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Building Bridges to Beijing?

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor David Law, Academic Director: Global Partnerships at Keele University. As part of this work, in September 2023 I joined a mission of Vice-Chancellors, Pro-VCs, and senior staff from 20 UK universities. We visited Beijing, Shanghai, and some other cities.

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OLAY and Coursera launch cosmetic science Specialization to bridge the gender gap in STEM

Coursera blog

Our partnership with OLAY comes at an important time for careers in STEM. As of 2023, women’s representation remains low, comprising just over one quarter of the overall STEM workforce. Women and women of color are encouraged to apply.* OLAY is committed to positively impacting the STEM pipeline and supporting all women in STEM.

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Inclusive research agendas: what’s excluded?

SRHE

These facets can lead to extreme workloads, extreme discomfort, bullying and sometimes harassment routinely endured by members of both the academic community and the student body.

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To meaningfully support GCSE attainment, the sector needs to dismantle its assumption of educational expertise and start collaborating effectively

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Alex Blower, Access and Participation Manager at Arts University Bournemouth. Over the last two years, pressure from policymakers for university outreach teams to play a strategic, proactive role in supporting the GCSE attainment of young people from underrepresented backgrounds has gradually increased.

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Four initial steps to take when launching a diversity enrollment strategy

EAB

They specifically want to increase the presence of underrepresented racial and socioeconomic student populations on campus. Chances are, your campus leaders are asking a similar question: How can we enroll and retain a more diverse student body? Use these guidelines to recruit and enroll more underrepresented students. .

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Leicester – A super diverse-city

HEPI

In the blog below, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, describes the opportunities and challenges this presents. Not for the first time, Leicester lays claim to be a unique place in the UK. Leicester’s super-diversity has made our research more distinctive and world-changing.

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The SAT and ACT Are Less Important Than You Might Think

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Policy More than 80 percent of U.S. At the time, many college officials noted that health concerns and other logistics associated with test-taking made them want to reduce student stress and risk. One critique is simple: standardized tests aren’t that useful at measuring a student’s potential.

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