HE review deadline approaches – the latest on fees and funding Thank you to the staff and students who responded to the HE review survey that we ran before and after Easter, we are preparing our response and will use the data from the survey to inform it. We asked respondents for their top 3… 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.
HE Policy Update (w/e 20 April 2018)
A week of intense debate over fees, artificial intelligence, student nurses and the decline of part time provision. Enjoy! Fees, fees, fees…and the HE Review HEPI’s Free and Comprehensive University HEPI have published a new blog The Comprehensive and Free University by Professor Tim Blackman (VC Middlesex, but writing personally). In essence it argues for… Read more »
HE Policy Update for the w/e 13th April 2018
Knowledge Exchange Framework After the initial announcement and consultation, things had gone a bit quiet. Louis Coiffat from Wonkhe chaired a conference on it before Easter and wrote about it here. BU’s concern has been that there is likely to be an over-focus on commercialisation and technology transfer so that the result of the KEF… Read more »
HE policy update for the w/e 29th March 2018
Industrial Strategy The Creative Industries Sector Deal has been announced. You can read the document here. The press release says: As part of a Creative Industries Sector Deal, to be announced today by the Digital and Culture Secretary Matt Hancock, Business Secretary Greg Clark and Co-Chair of the CIC, Nicola Mendelsohn, more than £150 million is being… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 23rd March 2018
HE Review The major review of HE was announced in late February (see policy update 23 Feb 2018 for our analysis). It’s a Department for Education review supported by an independent panel with an advisory role. The independent panel, led by Philip Augar, have opened a consultation and evidence gathering exercise inviting responses from the… Read more »
HE policy update w/e 16th March 2018
#SamOnCampus BU welcomed Sam Gyimah MP on Thursday as part of his #SamOnCampus tour. Wearing his Science, Research and Innovation hat, we started with a whistle-stop tour of some interesting projects with a focus on technology and priorities for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Minister was keen to be hands on… Read more »
Preparing for Brexit – join in the discussion
It is just over a year until the official Brexit date. You are invited to attend an informal discussion group on Wednesday, 28th March 2018, to explore what is known about the impact on research and share ideas to mitigate this impact at BU. During this session, we will consider the latest government updates, keeping… Read more »
An Audience with Sam Gyimah MP
On Thursday BU will host Sam Gyimah, the Minister for Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, for a question and answer event. This is an amazing opportunity for students and staff to directly question the Minister on HE and wider political matters. This event forms part of Sam’s tour to a handful of universities. Entry… Read more »
Interdisciplinary Research Week 2018
The third Interdisciplinary Research Week (IRW) is being held from 19th to 23rd March 2018. Join us to celebrate the breadth and excellence of Bournemouth University’s interdisciplinary research, and stimulate new collaborations and ideas amongst the University’s diverse research community. The week-long event includes a programme of lectures, workshops, and discussions, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary… Read more »
HE Policy Update w/e 9th March 2018
While we’re all excited about Sam Gyimah’s visit to BU next week, policy continues to develop in HE. If you haven’t booked your ticket for Sam’s audience yet, please do. Here’s your weekly summary. Universities Minister visiting BU! On Thursday 15 March Sam Gyimah MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation will visit… Read more »
Brexit and European Court of Justice
Professor Jens Holscher gave another interview to the Express on Brexit and the European Court of Justice: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/929549/brexit-news-theresa-may-eu-regulation-uk-european-court-of-justice-trade-deal-tusk
Interdisciplinary Research Week 2018
The third Interdisciplinary Research Week (IRW) is being held from 19th to 23rd March 2018. Join us to celebrate the breadth and excellence of Bournemouth University’s interdisciplinary research, and stimulate new collaborations and ideas amongst the University’s diverse research community. The week-long event includes a programme of lectures, workshops, and discussions, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 2nd March 2018
Despite the bright sunshine in the first half of the week, the snowy week caused a fair amount of disruption, but there was plenty to read in the new HE Regulatory Framework launched on Wednesday. HE Regulatory Framework On Wednesday the OfS launched the revised HE Regulatory Framework at their inaugural conference. The Minister for… Read more »
Interdisciplinary Research Week 2018
The third Interdisciplinary Research Week (IRW) is being held from 19th to 23rd March 2018. Join us to celebrate the breadth and excellence of Bournemouth University’s interdisciplinary research, and stimulate new collaborations and ideas amongst the University’s diverse research community. The week-long event includes a programme of lectures, workshops, and discussions, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary… Read more »
Migration research dissemination in Kathmandu
Yesterday (Monday 26th February) we disseminated the preliminary findings of our study on ‘Health vulnerabilities of cross border migrants from Nepal.’ The study was funded by IOM (International Organisation for Migration) in Kathmandu. The main findings were outlined one of the researchers from Green Tara Nepal. The study was conducted in Nepal by Nepali researchers… Read more »
HE Policy update for the w/e 23rd February 2018
It has been a busy week with the launch of the “major review of HE fees and funding” (except it may not be…) on Monday and a deluge of commentary and calls for change to follow. And other things happened too. Major Review of HE The much announced, long postponed HE “major” review is finally… Read more »
Opening Ceremony Education Conference in Kathmandu
The two-day International Conference on Quality Education in Federal Nepal has just started in Kathmandu. Prof. Stephen Tee, executive dean of FMC and FMSS is one of the invited guests giving a short opening address. He spoke after the organisers had shown Prof. John Vinney’s recorded supporting message from Bournemouth University. Steve was part of the plenary… Read more »
BORDaR – a new dedicated research data repository.
Thursday 8 February saw the launch of BORDaR (Bournemouth Online Research Data Repository), Bournemouth University’s new research data repository, which provides a secure and open access home for data emanating from BU’s world leading research projects. Our support for Research Data Management (RDM) begins here and is complemented by a RDM Library Guide which has been… Read more »
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