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  • Fairness for the COVID Generation

    25 March 2024 by Sasha Roseneil

    Four years ago, on 26 March 2020, the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown came into force and our lives changed overnight. As we saw the death toll rise, it was apparent that the elderly, the vulnerable, the sick and all those who cared for them were facing considerable risk. For the younger…

  • Lunchtime Reading: Investing in Quality

    21 March 2024 by Vicki Stott

    The urgent need for long-term funding solutions for higher education across the UK has been the topic of much discussion in recent months between providers and policymakers and in the press. It is a matter which has achieved particular prominence in England, where a number of institutions have announced significant…

  • People, Culture and Environment in REF 2029: join the journey

    21 March 2024 by Jessica Corner

    In the Summer of 2023, we launched the Initial Decisions for the Research Excellence Framework.  In December 2023, in response to input to our Initial Decisions consultation, we published a series of conclusions and importantly included an extension of the assessment period until 2029 to allow more time for institutions…

  • The ‘double benefit’ of active citizenship

    20 March 2024 by Simran Dhanjal-Field

    Student Hubs exists to empower university students to become active citizens, equipping them with the tools, behaviours, and skills they need to make a positive change. Our initiatives are a bridge between students and their communities, operating on a double-benefit model, building connections and mainstreaming student social action to create…

  • Choosing to disclose…but then what?

    19 March 2024 by Anna Matthews

    When students choose to talk about themselves and the struggles they may be facing—whether mental health, neurodiversity, disability or wellbeing—it is done with trust. They trust that information will be safely shared and that their needs will be understood and the right support offered. Indeed, the recent ruling of the…

  • Freedom of Speech and Antisemitism on Campus

    13 March 2024 by Tom Lawson

    As we know, since October 7th 2023 and the horrific Hamas attack on Israel, we have seen an upsurge in incidences of antisemitism on campuses. Our Jewish students have reported feeling unsafe – both because of an uptick in what might properly be called hate crime, but also because of…

  • Making strategic sense of generative AI

    12 March 2024

    The HEPI/Kortext report on students’ use of generative AI is a wake-up call: students are making extensive use of generative AI in increasingly sophisticated and discriminating ways. For academics and university leaders who are not specialists, it’s hard to appreciate the sophistication of the large language models [LLMs] which underpin…