Free speech, international applications, social mobility

This week on the podcast over the summer the government paused implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act - but should it have, and what will happen next? Plus international visa application data for August is out, Hidden History looks at the competition to be old, and a younger generation is doing less well than their parents.With Chris Husbands, Director at Higher Futures, Steph Harris, Director of Strategy, Insight and Member Engagement at Universities UK, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe, Mike Ratcliffe, Academic Registrar at City St George’s University, and presented by Mar Leach, Editor in Chief at Wonkhe.Nobel laureates join campaign to save university free speech actAugust student visa applications are down 17 per cent on last yearThe future of higher and degree apprenticeships under LabourWould the free speech act have ushered in antisemitism? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.