The UK HE International Unit in the media
The UK HE International Unit's activities have been covered by both UK and international press:
July 2010
British American Business magazine, July 2010
Dr William Lawton authored an article that examined the leading role that universities play in UK's national economic success - and in its standing and influence on the world.
April 2010
University World News 26 April 2010
Re-print of the International Unit's lead story on branch campuses from International Focus newsletter.
Times Higher Education, 01 April 2010
Article on the rise in the number of Indian students on UK university courses. Dr William Lawton is quoted.
International Association of Universities Horizons, April 2010
Article written by International Unit Policy Advisor, Dr William Lawton, 'UK Universities: Responding to the Economic Global Crisis' (see page 14)
March 2010
Times Higher Education, 25 March 2010
Article on the progression of the India Foreign Providers Bill through parliament. Dr William Lawton is quoted.
Times Higher Education, 11 March 2010
Article on latest International Unit research report, A UK Guide to Enhancing the International Student Experience.
December 2009
Times Higher Education, 03 December 2009
Profile piece on Dr Keith Sharp, new head of the Unit
The Guardian, 01 December 2009
Article on private providers in the UK. Dr Keith Sharp, head of the Unit is quoted.
September 2009
Khaleej Times, 08 September 2009
Article on the rise of Middle Eastern students at UK universities. Dr Shaun Curtis quoted. Original interview given to CNN Middle East Marketplace programme.
August 2009
University World News, 02 August 2009
Continued coverage of the UK/US Study Group report, Higher Education and Collaboration in Global Context: Building a Global Civil Society.
July 2009
Inside Higher Ed, 29 July 2009
The Times, 29 July 2009
Times Higher Education, 29 July 2009
Business Standard, 29 July 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 July 2009
Articles covering the publication of the UK/US Study Group report, Higher Education and Collaboration in Global Context: Building a Global Civil Society.
The Australian, 29 July 2009
Totally Legal, 16 July 2009
Global Higher Ed, 15 July 2009
Ninth Level Ireland, 15 July 2009
Articles covering the publication of International Partnerships: A Legal Guide for UK Universities.
June 2009
Article by Lucy Hodges on the publication of the International Unit's report, UK Higher Education engagement with Iraq.
The report also prompted a Leading Article editorial.
Further coverage:
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 June 2009
Al Arab Online, 24 June 2009
US Educational Group, 24 June 2009
University World News, 05 July 2009
Press Association, 26 July 2009
Read the press release
May 2009
Financial Times, 25 May 2009
Kuwait News Agency, 26 May 2009
The Financial Times reported on the rise in the number of Middle Eastern students applying to UK universities. Dr Shaun Curtis commented. The story was picked up in the Middle East by the Kuwait News Agency.
April 2009
Times Higher Education, 23 April 2009
HESA reported UK TNE data for the first time in April 2009. Dr William Lawton commented on the data for the Times Higher Education.
The Australian, 08 April 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education (US), 01 April 2009
Times Higher Education, 01 April 2009
Continued coverage of the the International and Europe Units' joint report, UK Universities and Europe: Competition and Internationalisation:
March 2009
Articles covering the findings of the International and Europe Units' joint report, UK Universities and Europe: Competition and Internationalisation.
University World News, 13 March 2009
Report covering the International Unit and i-graduate conference, Attracting International Research Students: Strategy and Practice. The story quotes the head of the International Unit, Dr Shaun Curtis.
Article covering the International Unit and i-graduate conference, Attracting International Research Students: Strategy and Practice. The story includes details of the Minister for Higher Education, David Lammy's speech to delegates and quotes the head of the International Unit, Dr Shaun Curtis.
