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Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
4h ago
The open access policy for REF2029 is still up for debate. Dinah Birch and Steven Hill are open to change on open access
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Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
4h ago
Where did all the students go, and can we get them back? Wonkhe's new Community and Policy Officer Mack Marshall argues that working out who the "we" is going to be essential to fix the sector's engagement problem
The post Why aren’t students engaging any more? appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
4h ago
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to Durham’s first mixed-sex college
The post Higher education postcard: Collingwood College, Durham appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
Equality in the workplace is built on equality in the home. Rose Stephenson makes the case for more higher education institutions to go further on paternity pay
The post Better paternity leave entitlements could help narrow the gender pay gap appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
Christina Boswell and Chris Pearce explain why the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow have adopted the environmental sustainability concordat, and how the sector can go even further
The post Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
The Public Accounts Committee makes all the right noises, but David Kernohan isn't spotting anything that will really shift the dial on franchise fraud
The post The Public Accounts Committee on franchising and fraud appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
Adding requirements for open access books and chapters to REF will massively increase costs - and there is no additional funding to cover these. Dawn Hibbert asks for a rethink
The post Not everyone can afford open access monographs appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
3d ago
Tetiana Vakulenko and Ivan Yuriychuk explain how Ukraine is addressing quality and standards challenges in the school system – in hopes UK schools quality experts can help
The post Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
3d ago
If your university is thinking about using AI tools, getting the basics of data stewardship right should be your first step. Paul Clark explains more.
The post Why data stewards are the real heroes of AI appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
4d ago
The Festival of Higher Education is back in November 2024, brought to you by Wonkhe and the University of London. Mark Leach and Alistair Jarvis ponder the strategic questions facing higher education
The post Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more