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New Vice Dean for Exeter Uni med school
The University of Exeter Medical School has welcomed Professor Jean McEwan as Vice Dean Education. Prof. McEwan
is a Consultant Cardiologist, and joins the Medical School
Wenchao Jin, a Research Economist at
IFS and one of the authors of the report, said: “The public cost of the student loan system is highly uncertain. It depends on graduates’ earnings and repayment behaviour many years into the future, which we – and the government – can only estimate. Our baseline estimates
now suggest that the total government contribution per student has fallen slightly as a result of the government’s reforms, but that even a small real increase in fees would wipe out these gains. Whether these reforms have reduced the taxpayer subsidy will remain unknown for many years to come.”
More UK students consider study abroad A fi fth of the UK
The number of UK students considering studying abroad is rising fast, according to the British Council. A survey of more than
2,500 students found 37% would take up a degree overseas, compared with 20% in a similar poll last year. Rising tuition fees
was the main reason for contemplating an education abroad, as well as gaining academic credit and language skills. A thirst for travel and
adventure and experiencing other cultures were also common reasons for contemplating a university, college or summer school education abroad.
respondents who wanted to study abroad said they were motivated by wanting to experience other cultures through foreign travel and to have a “unique adventure”.
When asked if an overseas study experience would help them stand out when applying for jobs in the future, 88% of UK respondents said they believed it would. The greatest academic benefi ts of studying
overseas were seen as gaining credit for the
from University College London (UCL), where she was Deputy Director of the Division of Medicine and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She said: “Moving to the University of Exeter is the highlight of my career. I am impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of my new colleagues, the potential of our students, and the vision of this great University.”
New leader for SETsquared
students’ fi eld of study, improving language skills, and responding to limited options at home. The biggest perceived barriers to studying overseas among British students are worries about fi t ing in with another culture, lack of confi dence in foreign language skills, and concerns about cost and foreign travel.
The US remains the number one
destination for UK students, picked by 33%, followed by Australia
(9%), France (5%), Germany (5%) and Canada (4%).
Simon Bond has been appointed as the new head of leading UK university business incubator, SETsquared. He takes on the
role of Innovation Director within the partnership,
which incubates high-tech start-ups from its centres at the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Simon is currently Director of
SETsquared’s innovation centre at the University of Bath and has been with the partnership for 10 of the 11 years it has been in existence. SETsquared has been listed by the
UBI Index as the joint-best university business incubator in Europe and the fourth best globally. Since its inception it has developed over 1,000 high-tech start-ups and helped them secure some £1bn in investment.
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