Access and participation OfS have launched a consultation: A new approach to regulating access and participation in higher education which closes on 12th October. The main proposed changes are: Five year plans (where appropriate): The OfS will place the approval of access and participation plans on a more strategic timescale. Providers will be required to… 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 Policy Update for the w/e 31st August 2018
It may be the recess, but not everyone is away, and the discussion on fees and funding, and other things, continues, as we speculate when the “autumn” is and how soon before Christmas we will get the interim report from Philip Augar on the Review of Post-18 Education. Student fees and funding Given the importance… Read more »
Congratulations to FHSS Visiting Faculty
Congratulations to two members of Bournemouth University’s Visiting Faculty Minesh Khashu and Jillian Ireland on the publication of their paper ‘Fathers in neonatal units: Improving infant health by supporting the baby-father bond and mother-father co-parenting ‘ which has been accepted this week by the Journal of Neonatal Nursing. [1] Prof. Minesh Khashu is the lead Consultant Neonatologist… Read more »
HE Policy Update – w/e 17 August 2018
To read the policy update in full with all the accompanying charts please click here, or continue reading below for the text only version. The build up to A level results day and clearing has dominated this week, amid much talk of the future of technical and vocational education. Admissions and Clearing National Picture… Read more »
Intention to Bid Form & Annexures for Quality Approval
As part of the internal approval process for external funding applications, it was agreed by all Faculties (and subsequently recorded in the BU Financial Regulations) that the following is mandatory: An Intention to Bid Form must be lodged with RKEO; and When emailed to RKEO, the PI must cc. his/her Head of Research/ Department with the ITB… Read more »
HE Policy Update for w/e 10 August 2018
Review of Post-18 education Tim Bradshaw, who leads the Russell Group, was in the media this week as he called for maintenance grants to be restored to help improve diversity in HE. BBC coverage here “…Mr Bradshaw said the government should make more funding available to help improve access to higher education, instead of “putting… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 3rd August 2018
Social mobility Damien Hinds gave a speech at the Resolution Foundation on 31st July. The story was widely trailed in the media – it had a big focus on early years and on access to HE. BBC – Pupils unable to read is “a scandal” says Minister Mr Hinds said, in the speech in London,… Read more »
Social Work, Precarity & Sacrifice as Radical Action for Hope
Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Parker on the publication of his latest article in the International Journal of Social Work & Human Services Practice. [1] In this paper Professor Parker outlines the history and development of social work, primarily in the UK, in the context of uncertainty and ambiguity. He suggests that in an age of increased precariousness, social… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 27th July 2018
Parliament is now in recess until 4 September. But it has been a busy week nonetheless Research 2020 Funding Guarantee – This week the Treasury confirmed that funding through EU programmes will be guaranteed by the UK Government until the end of 2020, even if Brexit results in No Deal. Previously the Government had made the… Read more »
Midwifery education article by Prof. Hundley
Congratulations to Prof. Vanora Hundley of FHSS on the publication of her ‘Editorial midwifery special issue on education: A call to all the world’s midwife educators!’ in Midwifery (Elsevier). This editorial is co-authored by midwives Franka Cadée of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and Mervi Jokinen of European Midwives Association (EMA). The editorial was written to accompany a Special… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 20th July 2018
Free speech still in the news The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a report on free speech on campus – Cracking the code: A practical guide for university free speech policies. This is the last report to be written for HEPI by Dr Diana Beech before she goes to work for Sam Gyimah as… Read more »
British Academy Funding Call: Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Project
The British Academy is inviting proposals from UK-based researchers across all disciplines within the social sciences and humanities to develop international interdisciplinary research projects with development impact, in collaboration with colleagues from the natural, engineering and/or medical sciences. Aims The purpose of each project will be to develop new ideas and methods to bear… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 13th July 2018
You can’t have missed this Dominic Raab has been appointed as the new Brexit Secretary. Previously he was the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire) now holds the Housing role). Dominic’s political interests are civil liberties, human rights, industrial relations, and the economy. Alongside Dominic Chris Heaton-Harris… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 6th July 2018
Fees & Funding The Government has announced that from 2019/20 EU nationals will continue to be eligible for home fee status for undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced learner financial support from Student Finance England for the full duration of their course as per current rules. Sam Gyimah said: “EU students, staff and researchers make an important… Read more »
Grand Challenges – Clean Growth and Future of Mobility
There are several initiatives to develop state of the art low carbon energy technologies to capture, generate and store energy from renewable sources. Non-renewable sources of energy especially those derived from fossil fuels are finite, and have been contributing to greenhouse gases. In turn ozone depletion and global warming are on the rise. There have… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 29th June 2018
Mental health – the next policy frontier Sam Gyimah, the self-styled “Minister for Students” has been campaigning this week on student mental health. You can read the government press release here. “The plans include, As part of a new package of measures announced by Sam Gyimah on student mental health: The announcement of a University… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 22nd June 2018
Another big week in policy land. We’ve big features on grade inflation and post-qualification admissions to get your brain buzzing. Brexit news for EU citizens setting in the UK This week the Government released further details on how EU citizens and their families could apply for settled status through the EU settlement scheme. The link… Read more »
New BU mental health publication
Congratulations to Faloshade Alloh (PhD student in Faculty of Health and Social Science), Dr. Pramod Regmi (Lecturer in International Health), Abe (Igoche) Onche (BU graduate MSc in Public Health) and Dr. Stephen Trenoweth (Principal Academic and Leaded for BU iWell Research Centre) on the timely publication of their paper on mental health in developing countries [1]. Despite… Read more »
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