FT: Let universities buy debt, says David Willetts
…ackgrounds, that go on to be the highest earners”. You can also read our full statement here….
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International Day of Happiness: reflecting on what makes us happy
Read more of: International Day of Happiness: reflecting on what makes us happy…fferent types of social support – emotional, financial, informational – allowing us to build a rich and supportive social landscape. All of which means that if you are looking to spend a little money today in order to increase your happiness, you could do far worse than sharing an experience with one of your social groups: sometimes, when spent on doing things with others, money can buy happiness….
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Research Professional: Visa pilot blamed for giving unfair advantage to certain universities
Read more of: Research Professional: Visa pilot blamed for giving unfair advantage to certain universities…featured in an article by Research Professional on the government’s Tier 4 visa pilot for masters students. A total of 27 universities are now part of the scheme that seeks to make it easier for students from outside the European Union to get a visa for masters degrees. However of ‘the 27 participating universities, 18 are members of the group of research-intensive universities’. Maddalaine said she hoped the Home Office would extend it further, “…
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University Alliance calls to reintroduce two year post-study work visas
Read more of: University Alliance calls to reintroduce two year post-study work visas…universities. There is a simple fix: reintroduce two year post-study work visas for all graduates from trusted UK universities. “83% of international students are studying in the UK so that they can get a good job (1). We know that international students want to ensure that in addition to their time at university they will have the opportunity to undertake in-work placements and to contribute back to the UK.” Notes to editors (1) University Allia…
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3 years in 3 minutes: DTA student success in the 3MT
Read more of: 3 years in 3 minutes: DTA student success in the 3MT…background. The real challenge for me was the fact that I had to prepare a script and memorise it to make sure I didn’t say anything too technical for my audience to understand. This was difficult because I have had instances in the past where I memorised a script for a presentation but whilst presenting I forgot something so I started panicking and as a result I messed up the entire presentation and embarrassed myself. Ever since I have tried oth…
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Universities and cities: Building stronger communities
Read more of: Universities and cities: Building stronger communities…oth the development and delivery of new policy. References Clark, G (2016) Online. Cooke, P. (1992) ‘Regional Innovation Systems: Competitive Regulation in the New Europe’. Geoforum, 23 (3). Frostick, T. (2016) Building Healthy Cities: The role of universities in the health ecosystem. University Alliance. Online link Greater Manchester Combined Authority (2014) A Plan for Growth and Reform in Greater Manchester. Online. Hooper, D. (2016) Supportin…
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Global impact
Read more of: Global impact…d method to identify illegal online pharmacies, discouraging visitors from buying pharmaceuticals online and providing valuable information for Interpol and other national bodies in identifying and classifying illegal activity. The research has also given rise to essential guidelines that assist agencies in tackling the online trade of falsified medicinal products. The international peace-seeking Chirac Foundation now considers FAKECARE – which ha…
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Digital teaching and learning: time for a blended approach
Read more of: Digital teaching and learning: time for a blended approach…le study options and more needs to be done to address the perceptions that online learning is less valuable or cheaper than a ‘traditional degree’. Government and Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) should ensure that the measures used for regulating, monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning incentivise high quality digital delivery, and the HE sector should review its internal processes and systems to ensure that they are…
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2020 reviewed by our networks
Read more of: 2020 reviewed by our networks…ual working has enabled us to maintain contact with our members across the UK, and in many ways even deepen and increase our engagement with the teams within them. We have significantly expanded the networks available to professional and academic staff within our universities, with 25 new networks emerging as a response to the pandemic. We are now regularly facilitating over 30 networks of senior leadership, academic, professional, student and adm…
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Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning
Read more of: Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning…ucation.” Part of this indecision is due to confusion between Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and more traditional forms of online learning. But there are important differences between the two. For a start, MOOCs have so far been operating from a separate platform with ‘star’ lecturers used to entice participants (David Attenborough is a voice on one of the FutureLearn MOOCs, for example). This compares to more traditional online learning whic…
