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Positive sign for study mobility as UK rejoining Erasmus+
As the UK sets a date for rejoining Erasmus+, Nic Mitchell looks ahead to what the Labour Government should include in a new international strategy for higher education.
Cancer-talk, HE-Comms
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Nearly one in two people under 65 will get cancer in UK
With nearly 1 in 2 people under 65 predicted to get cancer in the UK, I contrast my cancer treatment 10 years ago with my wife's this year.
BREXIT
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Starmer bets on New Year EU reset over falling migration
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hedging his bets on a New Year reset with the EU rather than boasting about falling net migration says Nic Mitchell
Many wondering if the UK really wants international students
Nic Mitchell explores whether the UK really wants international students after the latest U-turn to ban dependants of those coming for taught master’s degrees.
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How tough can it be to stop drinking alcohol?
Nic Mitchell explores just how tough it can be
to give up drinking alcohol after a lifetime working in journalism and higher education public relations?
Why Crimea matters to Putin and what Lenin would say about the war
Writing about Putin’s fast changing war against Ukraine is fraught with challenges, such as why Crimea is so important to all sides and what Lenin might have to say about Russia’s invasion.
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Students changed during pandemic, so should we
Students are not rushing back to lecture theatres and may have changed more than higher education staff during the pandemic. So are we ready for the new normal?
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How should universities react to Putin’s Ukraine War?
Was UK higher education too slow to oppose Putin’s war in Ukraine? Nic Mitchell looks at the timeline and how European universities reacted.
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Brexit, cancer and the unexpected as a freelance
Nic Mitchell looks back at a decade running his own freelance business, De la Cour Communications.
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