Higher Education News and Announcements

Liz Kendall’s speech at Bloomberg

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall, delivered a speech at Bloomberg on Wednesday 28 January 2026....

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Free AI training for all, as government and industry programme expands to provide 10 million workers with key AI skills by 2030

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Every adult in the UK is eligible to take free, newly benchmarked courses to gain practical AI skills for work – as the joint government and industry ...

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450,000 disadvantaged pupils could benefit from AI tutoring tools

Monday, 26 January 2026

Safe AI tutoring tools co-created with teachers to be available to schools by the end of 2027, helping to close the attainment gap....

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White paper sets out reforms to policing

Monday, 26 January 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced the largest reforms to policing since the police service was founded 2 centuries ago. ...

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: Foreign Secretary's speech

Monday, 26 January 2026

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper gave a speech at the FCDO's Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, co-hosted with the Embassy of Israel, on 26 January ...

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Cambridge supercomputer set to get 6 times more powerful as government backs British AI innovation

Monday, 26 January 2026

£36 million government investment into AI supercomputer in Cambridge...

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Secretary of State's speech to the National Society Conference

Friday, 23 January 2026

The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, addressed Church of England school leaders at the National Society Annual Conference 2026....

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New King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel welcomed by Lord Chancellor

Friday, 23 January 2026

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of 96 new King’s Counsel and the award of 8 new Honorary King’s Counsel....

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Education Secretary speech at Bett UK Conference

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

In her speech, the Education Secretary, announced £23 million investment to expand the government's EdTech Testbeds pilot programme....

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Cutting edge drone degree to train military forces of the future unveiled

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Young engineers to master battlefield-proven technology at Hereford university from September 2026....

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Regions set to benefit from new creative industries funding

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Minister Murray encourages regions to bid for funding in next wave of the Creative Clusters programme, which has boosted Liverpool’s music innovation ...

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Strategy to boost UK education abroad in major £40bn growth drive

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Bold new strategy will grow education exports to £40bn a year by 2030, supporting UK jobs and investment....

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Reeves tells Davos: Britain is the best place in the world to invest

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Ministers to highlight government focus on stability and certainty in a volatile world ...

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Education Secretary speech at UK AI for Education Summit

Monday, 19 January 2026

In her speech, the Education Secretary, announced stronger safety measures to be introduced around AI in education....

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£200 million landmark SEND teacher training programme

Friday, 16 January 2026

New requirement that every teacher receives training to support pupils, as government makes good on promise to deliver reforms families are crying out...

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New Aviation Ambassadors announced to inspire future pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers

Thursday, 15 January 2026

Our 10 new Aviation Ambassadors will help encourage more young people to see the UK aviation sector as a place where they can build rewarding, long-te...

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