HEPI

JUNE 19, 2024

The proposed enlargement of the REF mandate to include long-form humanities work (books) will extend these benefits to these outputs. This is particularly pertinent at a time when humanities departments are under threat. Yet the outcry over this requirement remains, despite suggestions for how it could be equitably funded.

Policy 145

Policy Humanities Allocate History 145

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It says that an additional £4 billion in public R&D funding annually by 2029/30 is needed to sustainably meet a commitment of at least 3% of GDP invested in R&D. The UK’s Guild members King’s College London , The University of Glasgow and The University of Warwick are all part of the Russell Group.

Higher Education 105

Higher Education Retention Recruitment Humanities 105

HEPI

MAY 27, 2024

That seems like a functional summary of the varied attitudes toward the Research Excellence Framework (REF) that exist within and across institutions. And in the 2023-24 academic year, there has been much ado and additional mixed responses around the new People, Culture, and Environment (PCE) component that will be introduced in REF 2029.

Disadvantaged 79

Disadvantaged Humanities Environment Achievement 79

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. The assistant principal for boys suggested she apply to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

Arts And Sciences 131

Arts And Sciences Technology Advise Faculty 131

HEPI

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Imagine you are a panel member for the 2029 Research Excellence Framework (REF), and your job is to assess whether an institution has a healthy research culture. These are intended to enable institutions to self-assess, rather than to be used for benchmarking, but there is scope for some of the indicators to feed into PCE.

Environment 77

Environment Inclusivity Guidance Advocate 77

SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

The British Academy points to ‘the impact and value research’ in the humanities and related disciplines ‘can deliver to policy makers and the wider public’. An institution may choose to add research to the contracts of its own academics. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. Nevertheless, agreed definition seems elusive.

Allocate 52

Allocate Higher Education Arts And Sciences Degree 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. Sandy Baum, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute, a left-leaning think tank.

Policy 130

Policy Educational Policy Humanities Administration 130