This is your half term catch up policy update. Regulatory OfS: Freedom of Speech Following the passage of the new law, the OfS has announced the appointment of Professor Arif Ahmed as the first Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom. Professor Ahmed chose the Times to write about his appointment, so we turn… Read more »
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This part of the blog features news and information about higher education policy and how BU’s research is influencing policy.
BU Workshop on Health Systems in Nepal
You are invited to a two-hour ‘Workshop on Health Systems in Nepal’ at Bournemouth University (BU) on Thursday 25th May in the Bournemouth Gateway Building (BGB room 315) starting at 14.00, aiming to finish at 16.00. We have the pleasure of welcoming three academic visitors from Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (MMIHS) in Kathmandu… Read more »
HE policy update w/e 12th May 2023
There is a renewed focus on funding for the sector amidst talk about elections. Student visas are back on the agenda and UKRI have been reviewing arrangements to support knowledge exchange. Elections Local elections were held in England on 4 May. Dorset Council did not have an election. Locally, BCP issued an update: “The Bournemouth,… Read more »
BU hosting British Society of Criminology’s Hate Crime Network’s annual conference in June
Dr. Jane Healy, Principal Academic in BU’s Department of Social Science and Social Work is organising a national conference on behalf of the British Society of Criminology’s Hate Crime Network. The conference ‘TRANSforming the Narrative: Challenging Transphobic Hate Crime’ will be held on June 22. The conference is free, and its aims and mission statement,… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 28th April 2023
Tuition fees – here to stay? Sir Keir Starmer has announced that Labour are reviewing what to do about tuition fees if they win the general election next year (widely expected in autumn 2024, latest it can be is January 2025) giving a clear indication in an interview on BBC Radio 4 that the previous… Read more »
Several BU papers at this week’s BNAC Nepal Study Days
The BNAC (Britain-Nepal Academic Council) twentieth Nepal Study Days (24-25 April) start today in Huddersfield. BU is directly represented through Dr. Pramod Regmi who will be presenting ‘Health Research Priorities and Needs in Migrant Health: A Review of Reviews’ today. Dr. Regmi based in the Department of Nursing Sciences and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen in… Read more »
Extensive media coverage in Nepal last week
The interdisciplinary research project ‘The impact of federalisation on Nepal’s health system: a longitudinal analysis’ was reported in several national media in Nepal last week. This project running from 2020 to 2024 is, funded by the Health System Research Initiative, a UK collaboration between three funders: the MRC (Medical research Council), the Foreign, Commonwealth &… Read more »
Bespoke Engaging with Parliament training in May/June
Carys Davis from The Other Place will be delivering two sessions of online training for academics interested in engaging with Parliament. The Engaging with Parliament for Impact session is on 23rd June 10:00-4:30pm. It is an introductory session for academics whose research is likely to have policy impact, or for those who would like to… Read more »
Recruiting : University Rep to co-lead Research Staff Association
Two vacancies have arisen for the posts of University Representative, the leaders of the Research Staff Association. This is not a faculty-specific post, any eligible person from any faculty can apply. The BU Research Staff Association(RSA) is a forum to promote research culture at BU. Research staff from across BU are encouraged to attend to… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 24th March 2022
The last couple of weeks have exploded with news –legislation, scrutiny, and government departmental jiggling continues. Several research reports of note have been published alongside a deluge of updates on key research topics. The OfS continues to be examined by the Lords, the Budget was announced, there’s been excitement over apprenticeships and T level changes…. Read more »
Updated Intention to Bid form – March 2023
Since the introduction of the new electronic ITB form on 24 January 2022, there have been incremental updates and the current e-ITB form is now available. The e-ITB form continues to give a better user experience, creates a more efficient administrative control process for Research Development and Support (RDS) and provides accurate reporting outcomes for… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 27th February 2023
Parliamentary News DESNZ, DSIT and DBT No it’s not an attack of the sneezes, it’s the PM’s reorganisation of the Government departments. Gone is the recognisable department of Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy. Instead it has morphed into three: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 3rd February 2023
office fNews galore. We cover all the major news and provide short commentary and links on the specialist interest topics. Party politics: tertiary reform? The next general election is constantly on the minds of policy makers. Last week Kier Starmer rowed back from Labour’s traditional position of abolishing HE tuition fees. This week attention has… Read more »
HE Policy Update w/e 21st December 2022
There’s something for everyone in this final policy update of 2022. Although things have calmed down a bit as we approach the festive period there is still lots of news. We’ve kept matters as light as possible for you with links to more information for those that wish to read more. Here’s wishing you all… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 9th December 2022
Education oral questions always makes for a busy time in the HE world. As you’d expect international students and the cost of living featured heavily, along with some interesting responses from Skills and HE Minister Robert Halfon. Ex-Universities Minister Chris Skidmore will stand down at the next election, there’s a new regulatory typology of HE… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 17th November 2022
We’re keeping the news as light as possible this week and running a catch-up feature on the important research announcements that didn’t reach you over the summer period. Autumn statement You can read the detail behind the headlines on the autumn statement here. Education Select Committee – new chair Robin Walker has been elected as… Read more »
HE Policy Update w/e 8th November 2022
Parliamentary News It’s a little unsettling that informing you of the cabinet and leadership changes is becoming a regular feature. After our last update there were more changes. So here we go again…! Our new education ministerial team, supporting PM Rishi Sunak, are: Gillian Keegan – SoS for Education Nick Gibb – Minister of State… Read more »
HE policy update w/e 18th October 2022
With apologies for the short break in the policy updates, we are back! Thanks to those of you who were missing our updates and reached out to us. We were just a bit busy. We hope you enjoy this summary – of course the national political situation may change but the HE policy wagon rumbles on,… Read more »
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