Caroline Pringle
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You snooze, you (don't) lose
Research funding THE has an article detailing how reforms to REF are causing leading university departments to lose out on seven-figure sums, despite excelling in the latest assessment and Wonkhe has an article looking at the UKRI minimum stipend level...
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Reflections and Resolutions
Reflections and Resolutions To wrap up the year THE published its “Faces of 2022” ; a list of academics and administrators at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past year. Wonkhe has picked its out the key...
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Statements, speeches and scrutiny
Westminster The big news of the day is, of course, the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. The BBC has been covering the story all day and has a summary of the headlines. Elsewhere in Westminster, the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill...
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Strikes, skills and robo-research
Research Research England has commissioned a study of whether artificial intelligence could be used to predict the quality of research outputs based on analysis of journal abstracts, in a move that could potentially remove the need for peer review from...
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Weekly digest - 12 August
Results This summer saw the return of a full exam series in all four UK nations following the pandemic. Scottish students received their results on Tuesday 9 August and A Level results are released next Thursday. The House of Commons...
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Bath retains the top spot in NSS!
NEWS Westminster To say it’s been a busy couple of weeks in Westminster would be an understatement. We are not going to attempt to summarise all of the changes to the Conservative front benches here but, of note, is the...
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Corporate parents and a holistic approach to EDI
EDI Last week saw the launch of The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, with a key mission statement to double the proportion of care leavers attending university by 2026. Currently only 12 percent of children who were in care...
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REF rumbles on
Research This week saw the publication of REF 2021 panel reports from each of the four main panels and units of assessment, alongside a summary report and blogs from the chairs of the Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel (EDAP) and...
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Skills, Bills and more graduates?
International news THE reports that Ukrainian refugees will be able to study at Scottish universities free of charge and receive living cost support, subject to parliamentary approval. There are also concerns from Afghan scholars that the Taliban could be moving...
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Celebrating International Women's Day
International Women’s Day Tuesday saw the celebration of International Women’s Day. This was marked by a programme of events across the University, including online talks, panel discussions, workshops, seminars, reading clubs and lists, and poster displays. Times Higher Education published...