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Quantity and quality

jameszborowski wrote 13 hours ago: I’ve been away from home for most of the working week at the excellent ‘Television for W … more →

Tags: Reflections, Quotes, Higher Education, Whedonverse, Dialogue, dissemination, QAA, hepi, Kış

Eight minutes to choose a degree course4 comments

Paul wrote 5 days ago: A report on the use made of Unistats HEFCE has published an evaluation of the Unistats website after … more →

Tags: Education, he, Students, University, Web, admissions, Unistats, Universities

Reducing burden, or just moving it about a bit?

Terry Madeley wrote 2 weeks ago: Something that’s not going to affect many people out there in the real world, but still, a ste … more →

Tags: HE News, Funding, administration, SLC, Bureaucracy

Counting for the REF49 comments

telescoper wrote 4 weeks ago: It’s a lovely day in Brighton and I’m once again on campus for an Admissions Event at Su … more →

Tags: Science & Politics, open access, Physics, Research Excellence Framework, research impact, Funding, Scopus

ANOTHER PLANET?

musicgreen wrote 1 month ago: Petrol sales in the UK  have plummeted in the last five years, according to official figures. In 200 … more →

Tags: General, BP, UK, NUS, another planet, petrol sales, plastic bag levy, Netregs, green students

Five million pounds for university sustainability projects

Caroline wrote 1 month ago: A FIVE million pound ‘Green Fund’ will put students in charge of sustainability initiatives for thei … more →

Tags: News, NUS, green fund, student's green fund

Trend Controls optimises energy savings for the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, University of London.

kirstonian wrote 1 month ago: When SOAS, University of London resolved to lower carbon emissions and save money on its prestigious … more →

Tags: energy saving, Sustainable Development, Environmental Control, Educational Buildings, BEMS, building energy management system, DEC, Energy efficiency, Trend Control Systems

University response to HEFCE consultation on open access and the REF post 2014

Miggie Pickton wrote 1 month ago: The university has responded to HEFCE’s first consultation on open access and research assessm … more →

Tags: Library, Ref, open access, Research & Enterprise Committee

Degree course classification impacts financial support1 comment

enyaqj wrote 1 month ago: A new approach to classifying degree courses sets to see financial support for courses change. Highe … more →

Tags: community manager, Tuition Fees, trac, University, Courses

University spending to be tracked1 comment

enyaqj wrote 2 months ago: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) formed a review into the ways universities and … more →

Tags: community manager, Tuition Fees, trac, bcu

Exchanging ways to deliver greater efficiency

leslyhuxley wrote 2 months ago: What are your thoughts on the ‘efficiency agenda’? Lots of hype? Dull stuff about procur … more →

Tags: Resource, leadership foundation, Efficiency Exchange

University fees, a fall in part-time applicants and fears for the future...

Sarah Ebner wrote 2 months ago: Today sees the publication of a brand new report on the impact of university fees. So, who better to … more →

Tags: School gate, Students, Universities, university fees

Thoughts on the IHR Finch Report Colloquium

h1storym0nkey wrote 2 months ago: Here are my belated thoughts on the IHR’s open access colloquium. There was a great deal of va … more →

Tags: Finch Report, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access, IHR colloquium, open access, RCUK

RCUK Policy on Open Access – composite guidance

bspolicy wrote 2 months ago: This blog post was written by James Lush, the Biochemical Society’s Policy Manager Research Councils … more →

Tags: News, Impact, open access, Publishing, RCUK, Ref, Science Policy, Society of Biology

HEFCE consultation on open access and submissions to the REF post 2014 1 comment

Miggie Pickton wrote 2 months ago: In July 2012 HEFCE announced that it would would consult with the HE sector on how to ensure the wid … more →

Tags: News, Ref, open access, Research & Enterprise Committee

Critical Masses4 comments

telescoper wrote 3 months ago: One of the interesting bits of news floating around academia at the moment is the announcement that … more →

Tags: Education 2, Science & Politics, Cardiff University, First Great Western, Physics, SEPnet, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Exeter

REF moves the goalposts (again)6 comments

telescoper wrote 4 months ago: The topic of the dreaded 2014 Research Excellence Framework came up quite a few times in quite a few … more →

Tags: bad statistics, Education 2, Science & Politics, hesa, Ref, Research Excellence Framework

Higher education funding letters: another bundle of joy4 comments

Paul wrote 4 months ago: On government HE funding letters The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has writ … more →

Tags: Admin, Diversions, Economics, Education, employability, Fees, Government, he, Management

Higher education outreach to widen participation: toolkits for practitioners

Tristram Hooley wrote 5 months ago: We have been working on a series of toolkits for HE widening participation practitioners and they ar … more →

Tags: Higher Education, Toolkits, wideningparticipation


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