240 pieces
Newest first, since April 2020 · page 3 of 12
· Comment
Change the incentives to change the economy
James Coe unpacks the incentives underpinning the government’s specialisation agenda
· Comment
Purpose, strategy, and operations in that order – how to make a federation work
James Coe takes us through the past, present, and future of university federations as a model for higher education reform
· Wonk Corner
Systems not silos in Ottoline Leyser’s valedictory select committee appearance
A vision for the future of research emerges at the last possible moment
· Comment
The white paper is wrong – changing research funding won’t change teaching
Changing research funding isn’t enough to bring about sector specialisation. James Coe has the politics and DK has the stats in a correlational look at the white paper.
With David Kernohan
· Comment
KEF deserves a boost
The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it’s time to better reward this work and fund knowledge exchang
· Comment
The incentives don’t work they just make growth worse
Regulatory and financial incentives are harming growth. James Coe sets out why it’s time to reform them.
· Wonk Corner
Two-tier research?
It’s going to be a busy three months for Research England
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
REF guidance pause announced
Any changes to REF to be announced by December
· Wonk Corner
Universities can’t solve every problem with the economy
Universities make places richer but not in the same way everywhere
· Wonk Corner
Signs of recovery in student visa applications
There is room for cautious optimism in the visa application trends
· Wonk Corner
Capital pain as Research England’s budget stays the same
What’s in next year’s guidance for UKRI?
· Comment
The disagreements on REF cannot go on forever – it may be time for a compromise
The debates on REF risk becoming a fatal distraction for the whole exercise. James Coe plots a path forward
· Wonk Corner
UKRI equalities monitoring data 2023–24 released
Much done and much more to do in diversity of UKRI awards
· Comment
Embed! How to save the civic agenda
Every university does civic things but this is not the same as being a civic university. James Coe makes the case for a civic agenda about tweaking, rearranging, and embedding the civic everywhere.
· Wonk Corner
Iran “almost certainly” conducting espionage against UK universities
The Intelligence and Security Committee has a new report out on Iran and universities should pay close attention
· Policy Watch
How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research
Team Wonkhe has the lowdown on the government’s plans for growing the NHS workforce, reshaping medical education and training, making up for a “lost decade” of life sciences research, and more
With Michael Salmon and David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
Metascience comes of age
The Metascience Unit turns one and it has a lot to celebrate
· Comment
It’s up to universities to make the industrial strategy a success
James Coe urges action in the face of ambiguity when it comes to higher education and the industrial strategy
· Comment
REF is about institutions not individuals
James Coe reviews the latest REF2029 guidance on contributions to knowledge and understanding
· Wonk Corner
Level of R&D spending to be maintained up to 2029–30
No cuts for the overall research envelope but how funding will be spent is the key question