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14^th December 2021

Catching the wave: harnessing regional research and development to level up

The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a report by former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln Mary Stuart and Liz Shutt on regional research and development. The report argues that geographically targeted research and development spending can play a significant role in the government’s levelling up agenda by encouraging innovation and improving productivity.

Signal failure: How can we get more value and less waste from our education system?

The Social Market Foundation has published a report on the issue of signalling in education, where education only signals existing learner traits rather than improving skills and ability.

Climate Impact Forum 2021 – How can Universities accelerate the global transition to net Zero?

The Times Higher Education (THE) Climate Impact Forum launched its report “‘The race to net zero: How global universities are performing” on 28 October 2021.  The report examines how well higher education institutions are performing when it comes to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to net zero. transitioning to net zero.  The report surveyed the 566 universities that have submitted data against SDG 13 (i.e. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13, which is a call to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).  Of the university leaders surveyed, 80% of them said that the UN SDGs are a benchmark against which they operate.  However, only just over half of the institutions that participated in the survey have targets to reach net-zero emissions.  The report concludes that universities are a critical cog in the global machine when it comes to solving humanities greatest challenges – both now and in the future.