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  • Catching the wave: harnessing regional research and development to level up

    21 October 2021 by Mary Stuart and Liz Shut

    Policymakers from across the political spectrum are committed to reducing regional inequalities and spending more on research and development. But there is a lack of detail as well as no consensus on how to deliver on these two priorities. There is also some confusion over how R&D policy and regional…

  • The rebalancing-act of public research and development

    20 October 2021 by Connor Mckenzie

    This blog was kindly contributed by Connor Mckenzie, Head of Policy and Research at MillionPlus. You can follow them on Twitter @million_plus. The recent cabinet reshuffle has presented the university sector with challenges and opportunities in the run up to the Spending Review—challenges, as the commitments of previous minsters may…

  • Employability and international students: two sabbatical officers reflect

    18 October 2021 by Nana Fredua Agyeman and Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng

    This blog was kindly contributed by Nana Fredua Agyeman and Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng, international students and former sabbatical officers at the University of Manchester Students’ Union. Follow them on Twitter @nanafreduaagyem, @asamoahpeters and @ManchesterSU. The timing of the HEPI Report: ‘Paying more for less?’ could not be better considering how…

  • On the level: what Civic Engagement must now do for London

    15 October 2021 by Frances Corner

    As Goldsmiths launches a Civic University Agreement co-developed with 11 anchor institutions in the London Borough of Lewisham, Warden Professor Frances Corner OBE reflects on what Civic Engagement means for London in the era of levelling up. Frances is on Twitter @FCorner. London is in the firing line these days.…

  • Employability: what is the university’s responsibility?

    11 October 2021 by Saskia Loer Hansen & Kathy Daniels

    Saskia Loer Hansen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) and Professor Kathy Daniels, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Aston University. The 2021/22 academic year has seen record numbers of young people starting undergraduate programmes in the UK. According to UCAS, on 30 June 2021 (the final deadline to apply for up to five courses)…

  • Peter Scott: How do we tackle the crisis of mass higher education?

    8 October 2021 by Peter Scott

    This blog was written by Peter Scott who is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at the UCL Institute of Education and Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland. My new book – Retreat or Resolution? Tackling the Crisis of Mass Higher Education – which is published by Policy Press today…