Global BUzz

Today’s Buzz is to draw attention to two reports. The OECD’s Trends Shaping Education 2016 was published last week on the 22nd of January 2016 and looks at major trends impacting education’s future.  The report covers topics such as globalisation, nation-states, cities, families and new technologies, and then sees how these factors influence education and what their relevance is… Read more » about Two Reports: OECD & UKCES

Last night Minister of State for Universities and Science Jo Johnson presented at the CaSE Annual Lecture.  The event was open for free to those who registered, and took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Jo Johnson began his speech by clearly stating the Government’s support for science and innovation, stating the the Spending… Read more » about Science Minister Jo Johnson’s Annual Lecture at CaSE

There is a clear fact when one analyses either big or small data, that policies – whether it is immigration, business, investment, governance, public, and so on – are intricately linked with education policy.  How we educate and train our society; how we build evidence-based knowledge for progress; how we provide the capital and skills for business… Read more » about Davos 2016: The Future of Jobs

A petition calling for the removal of the new £35,000 threshold for non-EU migrants to remain in the UK has received just over 87,000 signatures, but needs to reach 100,000 for the petition to be considered for debate in Parliament. The debate is critical for the future of our economy, our industries, and our competitive position… Read more » about The Reality of Deportation Is Here: The UK’s Immigration Debate

This morning, it is worth calling attention to the debate that has been surrounding whether HEIs should be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  At Global BU, we briefly highlighted overlapping issues in a previous Daily Buzz, however there are some great articles out there that really drive the point home as to… Read more » about The Freedom of Information Act Debate

This month, HESA has published reports of interest, presented below: – Statistical First Release 224 – Student Enrolments and Qualifications Published: 14 Jan 2016 Higher education student enrolments and qualifications obtained at higher education providers in the United Kingdom for the academic year 2014/15 – HESA response to the 2015 Higher Education Green Paper Published: 18 Jan… Read more » about HESA Published Reports This Month

Universities UK has launched a new Social Mobility Advisory Group to advise government and universities on how to ‘improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.’ Annual reports will be produced for Minister for Universities and Science Jo Johnson; any report recommendations will be considered by the Prime Minister. This group comes as a… Read more » about The UUKs Social Mobility Advisory Group is Launched

First, if you’ve missed the news, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 is being held in Davos, Switzerland. It kicked off today and continues for three days.  You can watch it live here or see live tweets and trends here.  The event programme will cover a range of global issues such as diversity, technology, employment,… Read more » about Events: The WEF Annual Meeting, & Fighting Against Scrapping the Maintenance Grant

A new report, The Graduate Market in 2016: Annual review of graduate vacancies & starting salaries at Britain’s leading employers, has been published by High Fliers Research, who specialises in student and graduate research.  The research – conducted December 2015 – looks at the top 100 graduate employers, expected graduate vacancies, starting salaries, availability of work experience,… Read more » about New Report on the Graduate Market 2016

There is plenty happening in HE this week, particularly as much of the HE sector begin openly publishing their Green Paper responses.  Wonkhe has usefully collected formal responses, flagging what seems to be the most popular concerns from the responses. Other events include the grants to loans controversy, which has now led to Parliament required… Read more » about Free Speech, Censorship and Transparency