"The risk of pitting us all against each other in some unholy research culture competition is that hyper-competition was always at the heart of so many of our unhelpful research cultures." - @lizziegadd in #WonkHE, on the increased weight given to #ResearchCulture in the UK's #REF28.

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/my-research-culture-is-better-than-yours/

#ReformingRA #ResearchAssessment #REF2028 #HigherEd #HigherEducation #UKuniversities

"There’s no such thing as digital learning. Learning has always responded to the affordances offered by new technologies – and ever since the widespread adoption of personal computers and networks in the 1990s these have included digital resources and online collaboration."
https://wonkhe.com/blogs/digital-learning-is-just-learning/ #Learning #OnlineLearning #Education #WonkHE #DigitalLearning

What you see depends on what you’re looking for. Debbie McVitty thinks through the available lenses for improving students’ education experience https://t.co/JhLkTSJnHJ https://t.co/OO9sWaFRlG #wonkhe

Michelle Morgan argues that we need a better understanding of student drop-outs if we are to retain students through the cost of living crisis. https://t.co/FMaho5Or39 https://t.co/GAz7LqvyLc #wonkhe

The route to qualifying as an architect is long, expensive, and sometimes off-putting. Hugh Simpson introduces an initiative to make architecture courses more flexible. https://t.co/zqrXl335kE https://t.co/Ep0ppdBNUN #wonkhe

The UK is a global leader in retaining students - but are they happy or being held hostage? Jim Dickinson wants students to be satisfied. https://t.co/BEuwgew1BD https://t.co/VsCUwi0ktN #wonkhe

Should universities really need to retain every piece of assessed student work for five years? Paul Greatrix asks what happens when regulation goes too far https://t.co/4n5MAXvgJJ https://t.co/0IUwbpTMQ3 #wonkhe

Universities will keep a register of relationships between staff and students under new plans from OfS. Sunday Blake argues the proposals fall short on student safety https://t.co/cjPQMjvq99 https://t.co/DWKVtFes4u #wonkhe

The government's review of Prevent is finally out - and universities and SUs come in for criticism. Jim Dickinson asks if it's justified. https://t.co/3oCdWwhiA1 https://t.co/tJ8vbRANya #wonkhe

The government does not seem keen to talk about the short courses trial that will underpin the case for the LLE. David Kernohan wonders why https://t.co/XsPL7f5wDQ https://t.co/aOhrIKAdtf #wonkhe

Will free speech complaints be able to bypass the university? https://t.co/N80rrTHKEd https://t.co/3XigsS8dcr #wonkhe

New polling shows a public keen on funding universities and students - but not unconditionally. Jim Dickinson is back here in the real world https://t.co/c4Kt0hPjob https://t.co/m9JTqNZC6i #wonkhe

Students have plenty of hubris over finding the nubis https://t.co/mQB6gWk9bx https://t.co/Yz0UxhPWQk #wonkhe

An external review praises the intent but criticises the implementation of a strategy on gender-based violence. Jim Dickinson wonders whether it understands power. https://t.co/AbxbqOoBqk https://t.co/UJiWP8lYE7 #wonkhe

For James Coe, the unique strengths of higher education are at risk from the excessive standardisation of targets and performance measures https://t.co/E0TWYIZO84 https://t.co/yjUdwd2uB6 #wonkhe

Cut cut cut cut cut cut cut https://t.co/8Uqzzcecng https://t.co/IFQKUmaqNe #wonkhe

Horizon association is still up in the air so James Coe turns to the USA to see how the special relationship is turning out https://t.co/LN63JIqKfY https://t.co/U23uTKrH57 #wonkhe

🤔 Where is the line between cheating and collaboration?

🖥️ And what could new AI tools mean for teaching, learning and assessment?

🎟️ Join us for these conversations at The Secret Life of Students 2023 - final tickets here: https://t.co/pu3zX2d7VZ #wonkhe

Higher education minister Robert Halfon is an enthusiast for degree apprenticeships and universities stand ready to do more. Team Wonkhe assesses whether the incentives stack up https://t.co/EqUx8qEWJg https://t.co/2O4ey800EK #wonkhe

What will the UKRI minimum stipend level be for 2023 to 2024? https://t.co/hzQ7WUmDxf https://t.co/RmpFZosDE6 #wonkhe