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So now will the government take the chainsaw to HE regulation?
March 31, 2025
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Head of Policy Susanna Kalitowski takes a deep-dive into regulatory burden in higher education. Originally published on the Higher Education Policy Institute’s blog The Prime Minister recently declared that Britain has ‘too much regulation and too many regulators’ before the shock announcement to abolish the world’s biggest quango, NHS England. Since December, the Government has been fighting a war against red tape, which it believes is hindering…

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In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor
March 13, 2023
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Tell us about your business, and how you began developing it. After 20 years working in executive search and interim management in London and Asia, I’d reached a stage where I needed a new challenge. Setting up my own firm was the logical next step. Chater Smart is an executive recruitment firm partnering with clients across the private sector, supplying them with interim executives, transformation directors and female leaders. We’re doing our bi…

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Universities should be partners in shaping the levelling up agenda
January 7, 2022
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As a key government priority, the levelling up agenda continues to be reflected in ministerial engagements. Areas that are being targeted for ‘levelling up’ are consistently prioritised for ministerial visits. In recent months, these visits have increasingly included engagement with local higher education institutions. This is a welcome indicator that government recognises the important role that local universities play in enhancing social and ec…

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So now will the government take the chainsaw to HE regulation?

In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor

Universities should be partners in shaping the levelling up agenda