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Chair Quarterly: The “hot-potato” that is taught postgraduate funding
Council Chair, Prof Mick Fuller writes his quarterly blog regarding menacing issues in the Postgraduate Education sector. -
Executive Committee Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for colleagues at member institutions who are interested in becoming involved with the Council at Executive Committee level. -
Call for advice on open access
HEFCE is inviting advice on developing the four UK funding bodies’ joint policy on open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). -
Sutton Trust Report Released
Report Published: The Postgraduate Premium: Revisiting Trends in Social Mobility and Educational Inequalities in Britain and America -
Universities and colleges to comply with research integrity concordat
HEFCE has launched a consultation that proposes to require each university and college to comply with a set of principles on research integrity if they are to remain eligible for funding to carry out research. -
RCUK releases beta ‘Gateway to Research’
Research Councils UK (RCUK) has last week (Wednesday 12 December) released a ‘beta’ version of a new web-based portal that gives the public better access to information about research funded by the UK Research Councils. -
Ballot Announcement
The UK Council for Postgraduate Education Executive Committee, are pleased to announce the results of the recent ballot concerning the timing of the AGM, and the associated changes to the election of Executive Committee members. -
RCUK announces block grants for universities to aid drives to open access to research outputs
Research Councils UK has today, 8th November, announced the details of the block grant funding mechanism that it is introducing to aid implementation of its policy on Open Access that was announced in July and is due to come into effect in April 2013. -
Response to HEC Postgraduate Inquiry
Gill Clarke, Pam Denicolo and Angus Burns represented UKCGE at the launch of the Higher Education Commission’s report on Postgraduate Education at Westminster on 29 October 2012. -
New report available online: Postgraduate Researcher Symposium: Conversations about the doctoral experience
A report of proceedings and recommendations from the Postgraduate Researcher Symposium held at the British Library on 1 November 2011