New Post: Universities: Guardians of ethical AI? buff.ly/4a0NrLX

Big change in HE media land. We love dealing with both outlets. Good luck in the new role, John:

New Post: When the presenting problem isn’t the problem: The ‘vital signs’ of organisational health buff.ly/4aSHeTF

Such great news! The Education Committee of the UK Parliament has launched an inquiry into outcomes for boys. Deadline for submitting evidence is May 17th. Paging Nick Hillman The Social Mobility Foundation Francisco H. G. Ferreira Men & Boys Coalition Caitlin Moran APPG Men&Boys

Sign up now for our webinar on student maintenance support next Thursday, 9th May at 9am with TechnologyOne and Centre for Research in Policy Studies at Loughborough University. The webinar will launch new research about how much students need to live on:

hepi.ac.uk/2024/04/29/web…

New Post: REF2029: People, Culture and Environment in Small Specialist Institutions buff.ly/3UCGBYw

Travelling this week but wanted to share again a 2022 article I wrote for Higher Education Policy Institute on international students and levelling up — remember that?

Quotes Michael Gove on ‘turbo-charged growth’ and my own lessons from S Yorkshire.

I still mean every word.

hepi.ac.uk/2022/02/02/int…

This Policy Note on university drop-out rates from Nick Hillman Higher Education Policy Institute is well worth a read - it's a complex area and there are reasons to pay attention to data treatments when the LLE comes in and changes everything.
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‘Welsh Underground Network said it opposed all politicians speaking at the university to protect students’ “wellbeing”.’

Jacob Rees-Mogg chased off Cardiff University campus by crowd of hard-Left demonstrators telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

No, I’m not the new James Bond! So, details of the new job. From late July I will be taking on the role of Executive Director at AHUA . I’m very excited and keen to see how the association can play a part in guiding the sector through a period of change.

New Post: Placing research integrity at the heart of REF buff.ly/3xLPMgb

Is this the next battle in the culture wars affecting universities?

neilobrien.co.uk/p/more-represe…

“The inquiry will examine changes in numbers of international students in recent yrs, the impact of international students on uni funding & availability of places for domestic students, and whether unis are achieving an appropriate balance betw international & domestic students”

Great to read this (and have contributed) - Making a case for more #progressive #family #leave within HE, specifically going further on #paternity #leave , in addressing the #gender pay gap

Great article Rose Stephenson!!

fatherhoodinst EDI Caucus Working Families Higher Education Policy Institute

New Post: How AI impacts on academic publishing buff.ly/4derVWM

this country

Shout this from the rooftops. Looking at my employer who gave me a whole 8 days. Thanks so much for that. x.com/rstephenson123…

Summary by ResearchProfessionalNews of Higher Education Policy Institute report on non-continuation rates: it 'reminds us—whether an under-pressure minister or cash-strapped VC — that there is no point beating up academic staff over dropout rates, which are the consequence of complex interlocking factors.'

New Post: Why a fresh approach is needed for university drop-out rates buff.ly/3xZ16FM