Did you know? International students contribute £240 million a year to the local economy of Middlesbrough and Darlington. 🎓🌎 Cutting off the Graduate Route undermines this contribution. Thank you for highlighting our report findings Jo Johnson loom.ly/C9E2Ko4

The Graduate Visa plays a big role in the UK's competitiveness as a study destination Growth in the number of international students studying here has contributed £60 billion to the economy 📈 loom.ly/bTtjzS8

"If the graduate route is closed, we lose out economically but, more importantly, our businesses lose skills and the ability to develop and expand." 🌍 Watch Carol Monaghan highlight the benefits of the Graduate Route following last week's Ministerial Statement on immigration 📺

The key question from Carol Monaghan here:

Very interesting and important paper.

Last-ditch bid to save UK graduate visa as critics circle timeshighereducation.com/news/last-ditc… via Times Higher Education

What does the future of work look like? Our survey shows that more than 11 million EXTRA grads will be needed to fill jobs in the UK by 2035, in key areas like computing, teaching and health💻 See more👇 loom.ly/qnG8x_Q

A lot of rather selective quoting of the MAC: in fact it found that after 12 months Grad Route visa holders’ earnings are broadly comparable to domestic graduates- median earnings in the first year are £21K - significantly higher than original estimates

Volunteers needed Northampton Bike Park are still looking for volunteers and committee members for their new British Cycling Go Ride Club. If you have a passion for cycling or are interested in getting involved, please contact [email protected]

ICYMI: It was a bad year - what does it look like in retrospect. David Kernohan plots the provider level HESA Finance data from 2022-23 wonkhe.com/blogs/hesa-spr…

Great to be here on day one of #ActiveCity2024. Today we're hearing from public health, planning and transport experts on how we can create people-friendly places that we can all enjoy 👩‍🦽🚶‍♂️🛴🚲🌳

Fabulous to see Sport England 's chair Chris Boardman and his team as they pass through Northampton on their eight-day bike ride from Manchester to Paris. The ride is part of Sport England’s work to encourage the sport and physical activity sector to step up its work in

LOVE a #Graduation celebration GCU London Glasgow Caledonian University

So moved by this message today. One diplomats will share around the world But most of all a sincere tribute to students themselves. “These people are brave… They take a leap of faith. I am enormously proud so many want to take that leap here in the UK.” gov.uk/government/spe…

Love this: ⁦Bridget Phillipson⁩ speech “Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK. This new government values their contribution – to our universities, to our communities, to our country.” gov.uk/government/spe…

I think this is one of the most important projects ⁦Universities UK⁩ has undertaken in the time I have been involved in its work. Having critical friends involved in shaping it has been crucial. universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/news/ne…

ISPAH Melody Ding Using research to gather community views about accessible greenspaces to inform interventions. Recently presented our work at Climate Action West Northants: youtu.be/jwWxlbxzN1c?si… See our projects at activequarter-nn.co.uk

Really excellent talk, much appreciated by our members- see the slides and meeting notes here exchange.ca-wn.org/ca-wn-18-july-…

A brilliant brunch to celebrate Marcella Daye Step Together project at the weekend! Hearing such passionate testimonies about what walking and greenspaces mean to people’s wellbeing. We also shared an overview of the Active Quarter and asked people ‘what makes a good park?’

Great to hear from the Education Sec that the govt continues to support & value the contribution of international students 🌏👩‍🎓 The message is: if you meet university & visa entry requirements, the British government and British people will welcome you #WeAreInternational