…University Business has covered our announcement that Professor John Latham, Vice Chancellor of Coventry University, will be our new Deputy Chair. You can also read our full response here….
…d debates on universities’ role in society. This is a robust foundation to build on as we face the challenges and opportunities ahead.” Read more about Professor John Latham here. …
…and across institutions, with the outcomes for students from some disadvantaged groups being an issue of particular concern.’ Read the full story here….
…Royal Society president Sir Paul Nurse, who was commissioned to lead a review into the research councils, released his findings last week. His report calls for a single agency to oversee research councils, and greater collaboration between scientists and the government. Our response to Sir Paul’s review was published in the Guardian coverage of the review. You can read our full response here….
…Coverage of our announcement that The Open University is re-joining us as a member was featured in University Business. Read the full story here….
…e students a skewed picture. Comparing the employability data for say, philosophy and nursing could be misleading. “Measuring excellence in a research-intensive university that’s teaching an academic subject might look very different from a university that’s running a nursing or teacher training course – and that might look different again from a conservatoire that’s trying to prepare people for life as a freelance musician,” says Maddalaine Ansel…
Read our written evidence submitted to the BIS Commons Select Committee Inquiry assessing quality in higher education. Click on our logo to download the PDF. We recommend: Quality Assessment (QA) and the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) should be integrated into a single system. TEF should not by itself be used to determine whether universities can charge undergraduates more for their tuition. The proposed link with tuition fees should be intr…
…nch, most notably securing funding, developing courses from scratch and recruiting relevant staff who had recent industrial and training experience. It puts significant efforts into creating a network of local businesses which played a major role in helping to identify the course content that would develop the advanced manufacturing skills companies needed. As a result, they have become a strong advocate of the Training Centre ethos which combines…
…to bed in. Senior level engagement, the co-location of staff, and joint appointments, have fostered the collaboration and the culture change required to work together effectively and speed-up decision-making. Future plans and developments The partnership plans to increase its recruitment of staff and students over the coming years. Coventry is considering whether this model of deep engagement can be adapted for other STEM disciplines. While funda…
…their project plans and discuss how they are going”. The networking opportunities would also benefit PhD supervisors, he said. Read the full article here….