Caroline Harris
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Weekly Digest
Research The broad framework within which the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will work was published. During the passage of the ARIA bill, one of the major selling points of the new agency was that it is free of...
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Weekly Digest
Regulators The House of Commons Education Committee has been urged to hold an inquiry into the operation and performance of the Office for Students, to ensure that it is fulfilling its role and responsibilities within the sector as a fully...
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Research funding and more
Westminster The Autumn statement saw better-than-expected news for universities with a re-commitment to the UK spending £20 billion on research by 2024. The Government press release was published a couple of days ago. Wonkhe explores other developments arising from the...
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From Free Speech to the Cost of Living Crisis
OfS Updates A new equality of opportunity risk register is among the proposals for consultation, as the Office for Students (OfS) launches a consultation on its new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in higher education. The OfS has published...
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Funding, grade inflation and cheating
NEWS Finance The UK HE sector earned £44 billion in 2020-21, according to the latest financial data release from HESA; 79 providers reported a deficit while 195 had a surplus at the end of the year. An assessment of the...
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OfS Funding Announced and Student Wellbeing
EDI OfS has published updated equality, diversity and student characteristics data, which look at the proportion and numbers of students in higher education from a range of different demographic groups. NERC has issued a diversity and inclusion ‘living’ action plan,...
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From Sustainability to Drink Spiking
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