There is a particular clarity that comes from distance. After 25 years inside UK higher education’s quality architecture, reviewing institutions for the QAA; serving on the subject benchmark panels; directing undergraduate programmes through to professional doctorate
The UK is cementing its status as a global magnet for cutting-edge scientific research, with a cohort of ten leading researchers set to take up new roles supported by the Global Talent Fund.
New Horizon Europe participation statistics from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published today (Friday 5 June) show that in 2024, researchers and innovators in the UK won €994m in funding to support R&D
Dr Omar Khan reflects on the growing scepticism about the value of higher education, arguing that while degrees still improve outcomes, action is needed to reduce costs, close equality gaps and better explain universities’ wider social value.