Another year and another pitiful pay increase sub inflation…. Should have been a train driver… @bphillipsonMP@Keir_Starmer … the question is whether HE is in crisis? https://t.co/Ins8CeZQMg.
A New Class of Carbon Materials for Advanced CO2 Capture: Viciazites, carbon materials with adjacent nitrogen functionalities, published in Carbon https://t.co/18n3PiYHsh
This is a crazy decision… far better to have 16-24, and my prediction will be a U turn on 21. The principle of the levy is now broken. Higher skills will now decline particularly in health… 😢
🆕 Public funding for level 7 apprenticeships will be removed for people aged 22 and older from January 2026, the government has confirmed
https://t.co/Tvvcr3gbex
This might seem like a concession, but it is not especially those that access HE through foundation courses or makes no allowance for placement years or other circumstances… bad policy leads to bad results - higher tech skills needed @bphillipsonMP
https://t.co/n03hu7nYig
Looking forward to presenting our work on Employer Facing Education later this week at #eSTEeMConf25 - Wed & Thur
Join the discussions throughout the conference via @OU_eSTEeM
Interesting reading of the https://t.co/2SVOGGrfUe brief this morning. No mention of critical minerals or the infrastructure needed for EVs. We need to have a comprehensive LCA to secure more environmental sound ways forward… some old ideas too on shared ownership
“The government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s universities.”
Important to retain Level 7 skills
https://t.co/y52qRPrQD3
Applications are now open for 2025 PhD projects with CENTA, a consortium of research-intensive universities and institutes, offering doctoral research training in Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Find out what opportunities there are with the OU: https://t.co/c1n05lpjWr
Supporting @RAEngNews & #NationalEngineeringDay celebrating brilliant engineers. Whilst I never met #Brunel (besides in wax), he had a big influence, esp. when I helped to create @utcswindon from his old engine sheds. Legacy lives on with new engineers through education @OU_STEM
Today is #NationalEngineeringDay - a celebration of how #engineers make a difference in the world and shape the future, and the theme for this year is 'engineering role models'.
We’ve 'engineered' some fantastic free resources to mark the occasion...
https://t.co/qSPU8viHlK
The most moving remembrance at #stowe@nationaltrust with complete silence at 11 with the last post.. I’ve been to a few and this was the most moving as the guns fell silent
Early pre-dawn start, at @nationaltrust stowe gardens for the event ‘for your tomorrow’ recognising the fallen… very moving and solemn. Very grateful for the sacrifice of the earlier generations.