Chris Millward

Closes tomorrow!

🔏 New vacancy Director of Statistics and Analysis ❗ Closing date: Tuesday, 3 December. £70,456 - £80,840 As our Lead Official for Statistics, you will be responsible for leading the delivery and development of statistics and analysis in Medr. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

Great overview here from @LPIPHub and @KKollydas of the evidence on nurturing skills ecosystems, with the emphasis on local collaboration and considering the take-up as well as supply of skills.

The British Academy recently held a series of roundtables in conjunction with @NCIA_collab to explore the role of universities in creating or maintaining social and cultural infrastructure. Read the full summary here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/u…

Thanks to @SKOPEOxford for co-ordinating this @HEPI_news publication. It proposes a unified approach to strategy across all forms of tertiary education, which will be needed to address the priorities set out by @bphillipsonMP earlier this week.

⏰Get your tickets today! Join us next week for the next #HigherEdSeminarSeries event with Ka Ho Mok, @Millward_Ch, @cnewf and Michael Tomlinson on #Massification & #HigherEd 📅Wed, Oct 30th 🕐1:00 p.m. (GMT) 📍This is an ONLINE event. Register here ▶ tinyurl.com/mr2rukam

Braf cael croesawu Vikki Howells AS, Y Gweinidog Addysg Bellach ac Uwch, i'n swyddfa ddoe i sgwrsio gydag aelodau staff ac i ddysgu mwy am waith ac uchelgeisiau Medr ym maes addysg drydyddol ac ymchwil. Byddwn yn cyflwyno ein Cynllun Strategol cyntaf i'r Gweinidog ym mis Rhagfyr.

Thanks to @graceemallen and @ConversationUK for the chance to write about the choices facing the new UK government on higher education. theconversation.com/universities-a… via @ConversationUK

We're hiring a PhD Studentship to work on the Research Evaluation of the Head Start into HE Programme at University of Birmingham jobs.ac.uk/job/DJX927/phd…

The Marshall Sherfield Fellowships competition for 2025 is now open! The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission will offer one Marshall Sherfield Fellowship for 2025. Applications are due 1 November 2024. More details here: linktr.ee/marshallschola…

Thanks to @harrietswain and @ResearchProfes for the chance to write about mission-led policy across higher education, skills and research. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

🧵 UUK has just published its highly anticipated blueprint, laying out what universities want government to do to tackle crises in university and research funding. Our coverage: 1. Want to understand it? Here, free to read, is where you need to start: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

What to expect from the Labour conference. We will have e a team of journalists on hand in Liverpool next week, but what might be on the agenda? @HarrietSwain takes a look. #labour24 researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Closing date - 12 noon, Thursday 5 September. ⬇️

How did BPP University become a £2.5 billion behemoth? Partnerships and flexibility seen as key to company’s continued growth but others may struggle to follow in its path, writes Tom Williams @TWilliamsTHE bit.ly/3SYhFtc

Selective universities’ student bonanza ‘troubling’ for the rest, plus regional access disparities highlighted on A-level results day. I've been speaking with @MaryCurnockCook, @JohnnySRich, @Millward_Ch & @nickhillman about today's acceptance data. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Higher education in the UK is running out of money, and facing a drop in student numbers. Do we have too many universities? Do we need a more flexible form of tertiary learning? @Millward_Ch @unibirmingham gives me and Phil Dobbie a picture of the dilemma whycurve.com/episode/univer…

We're looking for a Chief Financial Officer who will: - play a pivotal role in Medr's senior leadership team. - oversee all aspects of financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility. - provide strategic financial guidance to support our mission. 1/2

Today, @Jess_Lister and I, along with our friends at @uniofwarwick, are publishing a detailed report looking at the highly topical question: just what does happen if a university goes bust?

"EDSK's swansong is a high-quality contribution to debates around a tertiary system of education" Big thanks to @dkernohan for his typically thoughtful @Wonkhe article on our last ever report at the @EDSKthinktank. wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/au…