It’s our last update until the New Year – we give you the Queen’s speech (not that one, the one at the State opening) and the OfS annual review, to get you ready for what will be coming in the New Year. At the time of writing MPs are expected to pass the second reading… 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.
General election special – HE policy update for the w/e 13th December (2)
The exit poll got it about right, after all. So we don’t need to talk about hung Parliaments. Whatever 2020 holds, it probably isn’t long evenings of votes in Parliament and “will they, won’t they” arguments about Brexit. While the election was about many things, it has taken the place of a second referendum on… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 13th December 2019
It’s a full moon on polling day and the results will be announced on Friday the 13th! Superstitions aside we’re issuing your policy update early this week before the election outcomes are announced so you can focus on all the educational news. Fear not, we’ll bring you all the election fall out and early outcome… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 6th December 2019
A fresh selection of educational reports were issued this week. When we issue next week’s policy update the election results will be out. The campaign has already got a bit over-heated, with leaks from both main parties, edited videos, dodgy data and everyone trying to avoid making the ultimate error in today’s world – the… Read more »
Prof. Dinusha Mendis Hosts Final Workshop of the 3D Printing – IP Project at the European Commission
On 14th October 2019, Prof. Dinusha Mendis hosted the final workshop of the European Commission funded project, ‘The Intellectual Property Implications of the Development of Industrial 3D Printing’ in Brussels. The project aims to formulate a clear picture of the Intellectual Property (IP) framework that could enhance the competitiveness of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) sector… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 22nd November 2019
Election fever!! There is some other news- sector organisations continue to consider the power of the student (young) vote, and social mobility is up for debate. If you’re interested in the detail of the manifestos, we have done a separate version of our update for BU readers this week. We will update it next week… Read more »
Discussion Forum is on the Way! 😇Collaboration for mobilising new and emerging ICTs for sustainable development! – 11th December 2019 From 14:00 –16:00 at EB602
This discussion forum is the second ‘spin-out’ event following the Conference ‘Deep Transformations and the Future of Organisations’ (6-7 December, in Tunis). It would be a great opportunity to share the research outcomes of BU and ITU (International Telecommunication Union, one of the specialised organisations under the UN), inviting Dr Bruce Gracie, a chairman of… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 15th November 2019
Breathe – in four weeks the general election will be done and dusted, meanwhile we’ve listed the key information sources and looked at the education related pledges made so far. Of course, the HE sector has been busy too with research funding, postgraduate satisfaction, student accommodation, more free speech, value for money, and widening participation… Read more »
Growing wealth of migration publications at Bournemouth University
Yesterday saw the latest publication based on Bournemouth University (BU) migration research. The international journal BMC Public Health published our quantitative paper ‘Psychological morbidity in Nepali cross-border migrants in India: a community based cross-sectional study’ [1]. This scientific article highlights that since Nepali migrants can freely cross the border with India and hence work and stay there,… Read more »
What makes a Bournemouth University publication?
Last week the IOM (International Organization for Migration) in Nepal, the UN Migration Agency published a new report online: Research on the Health Vulnerabilities of the Cross-Border Migrants from Nepal. This report mentioned the input and advice of Bournemouth University (BU) staff, including Dr. Nirmal Aryal, who worked on the report prior to his appointment… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 1st November 2019
Temperatures are rising as election fever grips the politicians, there are reports on educational spending and OfS have more to say on unconditional offers. Parliament General Election It has been confirmed the general election will be held on 12 December. Parliament will dissolve on 6 November, with purdah commencing and full scale campaigning officially from… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 25th October 2019
Brexit So an extension (or flextension) to article 50 has been granted, no-one has died in a ditch and a general election has been called for 12th December. So now what? It is all up to the electorate. And 10 of the 21 Tory rebels have been reinstated and can stand as Conservative candidates in… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 18th October 2019
Nationally, of course, this week has been dominated by Brexit and the Queen’s Speech. The biggest HE story has been OfS’ launch of their Value for Money Strategy. We have missed out Brexit because it is dating too quickly and other sources are available! NSS – more change to come? The OfS have announced that… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 11th October 2019
Looking ahead, this week we have the Queen’s Speech and talks are continuing to see if there is any chance of a Brexit deal ahead of the Benn Act deadline. Parliament will sit next Saturday. The government is expected to lose the vote on the Queen’s Speech (apparently for the first time in 95 years)… Read more »
Invisible barriers to policy and media impact
Last week we shared a blog exploring academic engagement with the media. It can serve as a vehicle to raising professional visibility and contribute to the national expertise in the specialist research area. We recognised that a media presence can be both essential and daunting. This week Wonkhe have another interesting blog – Invisible barriers… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 4th October 2019
A bit more politics than policy this week…a bit of a trend this year. SoS Education declares focus on FE and Technical Ed Wonkhe report on the Conservative Party conference and visualise the following amongst the HE the HE tea leaves: And what then for universities? Unlike Tory conferences of past years, the spotlight was… Read more »
Engaging with the media – scary or essential?
Wonkhe have an excellent new blog out: Why aren’t there more academic experts in the media? Written by Justin Shaw, a HE Consultant at Communications Management, it is part of his campaign to ensure the academic voice is heard. He would like to see a proliferation in colleagues sharing their evidence-based expertise both with policy… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 27th September 2019
What a week! Parliament is sitting (but not quietly) and there is lots of coverage from the Labour Party conference including the fringe events. Fresher loneliness Fresher loneliness: The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and Louise Knowles (Sheffield University) have spoken out on tackling loneliness during the first few weeks when starting university. For… Read more »
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