Author
Sarah Stevens
Sarah Stevens is Director of Strategy at the Russell Group.
13 pieces
Newest first, since May 2017
· Comment
The spending review is a critical moment for UK science and innovation
A series of imminent government policies and spending announcements will shape the research system for the coming years. Sarah Stevens looks at what’s at stake and what the UK can learn from elsewhere
· Comment
The Nurse review and sustainable research funding
The Russell Group’s Sarah Stevens takes a look at the Nurse review in the context of Horizon Europe and sustainable research funding
· Comment
The government has chosen to back research and development – now it’s time to progress some priorities
Sarah Stevens suggests three areas of focus for the government’s historic commitment to R&D spending
· Comment
University teaching has tipped into the red – even in “low-cost” subjects
The latest numbers on cost of teaching show some universities are operating deficits across all subjects. Sarah Stevens argues now is the time to make the case for investment.
· Comment
Higher education amounts to more than a heap of beans
Sarah Stevens argues that Whitehall civil servants are not qualified to make a holistic judgement of the value of higher education courses.
· Analysis
Has OfS got the regulation of access and participation right?
OfS’ ambitions on access are laudable, but will the incentives it’s putting in place achieve the desired result? The Russell group’s Sarah Stevens looks at the issues.
· Comment
Subject level TEF isn’t fit for purpose – but institutional awards could be
Sarah Stevens from the Russell Group sets out the case for abandoning subject level TEF.
· Comment
Developing subject-level TEF proposals: can the exercise live up to its aims?
Sarah Stevens and Vanessa O’Donnell, of the Russell Group, outline how subject-level TEF might live up to its aims.
With Vanessa O’Donnell
· Comment
How to target maintenance grants
The Russell Group’s Sarah Stevens discusses options for the return of the maintenance grant.
· Comment
OfS should take a proportionate approach
Sarah Stevens of the Russell Group summarises their response to the regulatory framework consultations.
· Comment
‘Teaching intensity’ will not be a helpful addition to TEF
The Russell Group’s Sarah Stevens outlines the organisation’s scepticism about the usefulness of a ‘teaching intensity’ metric in TEF.
· Comment
TEF results must be carefully communicated to improve students’ choices
TEF results are only two weeks away. The Russell Group’s Sarah Stevens makes the case for careful communication of the outcomes, to ensure that applicants are not mislead by the results.
· Analysis
From Act to implemention: priorities for the Office for Students
No sooner has the Higher Education and Research Act been passed, it is now time to turn our thoughts towards implementation. Sarah Stevens of the Russell Group sets out some priority matters for the new Office for Studen