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Looking through a different lens

Looking back over the last five years or so, we’ve witnessed a fair few major and often unexpected events. To name but a few…Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions, Britain voted to leave the EU, and Trump became US President.

Our report on employer skills needs in Scotland is published

The Scottish Government has recently published the results of the Scottish Employer Skills Survey (ESS) 2020. This flagship survey follows on from the longstanding UK-wide Employer Skills Survey, conducted biennially from 2011 and 2017.

Post-Qualification Admissions: What do students think?

We turn our attention to the most important question in the post-qualifications admissions system debate: do students actually want it?

Post Qualification Admissions and the tale of two (and a half) models

Post qualification admissions (PQA) is a simple idea, based on a simple premise: students should only receive offers from universities once they know their A-Level or equivalent results.

Evaluating In-Depth Assessments (IDAs) for the Regulator of Social Housing

The In-Depth Assessment (IDA) process is a regulatory tool used by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) to gather assurance that registered providers are meeting the expectations of the regulator’s standards.

The revival of the ‘big four’ in international student mobility

The international student mobility landscape has been vastly impacted by increasing diversity in the market.

Understanding the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children joining family in England

We were commissioned to fill a knowledge gap the Department for Education (DfE) identified on the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people joining family in England.

Reframing the student accommodation compensation debate

Following on from a previous blog on tuition fees, our focus now turns to student accommodation.

Creating a culture of inclusivity in research

The Black Lives Matters movement which came to the fore in 2020 galvanised so many of us to take stock and address the inequalities we observe and enable.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in research: Understanding the current picture

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is a subject that is very close to our hearts at IFF and top of our corporate agenda, which is why it felt the right choice for the focus of our recent seminar series event.

International Education Strategy: re-visited

When the International Education Strategy launched in 2019 there were two main aims: 1) to increase the value of education exports to £35 billion per year and 2) to increase the number of international students hosted in the UK to 60,000.

Your Social Housing White Paper questions – answered by The Housing Ombudsman

We invited Richard Blakeway, The Housing Ombudsman to address your concerns and respond to your questions about new requirements under the Social Housing White Paper.

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