Supporting children’s foundational skills for a strong start to school
Early childhood is a critical period for developing the foundational skills that underpin lifelong learning and well-being.
Universities UK sets goal to secure £100bn doubling of external investment into UK innovation by 2035
Universities UK is today setting an ambition to help double the level of external investment flowing into UK university innovation by 2035.
Government needs to do more than set a target if it is going to improve school readiness
The Centre for Young Lives think tank, is today (Monday) publishing a new report, ‘Starting Well: Lessons from local areas on how to ensure all children are school ready’.
BERA and the Kusuma Trust publish major new report series on improving the education experience of neurodivergent young people
New research from the British Educational Research Association (BERA), funded by the Kusuma Trust, highlights practical, evidence-informed ways schools can better support neurodivergent learners in mainstream settings.
Tarnished towers: Fixing England’s broken higher education system
Tarnished Towers: Fixing England’s Broken Higher Education System, provides a comprehensive examination of the university crisis.
New landmark programme of research to investigate the impact of Generative AI on learning and cognition
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has opened a major new research fund to understand how Generative AI (GenAI) tools affect the way children and young people learn.
Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales: Overcrowded prisons and workforce pressures undermining safety and rehabilitation, MPs warn
Population pressures, staffing challenges and overcrowding have undermined staff and prisoner safety and the effectiveness of rehabilitation across the prison estate in England and Wales, the Welsh Affairs Committeewarns in a report published today.
Healthy cooperation: how northern universities are linking with NHS trusts to drive innovation
Huddersfield might appear an unlikely setting for a thriving health research complex.
Local authorities to pilot early years data sharing project
Councils in three areas are set to pilot new Government plans for data sharing between early education providers, health visitors and local authorities.
UK sector wants to double industry spin-out investment
UK can become ‘most attractive place in the world’ to invest in innovative companies, say v-cs.
AI and skills: What we know so far
This policy brief summarises and brings together various pieces of OECD research to build a coherent narrative on what we know about artificial intelligence (AI) and skills.
Change the Prescription: Update
England’s systems to support children with additional needs are out of control, while failing those they were designed to protect.
More leading researchers brought to the UK, while Horizon Europe performance strengthens in 2024
The UK is cementing its status as a global magnet for cutting-edge scientific research, with a cohort of ten leading researchers set to take up new roles supported by the Global Talent Fund.
Boosting UK participation in Horizon Europe
New Horizon Europe participation statistics from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published today (Friday 5 June) show that in 2024, researchers and innovators in the UK won €994m in funding to support R&D in everything from global health to low...
UKRI’s three-day research grant call ‘unfair on applicants’
Rush to ‘get funding out of door’ after delayed budget settlement will harm quality of submissions and staff well-being, warns ex-UKRI director.
Can peace studies thrive in the era of ‘strongmen’ leaders?
With thousands dying in armed conflicts across the world, peace studies may hold valuable insights on ending war. But suspicions over the discipline’s innovative theories mean its voice has not always been heard, writes Jack Grove.
Weekly Round Up - 05/06/2026
A look back at the last week in education, a peek at what's coming up, plus lots of other bits and...
87% of 2023/24 graduates in work or further study according to new official statistics
HESA’s Graduate Outcomes survey shows little change in the graduate labour market with a small fall in employment levels 15 months after leaving higher education.
Young people struggling with ‘higgledy piggledy’ mental health services when they need help more than ever
A new in-depth report from the Nuffield Foundation offers a focussed perspective on journeys through mental health support available to young people, as they navigate the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood.
Office for Students publishes new data on Prevent
New data from the Office for Students (OfS) finds that, while the number of individual potential radicalisation cases managed by institutions overall has declined slightly, formal referrals to Prevent have increased by nearly 50 per cent.