By Fiona Crozier. The chancellor’s axe didn’t fall as heavily on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as had been feared. Nevertheless, it’s clearer than ever today that UK growth will rely on significant increases in productivity. Our capacity to export higher education will be a key part of this. In his very first speech as minister for universities and science, Jo Johnson committed publicly to increasing education exports from £18 billion in 2012 to £30 billion by 2020. More...