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Contrasting fates of Cambridge and Burnley
It is depressing to learn that the Treasury is essentially constraining any capital spending from the Department of Housing, Levelling Up and Communities. Whereas when Michael Gove was appointed Secretary of State there might have been some optimism that he … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, skills
Tagged Centre for Cities, Further Education, Shared Prosperity Fund
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Inequity and Research Culture
Research culture remains a topic that is of concern to many, because it can be so very far from ideal. You don’t have to be from a minority background – of whatever kind – to find yourself in an environment … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture
Tagged disability, ethnicity, marginalised researchers, research funding
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Where is Social Mobility Heading and for Whom?
Levelling up may have been a phrase that tripped off Boris Johnson’s lips more than other politicians, but whether or not the phrase is politically dead, the concept is as important as it ever was during his prime ministerial tenure. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged Alun Francis, Further Education, Katherine Birbalsingh, Levelling Up, Sure Start
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What Does Excellence Look Like?
Harnessing the Metric Tide, the recently-published follow-on to the 2015 Report The Metric Tide, provides a welcome focus on our cultures and practice within HEIs. It imagines an ecosystem where metrics are collected which inform the community about the health … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Research
Tagged Harnessing the Metric Tide, HESA, IDAP, statistics, The Metric Tide
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The Future of Skills and Education?
It is only six weeks since I last wrote about skills on this blog. Not, you might think, a very long time for change to happen. And yet much has. A new monarch (probably the least important for the theme … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Science Funding
Tagged Further Education, investment, Lifelong learning entitlement, science superpower
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