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Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics

Posted . Filed under Events and workshops, Library and Learning Support, REF2021, Research, STEM, UoA23 Impact.

It was recently announced that Clarivate Analytics (who maintain Web of Science) will provide metrics for REF2021. There are several kinds of metrics that measure how often your articles or other outputs have been cited.  Metrics can help researchers from any discipline plan their future approach to research or track the work of others, whether they… Read more » about Measuring the Impact of your Research with Bibliometrics

HE Policy update for the w/e 22nd June 2018

Posted . Filed under Assessment and feedback, Education, employability, Erasmus, EU, Funding Stream, HE Students, Innovation, News, Policy, QAA, STEM, Student, TEF.

Another big week in policy land. We’ve big features on grade inflation and post-qualification admissions to get your brain buzzing. Feel free to turn to your neighbour and discuss! 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… Read more » about HE Policy update for the w/e 22nd June 2018

HE policy update for the w/e 17th November 2017

Posted . Filed under employability, Equality and Diversity, EU, Fair access, HE Students, HEFCE, News, OFFA, Policy, STEM, Student, TEF, Widening participation.

Welcome! There’s a veritable feast of HE policy for you to enjoy this week – lots on the budget and fees and funding, another section of the OfS consultation including quality, consumer protection, student protection plans and student transfers, and an update on engagement with schools. Fees, loans, funding – and the Budget Philip Hammond’s… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 17th November 2017

Booklet: ‘Employability development for HE mathematics and statistics: case studies of successful practice’

Posted . Filed under Case Studies Outside BU, STEM.

Colleagues, apologies for cross posting: ==== From: The sigma network for cross-university mathematics and statistics support <SIGMA-NETWORK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Rowlett, Peter <P.Rowlett@SHU.AC.UK> Sent: 14 September 2017 15:00 To: SIGMA-NETWORK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Employability development for HE mathematics and statistics: case studies of successful practice Dear all, You may be aware that part of the activity of the sigma Network Employability SIG was… Read more » about Booklet: ‘Employability development for HE mathematics and statistics: case studies of successful practice’