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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Brexit, cancer and the unexpected as a freelance
Nic Mitchell looks back at a decade running his own freelance business, De la Cour Communications.
Put a face mask on and save Christmas from COVID
Apologies to those who would just wish COVID away, but a few simple precautions like wearing a face…
Disappearing European students at UK universities
Will studying in the UK be a luxury only the richest overseas students can afford and is this…
The UK still needs to sort out student mobility
Nic Mitchell says the challenges to getting more UK students to study or work abroad are similar to…
Is the great digital events switch here to stay?
Will international higher education and global networking go back to the old ways after a year of living…
Balancing the risks with having the AstraZeneca jab
Nic Mitchell explores the balance of risk with the AstraZeneca jab after he had the first dose of…
Turing versus Erasmus+ row moves mobility up the agenda
Will the UK's Turning scheme be any better at getting UK students to go on study or work…
Clear communications needed to beat coronovirus
Mixed messaging by governments around the world has sowed confusion and helped to spread the COVID-19 virus, says…
Top unis for digital transformation found globally
Look beyond the US and Europe for the best universities in handling the digital transformation during the COVID-19…
An Erasmus+ disaster or a new dawn for UK student mobility?
As the UK pulls out of Erasmus+, Nic Mitchell explores whether it is a disaster or a new…
Bologna UK lifeline to European higher education
The Bologna Process offers UK universities a lifeline to the European Higher Education Area and another way to…
Can universities reopen safely after Covid-19?
The media seized on UCU leader Jo Grady's claim that universities risked becoming the “care homes of the…
Don’t ignore globalisation after Brexit
DESPITE the rise of inward-looking nationalism, the election of Donald Trump on an ‘America First’ ticket and the…
U-Multirank claims to be biggest university rankings
Once again U-Multirank, the European Commission supported world university rankings, was largely ignored by the British media and…
Road back to normality after chemo ‘house arrest’
Thanks to everyone for following my story about beating bowel cancer for the last year. In this blog,…
Coping with chemotherapy after cancer treatment
It is now two months since starting my second round of chemotherapy and I’d like to share thoughts…
What’s radiotherapy and chemo like?
I hope this series of ‘Cancer-talk’ blogs is as helpful to non-cancer patients as it is to those…
Tackling Europe’s student mobility brain drain
Student mobility is a key issue across European higher education. But it is often seen as a way…
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…
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…
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…
What makes Keir Starmer tick?
As Keir Starmer comes up to the first anniversary as Britain's Prime Minister, Nic Mitchell looks behind the…
Can Starmer find time to fix UK higher education?
Nic Mitchell asks what UK universities need to do to grab Keir Starmer's attention when the Prime Minister…
Universities risk slipping down government spending review
Universities risk slipping down government priorities in the spending review as attention is diverted by Trump's tariff threats…
Year of Snake ushers new era for TNE with China
Universities have a central role in the charm offensive between the United Kingdom and Peoples Republic of China,…
Three wishes for the new UK international education strategy
Nic Mitchell and Cheryl Yu give their three wishes for an improved UK international education strategy from the…
Talking TNE and getting back into the real-world
Nic Mitchell's highlights of 2024 include having a defibrillator fitted and attending his first conference in-person on UK…
Does increasing university tuition fees make political sense?
Universities are pressing the new Labour government to increase tuition fees, but what would you do as Higher…