Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’.
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’.
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
This article is now free to access.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
They’re one of the main HE sector news publications and very much real.
13.09.2025 10:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0If you want to know more about the Co-Production Futures Inquiry (the people and motivations behind it), we’ve put this film together: youtu.be/AFbuelvzkAU
Watch and share evidence and ideas for how we can address barriers to participation in the Higher Education sector. @coprofutures.bsky.social
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29.11.2024 22:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0If you’re interested in how we can better support co-production/participatory research across the HE sector, follow the inquiry here & LinkedIn and sign up for the launch. There’s an amazing team behind it and a real opportunity to create meaningful change. Excited to be a small part of it!
25.11.2024 22:10 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Echoing this. We’ve been shortlisting large amounts of applications for some posts lately and this makes life so much easier. Especially if you address the criteria in order/group things clearly. Seeing some very experienced candidates failing to demonstrate how they meet criteria and it’s tough.
24.11.2024 10:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A second piece out today in The Big Issue by @hannahjtw.bsky.social ft yours truly, continuing to push the government & DWP about austerity + winter fuel cuts.
✊️ @austerityalters.bsky.social
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The University of Leeds in the UK is offering scholarships for Palestinians from Gaza who have been displaced and are living in a different country (outside of the UK). www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduat...
21.11.2024 11:13 — 👍 243 🔁 157 💬 0 📌 2@ryangwilkinson.bsky.social - the Auntie Pat test!
23.11.2024 12:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Proud to join other voices pushing for an overhaul of yet more divisive spending cuts amidst everyday austerity. Thanks @hannahjtw.bsky.social @ The Big Issue for your work on this: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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