Annette
@annettebramley.bsky.social
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4,000 university courses closed in last academic year, with nearly half of these at 'low-tariff' institutions. 47% of history/philosophy/religion courses at low tariff providers have closed in the last year alone www.timeshighereducation.com/news/almost-... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Almost 4,000 courses closed at UK universities since 2024
Analysis reveals half of closures have come at lower-tariff universities, creating a ‘vicious cycle’ for institutions struggling to attract students
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
4,000 university courses closed in last academic year, with nearly half of these at 'low-tariff' institutions. 47% of history/philosophy/religion courses at low tariff providers have closed in the last year alone www.timeshighereducation.com/news/almost-... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Seven years. Countless collaborations. One incredible journey. Time for the next chapter. I’m deeply grateful to everyone I’ve worked with — and excited about what comes next. If you’d like to connect, collaborate, or share ideas, I’d love to hear from you.
Here’s to new adventures 🚀
Here’s to new adventures 🚀
August 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Seven years. Countless collaborations. One incredible journey. Time for the next chapter. I’m deeply grateful to everyone I’ve worked with — and excited about what comes next. If you’d like to connect, collaborate, or share ideas, I’d love to hear from you.
Here’s to new adventures 🚀
Here’s to new adventures 🚀
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This chart from @smfthinktank.bsky.social shows the problem. The most selective unis are hoovering up students to manage their finances, leaving others at risk of closure. The market needs managing.
August 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This chart from @smfthinktank.bsky.social shows the problem. The most selective unis are hoovering up students to manage their finances, leaving others at risk of closure. The market needs managing.
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Scientists consider sharing findings with study participants a “moral duty” but still do it inconsistently, according to new research
#academicsky #research
#academicsky #research
Study participants ‘rarely told’ about results of research
Review finds strong support for dissemination of results rarely followed through in practice
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Scientists consider sharing findings with study participants a “moral duty” but still do it inconsistently, according to new research
#academicsky #research
#academicsky #research
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The amount the UK spends on research and development has fallen in real terms for the second year in a row, new figures show, which could hold back the UK’s growth, reports @helenpacker.bsky.social
#academicsky #R&D
#academicsky #R&D
Real-terms fall in R&D spending ‘could hold back UK’s growth’
Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The amount the UK spends on research and development has fallen in real terms for the second year in a row, new figures show, which could hold back the UK’s growth, reports @helenpacker.bsky.social
#academicsky #R&D
#academicsky #R&D
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The criteria used to choose institutions that will benefit from the UK’s Global Talent Fund were “both arbitrary and inconsistently applied”, according to an MP, who has called for further clarity on why the north of England missed out, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
#academicsky #research
#academicsky #research
Onwurah: Global Talent Fund criteria ‘arbitrary and inconsistent’
Omission of northern institutions from fund to attract top researchers does not add up, says select committee chair
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The criteria used to choose institutions that will benefit from the UK’s Global Talent Fund were “both arbitrary and inconsistently applied”, according to an MP, who has called for further clarity on why the north of England missed out, reports @twilliamsthe.bsky.social
#academicsky #research
#academicsky #research
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Pleasing to see further follow up to last month's #GlobalTalentFund announcement and the remarkable manner in which the North's universities were overlooked.
Read our full response here: www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
Read our full response here: www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
August 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Pleasing to see further follow up to last month's #GlobalTalentFund announcement and the remarkable manner in which the North's universities were overlooked.
Read our full response here: www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
Read our full response here: www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
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Great to see the outputs from the @samhe.bsky.social study reported. Outdoor air is the biggest driver of particles in the classroom. Closing windows doesnt always help but air filters can www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Closing classroom windows does not cut air pollution, study finds
Tests conducted at 500 sites show particle pollution exceeded health guidelines on 6% of school days
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Great to see the outputs from the @samhe.bsky.social study reported. Outdoor air is the biggest driver of particles in the classroom. Closing windows doesnt always help but air filters can www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"The UK is systemically underinvesting in learning and skills, holding back productivity and opportunity. That needs to change."
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to the latest skills survey data from the Department for Education.
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to the latest skills survey data from the Department for Education.
Responding to the latest skills survey data from the Department for Education
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July 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"The UK is systemically underinvesting in learning and skills, holding back productivity and opportunity. That needs to change."
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to the latest skills survey data from the Department for Education.
✍️ L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social responds to the latest skills survey data from the Department for Education.
Interesting perspectives from Alistair Lomax here- including the lead-time for seeing RoI on regional collaborations
Opinion: The Oxford-Cambridge Arc universities kept the faith, but the sector’s current focus is inevitably on shorter-term priorities, says Alistair Lomax
#AcademicSky #growthcorridors
#AcademicSky #growthcorridors
UK HE’s financial crisis could put a block on future ‘growth corridors’
The Oxford-Cambridge Arc universities kept the faith, but the sector’s current focus is inevitably on shorter-term priorities, says Alistair Lomax
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Interesting perspectives from Alistair Lomax here- including the lead-time for seeing RoI on regional collaborations
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Featuring thoughts from @annettebramley.bsky.social 👇
Questions have been raised about why several leading research institutions missed out on government support to recruit scholars from abroad, with northern institutions describing their exclusion as “deeply disappointing”. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #GlobalTalentFund
#AcademicSky #GlobalTalentFund
Global Talent Fund ‘formula’ questioned as heavy hitters miss out
Omission of UCL, Manchester and the Francis Crick Institute from international talent scheme ‘looks just plain odd’, claims researcher
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Featuring thoughts from @annettebramley.bsky.social 👇
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Short courses can give members of the public insight into cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, focusing on issues related to their daily lives. Here’s how to put them into place: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/make-... #highered #interdisciplinarity #academicsky
Make interdisciplinary research accessible to everyone
Short courses can give members of the public insight into cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, focusing on issues related to their daily lives. Here’s how to put them into place
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Short courses can give members of the public insight into cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, focusing on issues related to their daily lives. Here’s how to put them into place: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/make-... #highered #interdisciplinarity #academicsky
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A New Nature vs Nurture: The great Nature vs Nurture debate has a new spin for the digital age: are our online information diets a product of our own "natural" preferences or are we "nurtured"—and potentially radicalized—by the platforms we use?
July 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A New Nature vs Nurture: The great Nature vs Nurture debate has a new spin for the digital age: are our online information diets a product of our own "natural" preferences or are we "nurtured"—and potentially radicalized—by the platforms we use?
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Could up to £500 help you take the next step?
Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings.
Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/djlTJ3W #ChemSky
Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings.
Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/djlTJ3W #ChemSky
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Could up to £500 help you take the next step?
Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings.
Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/djlTJ3W #ChemSky
Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings.
Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/djlTJ3W #ChemSky
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Call for 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards, worth £25,000, now open #womeninstem www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/sh...
For Women in Science
www.forwomeninscience.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Call for 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards, worth £25,000, now open #womeninstem www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/sh...
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When will this madness and stupidity end? 🤷🏾♂️
Northern England misses out entirely as 10 UK research universities get about £4.5m each from Global Talent Fund to attract international scientists www.timeshighereducation.com/news/golden-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Golden triangle shines as UK names Global Talent Fund recipients
Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When will this madness and stupidity end? 🤷🏾♂️
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Number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council set to fall by 60% when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’
Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council set to fall by 60% when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
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✋ New legislation will give mayors powers to appoint 'commissioners' to lead on delivery of their skills and employment policies
feweek.co.uk/legislation-...
feweek.co.uk/legislation-...
Legislation paves way for mayoral ‘skills commissioners’
New legislation will give mayors powers to appoint 'commissioners' to lead on delivery of their skills and employment policies.
feweek.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
✋ New legislation will give mayors powers to appoint 'commissioners' to lead on delivery of their skills and employment policies
feweek.co.uk/legislation-...
feweek.co.uk/legislation-...
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The number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, according to new research. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #jobcuts
#AcademicSky #jobcuts
UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’
Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, according to new research. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #jobcuts
#AcademicSky #jobcuts
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Head to our website to read @annettebramley.bsky.social's thoughts on why this regional imbalance sets a dangerous precedent for UK R&D:
www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
N8 responds to announcement of institutions selected for the Global Talent Visa Scheme - N8 Research Partnership
On July 18th, it was announced that ten UK research universities are to be awarded around £4.5 million each from the UK government’s £54 million Global Talent Fund, designed to attract world-class int...
www.n8research.org.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Head to our website to read @annettebramley.bsky.social's thoughts on why this regional imbalance sets a dangerous precedent for UK R&D:
www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
www.n8research.org.uk/n8-responds-...
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Northern England misses out entirely as 10 UK research universities get about £4.5m each from Global Talent Fund to attract international scientists www.timeshighereducation.com/news/golden-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Golden triangle shines as UK names Global Talent Fund recipients
Universities and institutes to receive funding to pay to relocate 60 to 80 researchers, with five of 12 winners hailing from Greater South East region
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Northern England misses out entirely as 10 UK research universities get about £4.5m each from Global Talent Fund to attract international scientists www.timeshighereducation.com/news/golden-... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
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Strength in science can help the UK find its place in a changing world.
Wellcome has published a new report on how the UK can be the global partner of choice for R&D, and why investing in science supports diplomacy and security as well as economic growth.
Wellcome has published a new report on how the UK can be the global partner of choice for R&D, and why investing in science supports diplomacy and security as well as economic growth.
July 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Strength in science can help the UK find its place in a changing world.
Wellcome has published a new report on how the UK can be the global partner of choice for R&D, and why investing in science supports diplomacy and security as well as economic growth.
Wellcome has published a new report on how the UK can be the global partner of choice for R&D, and why investing in science supports diplomacy and security as well as economic growth.
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I am writing a policy pamphlet. Here are all the ways to demonstrate I don't really have a policy answer, that I need to avoid:
a. You call for a "national conversation or debate"
b. You suggest that what is needed is “a change in culture”
1/
a. You call for a "national conversation or debate"
b. You suggest that what is needed is “a change in culture”
1/
July 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am writing a policy pamphlet. Here are all the ways to demonstrate I don't really have a policy answer, that I need to avoid:
a. You call for a "national conversation or debate"
b. You suggest that what is needed is “a change in culture”
1/
a. You call for a "national conversation or debate"
b. You suggest that what is needed is “a change in culture”
1/
This- always use the mic. Don't even ask. Its not about you- its about the people that have accessibility needs in the audience. The rest can wait 20s for the mic to catch up.
Eurgh, there was a "do I need to use the mic?" guy.
Everyone said it was fine, but I took too long to process the question (bc that's harder for me without the mic) so didn't have a chance to object before he launched into the talk.
Seriously folks, just always use the mic.
#Metascience2025
Everyone said it was fine, but I took too long to process the question (bc that's harder for me without the mic) so didn't have a chance to object before he launched into the talk.
Seriously folks, just always use the mic.
#Metascience2025
July 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This- always use the mic. Don't even ask. Its not about you- its about the people that have accessibility needs in the audience. The rest can wait 20s for the mic to catch up.