Dr Sue Eccles delivered a workshop to 50 WP Pracademics at Sheffield Hallam University in September 2017, as part of the conclusion of a one year writing programme sponsored by the Office for Fair Access, delivered by Sheffield Hallam University and supported by academic mentors from across the sector. Her workshop focused on how the… Read more » about Supporting WP ‘Pracademics’ across the Sector
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HE policy update for the w/e 8th September 2017
REF 2021 On 1st September 2017 HEFCE published the initial decisions on REF 2021. This does not include decisions regarding submitting staff, output portability or the eligibility of institutions to participate in the REF. There is another consultation on those issues and BU’s response is being prepared by RKEO – please contact Julie Northam if… Read more » about HE policy update for the w/e 8th September 2017
HE Policy Update w/e 25th August 2017
Immigration, International Students and Brexit The government have commissioned a series of assessments and reviews of the impact of immigration policy and Brexit via the Migration Advisory Committee: Call for evidence and briefing note: EEA-workers in the UK labour market – we will be responding on the HE questions via UCEA and UUK and we… Read more » about HE Policy Update w/e 25th August 2017
HE policy update w/e 11th August 2017
NSS results HEFCE published the NSS results last week. In their press release they highlight the changes to the survey and the fact that the responses are not comparable with previous years – there were 10 new questions and wording changes to 9 questions. The NUS boycott linked to the TEF affected 12 institutions who… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 11th August 2017
HE policy update w/e 28th July 2017
Migration & Brexit – the big news this week was the announcement on Thursday that there would be a major study of EU workers and the role that they play in the UK economy and society. This has been welcomed although there has been criticism of the timing (it should have been started before and… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 28th July 2017
Students’ Union Partnerships for Widening Participation (WP)
An online resource has been published to support Students’ Unions, Universities and others in the HE sector to build stronger research partnerships, in order to work and learn together for WP research, policy and practice. This resource has been created to share the findings of a BU project which aimed to establish the best ways… Read more » about Students’ Union Partnerships for Widening Participation (WP)
HE policy update w/e 21st July 2017
REF 2021 and outcome of Stern Review – staff selection A blog from David Sweeney on Wonkhe sets out the approach to staff selection post Stern. At BU we wanted all staff to be returned to avoid pressure on the sector to shift staff to teaching only contracts. The new definition will be “all staff with… Read more » about HE policy update w/e 21st July 2017
CEL staff bid farewell to two colleagues
Staff in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and its Fair Access Research (FAR) Project met to bid farewell to Dr. Wendelin Morrison and Karen Powell who will be coming to the end of their fixed term contract at the end of the month. In attendance was their line manager Dr Vanessa Heaslip who acknowledged… Read more » about CEL staff bid farewell to two colleagues
Widening Participation: Guidance for Admissions
The Fair Access Research project (FAR) has developed some guidance to support admissions staff as they consider applications from widening participation (WP) students. The results of a FAR staff survey in 2016 highlighted the key role that the admissions team and faculty admissions staff have to reduce barriers to successful applications for students from a WP background… Read more » about Widening Participation: Guidance for Admissions
HE Policy Update w/e 7th July 2017
Office for Students Nicola Dandridge (currently Chief Executive of Universities UK) has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Office for Students (OfS). Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, said: “Nicola Dandridge’s knowledge and experience will be key for this important role…The OfS will replace an outdated regulatory system with a framework that… Read more » about HE Policy Update w/e 7th July 2017