Professor Helena Gaunt, Principal of Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, argues musicians must be trained to be ‘makers in society’.
Universities Deliver Economic Benefits for the Whole of Wales
New research reveals that Welsh universities create 1 in 20 jobs in Wales, alongside significant economic benefits for communities.
Student Mental Health : A Hidden Pandemic
Tade Evans depicts the harrowing impact of the disruptions caused by the pandemic on mental health for A-Level students in Wales.
The College of the Future
Yana Williams and Guy Lacey explain the changes necessary to ensure that Welsh colleges can empower greater lifelong learning and expand access for future generations.
Erasmus is Gone – But What Comes Next?
Huw Irranca-Davies bemoans the UK’s withdrawal from the EU’s student exchange programme and questions its proposed replacement.
Education Can Lead Our Recovery – But Only If It Is Truly Accessible
Covid-19 threatens the Welsh Government’s poverty-tackling agenda but widening access to further and higher education provides a road to recovery, writes Becky Ricketts.
We need to reinvent HE for a post-COVID Wales
Rob Humphreys argues that recovery can’t all be about the economy, and that higher education will have a special role to play
Degree apprenticeships are part of the flexible education of the future
Diversifying the way we offer learning opportunities will be crucial to adapting to the economy of the future, writes Kieron Rees
Welsh students need more of a say on the education they receive
NUS Wales President Rob Simkins discusses the importance of student partnership and his priorities for the year ahead.