…niversity of Salford and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She completed her research doctorate at UWS in 2021, where she also worked as a peer-assisted learning leader and research assistant. Rabia identified her career interests in researcher development during her research doctorate and strived to gain experience by engaging her fellow researchers and creating a peer support community of PGRs. She is passionate about supporting doct…
…graduates from opposite ends of the social spectrum, with those from higher-income backgrounds earning significantly more even after completing the same degree course from the same university. Clearly, universities can’t solve the problem alone. Nevertheless, our research – which looked in particular at the work of three universities in the wider London economic region (University of Greenwich, Kingston University and University of Hertfordshire)…
…bility of energy supplies and the management of energy demand. Whether the communities of the future are mega-cities, urban, rural or remote, the infrastructure that supports them – including housing, manufacturing, transport and services – will rely on an energy generation and distribution network that is stable, secure, and resilient to climate change and terrorism. This network will need to be sustainable in both environmental and financial ter…
…after that process has formally concluded and they are unhappy with the outcome. A complainant should only be able to access the OfS’ complaints scheme after 90 calendar days have passed since they submitted a complaint to the provider’s internal complaints process. This is in line with the requirements of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) complaints scheme. There should be a 12-month deadline for the submission of complaints to th…
…bility of energy supplies and the management of energy demand. Whether the communities of the future are mega-cities, urban, rural or remote, the infrastructure that supports them – including housing, manufacturing, transport and services – will rely on an energy generation and distribution network that is stable, secure, and resilient to climate change and terrorism. This network will need to be sustainable in both environmental and financial ter…
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…period of postgraduate employment. These are not permanent migrants; they come to the UK for a limited time providing vital economic and cultural stimulus while they are here and beyond. There is a compelling economic and cultural case not to use reductions in international students as a means of meeting net migration targets and to encourage them to come to the UK by making two-year post study work visas more easily available to them. This would…
…he programme is supported by a €6.5 million grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Doctoral Fellowship programme. The programme offers doctoral researchers in the fields of Applied Biosciences for Health, Energy & Social Policy a range of support including: Complete funding for course fees Research costs supported A salary of over £22,300 per annum Access to an enhanced skills training programme Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University…
…qual society is a classic wicked problem; however you try to solve it, you come across competing ideas of fairness and incentives that drive in different directions. How do you judge between the bright, hard-working child who achieved excellent A-level results with the support of the best schooling money can buy and the bright, hard-working child who might have done just as well—or even better—if they had had the same opportunity, but actually did…
…attach by way of an annex to this letter. In summary our concerns centre on 3 key areas: The pace and high-risk stakes of the accreditation process leading to some providers pulling out of Initial Teacher Education completely and the impact of that on what is already a shortage of teachers being further increased; Significant capacity and resource issues in schools to implement the review’s recommendations regarding placements and mentor/lead ment…
