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Jonathan Simons

Jonathan is a partner and head of education at Public First

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The government must mitigate the risks of a university going under

by Jonathan Simons

26/07/24

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The political argument over international students is about much more than the economy

by Jonathan Simons

13/05/24

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We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money

by Jonathan Simons

15/01/24

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In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making

by Jonathan Simons

18/07/23

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The politics of a graduate loan write-off

by Jonathan Simons

30/08/22

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How higher education became an issue of identity

by Jonathan Simons

4/07/22

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After all the hope and fear over Augar, the sector now has something solid to work with

by Rachel Wolf

24/02/22

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Who is John Blake and why was he chosen to lead a new agenda for access & participation?

by Jonathan Simons

24/11/21

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Is the sector really back in the government’s good books?

by Jonathan Simons

24/08/20

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We must not abandon widening participation this year

by Jonathan Simons

5/04/20

Will the next PM take the Augar report seriously?

by Jonathan Simons

30/05/19

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Grammar Schools? Select no

by Jonathan Simons

14/01/19

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HE Power List 2016: The Brexit big hitters

by Jonathan Simons

15/09/16

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Universities don’t need to be eaten up by the Education Department

by Jonathan Simons

14/07/16

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Universities should spend their cashable reserves

by Jonathan Simons

23/10/15

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Time to rebalance funding from universities to technical education

by Jonathan Simons

19/10/15

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Universities continue to defy gravity

by Jonathan Simons

9/07/15

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Finally understanding the RAB charge

by Jonathan Simons

21/05/15

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Priorities for the new BIS team

by Jonathan Simons

12/05/15

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