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Coming soon – POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme – Open Call

  Advance notice that the Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme Open Call will be launching in June 2020, when expressions of interest will be sought. Securing a prestigious fellowship with POST provides researchers with unique access to Parliament as well as direct potential for impact. It’s open to all employed academics with a PhD, and applicants… Read more »

HE Policy Update for the w/e 31 January 2020

A bumper edition covering lot of news across all the HE interest areas. We have also done a special edition on this week’s big OfS’ report analysing the future of HE Access and Participation.  Parliamentary News Select Committee elections were held on Wednesday with some big names being elected. Here are the Chairs of the… 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 »

Invasive Species

The Environmental Audit Committee is running an inquiry into the impact of invasive species and their management. This tackles non-native species living outside their natural range which have arrived by human activity, either deliberate or accidental. Invasive species are those that negatively affect native biodiversity, ecosystem services and public health, through predation, competition or by… Read more »

Loneliness

The government has announced the launch of a campaign to tackle the stigma of feeling alone. Loneliness Awareness Week began on Monday (17th June), led by Minister for Loneliness Mims Davies. The initiative is called “Let’s Talk Loneliness” and brings together The Marmalade Trust, the British Red Cross, the Co-op Foundation, the Campaign to End… Read more »

Update on Brexit preparations

Funding opportunities, Post-award

The UK Government has produced a number of technical notices and provided details of the governmental Departments responsible for specific sectors and EU programmes. This has been done as part of no-deal Brexit preparations. A number of Departments have drafted documents detailing plans to support UK researchers, universities and businesses who benefit from EU funding schemes,… Read more »

Nursing news – nursing degree apprenticeships: in poor health?

NHS

In December 2018 The Education Committee reviewed nursing degree apprenticeships and produced the report Nursing degree apprenticeships: in poor health? The Committee warned that the uptake of nursing degree apprenticeships has been too slow (only 30 started last year) and that the DfE won’t meet their target of 400 nursing associates progressing to degree apprenticeships from 2019…. Read more »

Parliament – nursing and midwifery

Nursing and midwifery both featured in Parliament last week. Last Wednesday the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, announced an increase in bursaries (to £10,000) for Scottish student midwives and nurses to help cover accommodation and living expenses. The Royal College of Midwives Scotland Director, Mary Ross Davie, commented: “This is great news and a forward… Read more »

Political News (w/e 4 May 2018)

  Environment Minister  Thérèse Coffey made an announcement on funding for microplastics research Digital media experts discuss internet regulation The Commons Select Committee have opened an inquiry into the challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.  Contact the Policy Team if you’d like to contribute to BU’s response to this inquiry. The Foreign Affairs Committee held an… Read more »

Political and Policy – News & Publications

Health Macmillian has published the specialist cancer adult nursing and support workforce census 2017. The Education Policy Institute has published research on vulnerable children and social care in England. On Tuesday there is a Westminster Hall debate on safeguarding children and young people in sport, and a Health and Social Care Select Committee examining childhood… Read more »

HE Policy Update (w/e 20 April 2018)

innovation

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 »

Fit for nothing: where it all went wrong for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games legacy

By Lynda Challis, Bournemouth University “Our vision is to host a successful, safe and secure Games that deliver a lasting legacy for the whole of Scotland, and to maximise the opportunities in the run up to, during, and after the Games.” This was the promise made by the Scottish government to the Commonwealth in 2014…. Read more »

Latest editorial on Nepal by Dr. Regmi in FHSS

international, open access, Publishing, writing

Last week the Journal of Manmoham Memorial Institute of Health Sciences based in Nepal published as its editorial ‘What can we learn from the Nepal Health Facility Survey 2015. [1]  The Nepal Health Facility Survey 2015 is a first of its kind.  It is a much needed start to help analyse and improve the workings of the… Read more »