19

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vivienne stern

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6 years

I think it is more important than ever to mark holocaust Memorial Day on 27 Jan #HMD2019 . Here is a rather beautiful film of an interview with my dad, arrested age 5. via @YouTube with profound thanks to @HMD_UK

An interview with Holocaust survivor Martin Stern

We asked members of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) Youth programmes and Holocaust Memorial Day Youth Board to ask questions to Dr Martin Stern MBE, ...

www.youtube.com

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 years

Now time for decisions for the rest of the UK!

ScotGov Education

@ScotGovEdu

5 years

EU citizens starting their studies in 2020/21 will get the same support as Scottish students - even if current legal obligations to EU students cease to apply when the UK exits the EU. Scotland is the first nation in the UK to offer this commitment:

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vivienne stern

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This is not to downplay the standing of these universities- they are places to be hugely proud of- but it is wrong to think that they are the only universities that matter to the UK.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

In the House of Lords this afternoon viscount younger said, responding to baroness warwick, "we are considering developing a domestic alternative to Erasmus+" (in the event of a no deal). #SupportStudyAbroad is having an impact. Please keep it up esp through parliament.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

4 months

excellent letter: they trust our country with their futures...and invest tens of thousands in their education. It is only reasonable that they would want some return on their investment. The only return they seek is the opportunity to gain meaningful work experience.

Sanam Arora

@arora_sanam

4 months

It is absolutely clear the Graduate route is vital for our universities, international students & UK prosperity. @NISAU_UK requests PM @RishiSunak to make the right decision – keep it unchanged to ensure the UK remains a top destination for global talent. Our letter to the PM👇

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

8 months

I ❤️ @BBCMoreOrLess - what other prog would spend 10 mins unpicking the idea that international students are squeezing out home students with the ever-fabulous @dkernohan Thank you.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

Some face enormous challenges in their early lives, but nonetheless go on to do great things. Saying that the most selective unis are the only ones that should be protected is also saying you don’t care if the MAJORITY of UK universities are pushed into financial distress

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

2 years

2/2 widespread recognition that international students are great for the UK- for our universities; for our talent pool; for our international relationships and for economy of towns and cities in all parts of the Uk. Thanks to all those who made a big fuss.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

UK migration policy risks undermining university sector, business warns via @FT

UK migration policy risks undermining university sector, business warns

Rio Tinto, Siemens and Anglo American say curbs to overseas student numbers threaten investment, in letter to PM

www.ft.com

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@viviennestern

2 years

UUKi responds to comments made by Home Secretary regarding international students and dependants

Jamie Arrowsmith, Acting Director, UUKi, responds to comments made by Home Secretary regarding international students and dependants

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

Since about half of all study abroad is currently funded via Erasmus that could mean halving of opportunities for UK students to spend some time abroad. In the current climate this is a really short sighted decision. Govt should think again.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

6 years

Laminate this:

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 years

Wheels are up on UUKi’s and @BCindia largest ever delegation to India, supported by @india_council @BritishCouncil as part of the UKIERI programme. A very important opportunity to learn about India’s Draft New Education Policy and state-level developments.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

Rishi Sunak warned over curbs on international students

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

www.thetimes.com

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

1 year

Something to be proud of. Over 100 UK universities are now involved in UUK's Twinning Scheme, each supporting a university in Ukraine: the first coordinated, response to a humanitarian crisis from the higher education sector of its kind in the UK.

Lessons from the UK higher education sector response to the invasion of Ukraine

This report aims to reflect on the work undertaken in the sector to support universities in Ukraine, through the twinning initiative and beyond, and draw lessons for the future.

www.universitiesuk.ac.uk

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

It is that there is a direct connection between whether you are ‘bright and best’ and whether you have achieved top grades in your previous education- well some students ( both in the UK and around the world) are very badly served by their pre uni education.

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vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

Not every university takes students with top grades, but those which recruit students with lower grades are not ‘poor quality’. Not every international student can afford the fees at top ranked unis- but that doesn’t make them suspect.

vivienne stern

@viviennestern

5 months

If you slash international student visas you will a) slash export earnings b) slash income to towns & cities across the country which can ill afford to lose it and c) slash jobs and opportunities- already 50+ unis are making cuts to jobs and courses.

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