…Coverage of our report Supporting thriving communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality has appeared in Research Professional (£). You can also read our full press release here and download the report here. …
…gislation is very welcome as is the recognition of the importance of innovation in the new institutional architecture.” You can read our latest response here….
…argues against measures that potentially risks ignoring pockets of excellence in less research-intensive universities. You can read our full response here….
…fore the summer recess, will be too quick and dirty to develop major policy change, but it could set in train more thorough policy activity looking at truly radical options.” Read the full article here (£) or click on the image. …
…graduate incomes. The report found that students from richer homes earn thousands more after graduating than their poorer peers – even if they attended the same universities. Prof Steve West, chairman of University Alliance, said: “The report’s most striking conclusion is the extent to which a graduate’s family background remains a key factor determining their earnings. This needs to change. Universities have a role to play in addressing this ineq…
…sistently given in student surveys as the main motivation for going to university, and students expect a professional degree to prepare them for their chosen profession. This is as true in law, engineering, architecture and medicine as it is in nursing, education or management,” she writes. Read the full article here….
…ncome input against research quality output. National research data infrastructure should be developed as a one-stop shop for information for researchers and the HE sector more broadly. The analytical function and expertise which has been built up around the REF should form the nucleus of a national research analysis unit, informing the entire UK research and innovation ecosystem in an advisory role to Research UK when it is formed. Environment an…
…and will be followed by three further publications on skills, reducing inequality, and research and innovation later in the year. Read the roundtable findings here. …
…sion to higher education for current apprentices The quality of, and minimum standards for, apprenticeships, and how standards can be enforced. Read our full submission here – or click on the image (right)….
…ht. Teesside University and Kingston Universities were both runners up in the Student Experience category, while Cardiff Metropolitan University nabbed the runner up place for the Teaching Excellence award. Read more about these awards here….
