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Edtech start-ups: Jisc invites innovators to solve HE challenges

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Start-up companies are being called upon to solve higher education’s biggest challenges as part of a new partnership programme. The new scheme – Step up – will connect institutional decision-makers to innovative start-up businesses that can offer edtech solutions. The innitiative is being run by Jisc, the organisation which provides digital solutions for UK education and […]

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How UK academics are facing a furious backlash for advising students to vote

Posted on Nov 12, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Universities have a legal obligation to encourage voter registration. This has prompted an angry reaction in some areasWhen Carrie Paechter, a professor at Nottingham Trent University, tweeted two weeks ago that students could register to vote at both …

Academics protest as Cambridge fellow told to leave Britain

Posted on Nov 10, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities’ ability to attract global talentMore than 30 academics have written to the Home Office in protest at its decision to deny a Cambridge research fellow leave to remain in the UK, preventing her f…

Can laboratories curb their addiction to plastic?

Posted on Nov 10, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Research scientists have largely gone unnoticed as major users of unrecyclable material. Now some universities are helping them kick the habitScientific research is a largely ignored consumer of single-use plastics, with the biomedical sciences a parti…

We need to talk about slavery’s impact on all of us | Olivette Otele

Posted on Nov 9, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

How should we address the longterm trauma that was caused? As professor of the history of slavery, I aim to find outWhen my new role as professor of the history of slavery at the University of Bristol was announced, some people’s reaction was, “about t…

The term ‘privilege’ has been weaponized. It’s time to retire it | Robert Boyers

Posted on Nov 8, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Accusations of ‘privilege’ are a form of one-upsmanship – and a charge against which there is no real defenseIn recent years, Skidmore College, where I am a professor, has been roiled by political incidents large and small. As at other colleges and uni…

University staff don’t want to strike for fair pensions and pay, but we’re being forced to | Jo Grady

Posted on Nov 7, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Insecure employment and changes to pensions are stopping us from delivering quality education to studentsEarlier this week, the University and College Union (UCU) announced that staff in 60 universities across the UK will abandon their offices, librari…

The Guardian view on academia and autocracies: stand firm | Editorial

Posted on Nov 6, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Universities are hungry for international students and funding. But they must not compromise their fundamental valuesEducation is one of Britain’s most successful exports, bringing in almost £20bn a year. Universities and ministers love to talk up its …

The sandwich degree: how to fill your course with a dream placement

Posted on Nov 6, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Lots of students favour degrees that include a year working in industry. Our experts reveal how to find the best opportunitiesWhen Heidi Hawkins applied for her degree in business management at the University of Huddersfield, the sandwich year was the …

How I found my vocation: ‘After prison, studying made me feel normal’

Posted on Nov 6, 2019 by Ryan Thomas Williams

I thought I’d blown any hope of having a normal life, but going to uni gave me a second chanceWhen I was 18, I was convicted of a violent crime. It happened after a mental breakdown and it was the first time I’d ever been in trouble with the police. In…

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