238 pieces
Newest first, since April 2020 · page 7 of 12
· Comment
Labour’s life sciences approach may be caution as a policy choice
James Coe takes a look at the cautious competence of Labour’s life sciences plan and asks how different a Labour government’s approach to R&D policy might be
· Analysis
Doing government spending on science differently
David Willetts has set out improvements to the science spending process. James Coe explains why the implications could be enormous
· Policy Watch
Movement on research bureaucracy as the Tickell review finally gets a response
The government looks to cut red tape in research – but it’s a much more complicated undertaking than a few simple snips. James Coe works out how it all fits together
· Comment
The prudent case for civic engagement
As universities try to save money, James Coe takes a look at the future of civic engagement and the unintended consequences of dependencies
· SUs
How to approach block grant negotiations
I’ve seen block grant negotiations as a student officer, university staff member, and as a consultant supporting students’ unions with their negotiations – and I think there are some things we all misunderstand about the
· Analysis
How to set up a cluster
Clusters appear in nearly every big R&D strategy. James Coe sets out what they are, what we keep getting wrong about them, and how to make them better
· Wonk Corner
New developments in REF people, culture and environment measures
Team REF has a new timetable
· Comment
Starmernomics and its consequences for research and innovation
James Coe revisits Starmer’s big speech and sets out how research policy could look under a Labour government
· Analysis
TEF submissions reveal a range of conceptions of educational gain
A crowdsourced analysis of TEF submissions shows that there is no single working definition of educational gain. Debbie McVitty, Adam Matthews, and James Coe don’t find that to be a problem
With Debbie McVitty and Adam Matthews
· Comment
Who is in and who is out of REF
In changing the rules on who submits to REF James Coe wonders if this fundamentally changes what REF measures
· Wonk Corner
REF delayed until 2029
REF 2028 has become REF 2029 as the sector gets an additional year to prepare for the new framework
· Comment
University funding is driving the research funding deficit
James Coe investigates what can be done to build a more sustainably funded research ecosystem
· Policy Watch
The government response to the Nurse review accepts the premise but rejects the prescription
DSIT has published its response to the Nurse review of the research landscape, but there’s not much evidence of the unifying strategy Nurse asked for. James Coe breaks it down
· Wonk Corner
Government responds to the spin-out review
In record quick time the government has responded to the independent review of university spin-out activity and accepted its recommendations in full.
· Wonk Corner
What’s in the spin-out review?
The Treasury-commissioned independent review of university spin-out activity has been released, just in time for the Autumn Statement
· Wonk Corner
Farewell George Freeman, hello Andrew Griffith
Freeman is out and Griffith is in. James Coe has the latest on a changing DSIT
· Wonk Corner
A civic agenda about groups, communities, populations and people
Participants at The Festival of Higher Education have added another perspective to the civic agenda
· Wonk Corner
UKRI takes the heat out of the minister’s missive
Michelle Donelan gets a reply – and not quite what she was hoping for
· Wonk Corner
Michelle Donelan writes to UKRI over “jobs for Hamas terrorist sympathisers”
Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and former universities minister, has written to UKRI on the appointment of people to its first equality, diversity and inclusion expert advisor
· Analysis
Spin-outs explained
The delay to the government-commissioned review of spin-outs gives the sector some time to think about the who, what and why of university business. James Coe takes a look at the facts