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folukeifejola
3 days ago
"UK universities have shed more than 30,000 jobs in the past three years..." Why is every sector worthy of governmental concern except ours? Even pretend concern?
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont...
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âI donât think Iâll ever be able to be in the same room as former colleaguesâ
The results of Times Higher Educationâs UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn ab...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont-think-ill-ever-be-able-be-same-room-former-colleagues
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
18 days ago
Walter Isaacson, famed journalist, biographer and Tulane professor, says technology can help scholars think creatively but all writing must be done by human hand.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports #AI #journalism #highered
https://ow.ly/ek6n50Z0c6r
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Times Higher Education (THE)
23 days ago
Growing levels of questionable research practices have been overshadowed by a âmoral panicâ over student use of AI, says education dean.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports #highered #microcheating
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/micro-cheating-academics-endemic-no-one-cares
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reposted by
Margot Finn
21 days ago
No fewer than 2 articles now on THE on the CranKing merger/takeover. 'Kapur, and Cranfield vice-chancellor Karen Holford, say the deal âis not a defensive response to pressures within the higher education sector or an exercise in institutional consolidation for its own sakeâ.' 1/3
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Kingâs College London to merge with Cranfield University
Specialist postgraduate institution will become part of London behemoth under new plans
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/kings-college-london-merge-cranfield-university
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Times Higher Education (THE)
30 days ago
Scientists applying to Indiaâs leading research funding agency will be obliged to declare whether any of their publications have been retracted in the past five years, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#retraction #research #academicsky
https://ow.ly/XA8I50YV5k8
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Lorna Richardson
about 1 month ago
âThe coming redundancies will officially be called âvoluntaryâ but this is the equivalent of giving a condemned man a pistol in his cell prior to being led to the gallows and classifying him shooting himself as suicideâ
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âI donât think Iâll ever be able to be in the same room as former colleaguesâ
The results of Times Higher Educationâs UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn ab...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont-think-ill-ever-be-able-be-same-room-former-colleagues
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Margot Finn
about 1 month ago
'The researchers launched the tool after carrying out a study that looked at how nationality, gender and age can influence student evaluation scores...often used by universities to assess faculty performance and to inform decisions about promotions.' Or, just don't use these evaluations this way?
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New online tool seeks to correct biases in student evaluations
Creators hope website will help universities interpret scores more accurately and make fairer hiring and promotions decisions
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-online-tool-seeks-correct-biases-student-evaluations
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reposted by
Naomi Alderman
about 2 months ago
Amtrak is clearly not as good as British railways except for one important respect which is that they just announced firmly that if you are making a call or watching a TikTok video on your phone you MUST BE WEARING HEADPHONES.
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
about 2 months ago
After winning a huge legal claim against a Harvard University cancer centre,
@eugenie-reich.bsky.social
tells
@jgro-the.bsky.social
about the impact of the case, how universities âstonewallâ fraud allegations and why she quit journalism to help whistleblowers in science
#research
#fraud
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Times Higher Education (THE)
about 2 months ago
A UK research council criticised for cutting support for postdoctoral researchers is releasing âtop-up fundingâ to allow for further early career appointments, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#researchfunding #STFC
https://ow.ly/mI7R50YJ45m
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
2 months ago
Brian Cox attacks âdevastatingâ STFC cuts as postdocs slashed, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #physics #cuts
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/brian-cox-attacks-devastating-stfc-cuts-postdocs-slashed
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reposted by
Lucien Heurtier
2 months ago
Excellent article from
@jgro-the.bsky.social
on the current "carnage" that theoretical physics and PPAN science in general are facing.
#UKRI
must react and propose a solution. If not, the government and the SITC must step in.
add a skeleton here at some point
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
2 months ago
Concerns abound that authors who publish on a weekly basis are cutting corners â with AI likely to make matters worse. But if incentives are misaligned, what can be done? And is the moral panic exaggerated?
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports #AcademicSky
https://ow.ly/EgOw50YyyBk
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reposted by
Chris Havergal
3 months ago
Most jokes attempted during scientific talks fall flat or earn "mostly quiet chuckles" - but male researchers are more likely to use humour, and more likely to get a laugh, reflecting "broader social dynamics" in academia - study
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/most-jo...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Most jokes attempted during scientific talks âfall flatâ
Female scientists less likely to use humour in conference presentations, finds study that highlights âabsence of humourâ the norm
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/most-jokes-attempted-during-scientific-talks-fall-flat
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Margot Finn
3 months ago
Raises some important issues but also ignores the fact that many Humanities staff outside the magic circle are facing redundancy. They are naturally willing, indeed desperate, to apply for entry-level Oxbridge posts. The situation is grim. 1/2
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Hiring established scholars to junior Oxbridge roles imperils disciplines
As lay-offs continue elsewhere, postdocsâ inability to land permanent roles will block the pipeline of future faculty, Cambridge academics argue
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/hiring-established-scholars-junior-oxbridge-roles-imperils-disciplines
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will pooley
3 months ago
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/hiri...
(def not defending the positions the authors here take so much as noting itâs hard to have a balanced conversation about this)
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Hiring established scholars to junior Oxbridge roles imperils disciplines
As lay-offs continue elsewhere, postdocsâ inability to land permanent roles will block the pipeline of future faculty, Cambridge academics argue
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/hiring-established-scholars-junior-oxbridge-roles-imperils-disciplines
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reposted by
Chris Havergal
3 months ago
Will UKRIâs funding buckets shore up UK researchâs sandcastle? Excellent long read from
@jgro-the.bsky.social
on the future shape of UK research funding
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-u...
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Will UKRIâs funding buckets shore up UK researchâs sandcastle?
Academicsâ concerns are mounting as news drips out of the research councils about cuts and freezes ahead of a major funding restructuring intended to promote interdisciplinarity and transparency. But ...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-ukris-funding-buckets-shore-uk-researchs-sandcastle
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Margot Finn
3 months ago
'The biggest concern, for many, centres on the ÂŁ2 billion annual allocation of quality-related (QR) funding in England, and its equivalents elsewhere in the UK. This has been assigned entirely to the curiosity-led bucket one'. 1/3
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Will UKRIâs funding buckets shore up UK researchâs sandcastle?
Academicsâ concerns are mounting as news drips out of the research councils about cuts and freezes ahead of a major funding restructuring intended to promote interdisciplinarity and transparency. But ...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-ukris-funding-buckets-shore-uk-researchs-sandcastle
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Times Higher Education (THE)
3 months ago
UCL will close its Institute of Advanced Studies this summer, stating the interdisciplinary research centre is no longer financially sustainable, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucl-axes-utopian-institute-advanced-studies
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UCL axes âutopianâ Institute of Advanced Studies
Interdisciplinary research hub focused on arts and humanities will shut in July amid financial sustainability issues
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucl-axes-utopian-institute-advanced-studies
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reposted by
Kit Yates
4 months ago
Great to see my friend Christina Pagel featured in the THE for her work on tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. "Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in presidentâs seemingly scattergun approach"
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The mathematician lifting the lid on Trumpâs âattacksâ
Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in presidentâs seemingly scattergun approach
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mathematician-lifting-lid-trumps-attacks
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Chris Havergal
4 months ago
University of Sussex High Court fight against ÂŁ585K fine imposed by OfS for allegedly failing to uphold free speech in Kathleen Stock case starts today - it will attack regulator's decision as "irrational and procedurally unfair"
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Sussex calls OfS fine âirrationalâ as High Court case begins
University argues regulatorâs record fine was âunfairâ, in case being closely watched across the sector
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sussex-calls-ofs-fine-irrational-high-court-case-begins
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Times Higher Education (THE)
4 months ago
A metadata-only version of the British Libraryâs sorely missed PhD thesis repository will be a pale imitation of the service that disappeared more than two years ago after a cyberattack, experts have warned.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#academicsky
ow.ly/H01r50Y4VAb
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âGive PhD archive attention it deserves,â British Library urged
Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack
https://ow.ly/H01r50Y4VAb
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Margot Finn
4 months ago
'A metadata-only version of the British Libraryâs sorely missed PhD thesis repository will be a pale imitation of the service that disappeared more than two years ago after a cyberattack, experts have warned.' 1/2
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âGive PhD archive attention it deserves,â British Library urged
Scholars criticise lack of progress on restoring repository of 600,000 PhD theses more than two years after it was felled by cyberattack
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/give-phd-archive-attention-it-deserves-british-library-urged
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Caroline Ball
4 months ago
And in news that surprises exactly no-one...
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over âprice increasesâ and open access models spur UKÂ institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-major-research-universities-opt-out-new-elsevier-deal
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Chris Havergal
4 months ago
Kent, Essex and Sussex say they wonât renew Elsevier journal subscriptions amid concern about cost of nationally agreed deal
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m...
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@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over âprice increasesâ and open access models spur UKÂ institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-major-research-universities-opt-out-new-elsevier-deal
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Times Higher Education (THE)
4 months ago
Three UK research-intensive universities have revealed they will not be renewing subscriptions to Elsevier journals amid concerns over the cost of a nationally agreed deal, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#academicsky
https://ow.ly/Aaw750Y0I1u
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
5 months ago
Universities should face tougher penalties in national and international rankings if researchers lose papers due to suspected misconduct, the founder of an influential research integrity watchdog has argued.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports #academicsky
https://ow.ly/xFhw50XWLCQ
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reposted by
Chris Havergal
5 months ago
âBizarreâ linguistics paper claiming ancient Greeks forbade reference to water as âHâOâ retracted by Springer Nature journal amid disbelief âramblingâ and âmethodologically weakâ article was ever published
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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âBizarreâ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professorâs free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised âextremely strangeâ article
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre-linguistics-paper-water-retracted-springer-nature
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reposted by
Chris Havergal
6 months ago
Eliminating funding for 3* research in next Research Excellence Framework would benefit Russell Group institutions by about ÂŁ50 million a year, suggests modelling
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/beware-...
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@jgro-the.bsky.social
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âBeware trade-offsâ of removing REF funding for 3* outputs
Review of formula used to allocate ÂŁ2 billion QR funding could downgrade or withdraw money for âinternationally excellentâ research, some fear
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/beware-trade-offs-removing-ref-funding-3-outputs
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reposted by
Times Higher Education (THE)
6 months ago
A British professor who has turned his latest book into a Europop dance album is hoping his genre of âacademic tranceâ will engage new audiences with scholarly research, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
https://ow.ly/MyOU50XLvvj
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reposted by
Caroline Ball
6 months ago
Very sad to hear Dr Paul Ayris has passed away. He was a great champion of libraries and open access, hugely influential, and very supportive of us at
#ebookSOS
. A great loss to the library and research communities.
www.leru.org/news/in-memo...
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Dr Paul Ayris | LERU
Dr Paul Ayris LERU UCL Open Science
https://www.leru.org/news/in-memoriam-dr-paul-ayris
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UK reclaims top spot for mid-career ERC grants
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-recl...
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UK reclaims top spot for mid-career ERC grants
Success in securing âconsolidatorâ awards continues Britainâs resurgence since rejoining Horizon research initiative
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-reclaims-top-spot-mid-career-erc-grants
6 months ago
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John Womersley
7 months ago
My thoughts on how UKRI might use the REF (QR funding) and grants to drive universities to specialise more - via
@timeshighered.bsky.social
@jgro-the.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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reposted by
Professor Peter Matthews
8 months ago
I'm sticking to my guns on not examining PhD theses when the fee is ridiculously low, but it really does feel crap having to reply to the query if you'll be an examiner with a coded version of "will this pay less than the minimum wage?"
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Times Higher Education (THE)
8 months ago
The pause in the Research Excellence Framework should be used to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#academicsky
#REF
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...
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Chris Havergal
8 months ago
Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars including
@jennyrichards.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars
Breaking the link between researchers and their outputs harms academic mobility and disciplinary excellence, argue professors
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref-pause-review-non-portability-outputs-urge-scholars
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Another bombshell REF announcement: radical change of direction at UKRI re research funding seems on the cards
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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Universities failing on research culture could lose funding
Research England to use REF pause to consider whether institutions must meet baseline performance measures as a condition of receiving funds
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-failing-research-culture-could-lose-funding
9 months ago
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UCU threatens to dock staff pay in row over working from home
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-thr...
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UCU threatens to dock staff pay in row over working from home
Unionâs new policy mandating three office days a week resisted by some staff, who are refusing to come in at all
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-threatens-dock-staff-pay-row-over-working-home
9 months ago
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reposted by
The Digital Bits
9 months ago
Bits
#4K
Review â
@sbjork.bsky.social
revisits Phil Alden Robinson's 1992 caper SNEAKERS, available in a 2-Disc
#4K
#UltraHD
#Bluray
release from
@kinolorber.com
.
@billhuntbits.bsky.social
thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...
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Bleddyn Bowen
9 months ago
I think we need to have EFEF - an Excellence Framework Excellence Framework - ratings to help us choose the right sort of Excellence Framework.
add a skeleton here at some point
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reposted by
Chris Havergal
9 months ago
UKRI chief executive says universities might have to start doing âfewer things but doing them really wellâ in research, saying he is against a âcrumbs for everybodyâ approach
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-ch...
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@jgro-the.bsky.social
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UKRI chief: âDo fewer things in research but do them really wellâ
Ian Chapman backs ministersâ calls for more research specialisation by universities in first public comments since taking over at ÂŁ9 billion-a-year research funder
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-chief-do-fewer-things-research-do-them-really-well
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Times Higher Education (THE)
9 months ago
Using
#REF
to tackle research culture risks making it too âbureaucratic and burdensomeâ, university leaders warn as scinece minister Patrick Vallance rethinks changes to weightings.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#academicsky
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âKeep focus on excellence and impact,â say v-cs after REF pause
Using REF to tackle research culture risks making it too âbureaucratic and burdensomeâ, university leaders warn as Vallance rethinks changes to weightings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/keep-focus-excellence-and-impact-say-v-cs-after-ref-pause
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Times Higher Education (THE)
9 months ago
âUniversity education research was, and it still is, very abstract, not decipherable to policymakers and not of the quality that you saw with scientific research.â Nick Gibb speaks to
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#highered
#EduSky
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
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Chris Havergal
9 months ago
Nick Gibb on why university education faculties were sidelined during the 'quiet revolution' in English schooling over the past 15 years
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gi...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
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Robust comments from veteran ex-schools minister Nick Gibb on why educational faculties were, he says, 'missing' from English schools 'revolution'. Likely to spark some debate at next weeks' BERA conference at Sussex University
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gi...
@beranews.bsky.social
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Nick Gibb: education faculties âabsent from schools revolutionâ
Longest-serving education minister explains why he ignored âabstractâ and âideologicalâ academic research in fight to improve school performance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nick-gibb-education-faculties-absent-schools-revolution
9 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
9 months ago
Science minister Patrick Vallance has announced the next Research Excellence Framework will be paused for three months to review whether its allocation of ÂŁ2 billion annually in block research funding will support the governmentâs economic and social missions.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
#REF
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
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Massive news from UUK conference:| Vallance pauses the REF. Read about why it's happened, plus commentary from Glasgow's Anton Muscatelli who has previously criticised PCE reforms
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
9 months ago
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Massive news from UUK conference:| Vallance pauses the REF. Read about why it's happened, plus commentary from Glasgow's Anton Muscatelli who has previously criticised PCE reforms
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
9 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
9 months ago
UK universities risk being sued if they delay updating their policies on single-sex facilities following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that confirms sex means âbiological sexâ, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned vice-chancellors.
@jgro-the.bsky.social
reports
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Donât dither on updating trans policies, EHRC chair tells v-cs
Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission urges institutions to take steps to comply with Supreme Court ruling
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dont-dither-updating-trans-policies-ehrc-chair-tells-v-cs
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Chris Havergal
9 months ago
Breaking: REF 2029 paused for three months to review whether metrics are aligned with national priorities
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
via
@jgro-the.bsky.social
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Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick-vallance-hits-pause-research-excellence-framework
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