Centre for Education Research and Scholarship
Theme of the Week A plea to marketers Nic Hillman of HEPI meanders about his higher education journal in a recent blog, suggesting that higher education transforms cities and regions; provides the skills, the knowledge and the cutting-edge research that delivers progress as he advocates these to marketers as a good product– so actually equalling…
Spending Review Huge economic contribution Many have published their contribution to the spending review. GuildHE and the Russell Group have also published as have UniversitiesUK. They state that Universities in England contribute around £95 billionto the economy and support more than 815,000 jobs across England, new findings by Frontier Economics today reveal. In terms of GDP, the higher…
The REF On 12 May 2022, the REF will publish the results of REF 2021. Publication will include the overall quality profile awarded to each submission, by unit of assessment (UOA) along with the output, impact and environment sub-profiles combined to produce the overall quality profile for each. ASSESSMENT Advance HE has published a…
New Leadership It been a busy week in higher education. The long awaited Westminster Cabinet has seen a new Secretary of State for Education – Nadhim Zahawi – with Minister for Universities Michelle Donelan staying but adding apprenticeships and skills to her beefed-up ministerial brief, as well as Cabinet duties. Freedom of Speech There has…