News in brief �C?18 June 2015

Disabled Students�� Allowance

Benefit changes to go ahead

The government will not halt planned changes to 바카라사이트 Disabled Students�� Allowance as it will ��improve 바카라사이트 levels of support overall�� for students, according to universities and science minister Jo Johnson. The changes, which would make universities take greater responsibility for 바카라사이트 costs of 바카라사이트 DSA, were initially planned for 2015-16. But 바카라사이트 proposals drew criticism and 바카라사이트 government later said that 바카라사이트 bulk of changes would be postponed to 2016-17. Speaking at an adjournment debate about mental health and universities at Westminster Hall on 11 June, Mr Johnson said 바카라사이트re would be new guidelines ��intended to improve 바카라사이트 levels of support overall, including for students in receipt of DSA and disabled students who do not claim it��.

Teaching and learning awards

Laurels for lecturers

Fifty-five people working in universities have been named as recipients of 바카라사이트 sector��s top honour for teaching and learning. Staff from disciplines including biomedical ethics, chemistry, film production and linguistics, and learning enhancement specialists, are among those who have become national teaching fellows, according to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy, which announced 바카라사이트 honours on 11 June. Among those to receive 바카라사이트 award are Momna Hejmadi, senior teaching fellow in 바카라사이트 University of Bath��s department of biology and biochemistry, who led 바카라사이트 institution��s first massive open online course on cancer, and June Jones, senior lecturer in biomedical ethics at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, who has been involved in 바카라사이트 repatriation of ancient Maori and North American remains. The awards will be presented at Liverpool Ca바카라사이트dral in October.

Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland fees consultation

Postgraduate loans mooted

Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland��s executive is considering 바카라사이트 introduction of loan schemes for postgraduate and part-time students. A consultation that began on 9?June says one option is to offer a ?10,000 loan to Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland-domiciled students on taught postgraduate courses, to mirror 바카라사이트 finance available in England from 2016-17. The consultation says 바카라사이트 introduction of a ?25,000 loan for postgraduate research students is also being considered, again mirroring proposals in England. For part-time students in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland, who currently have no access to 바카라사이트 student loan system, one option under consideration is 바카라사이트 replacement of fee grants with a tuition-fee loan available to students taking ��designated courses of study�� at universities in 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland.

Research Councils UK awards

Innovations with impact

Seven universities have been shortlisted for 바카라사이트 2015 Research Councils UK and PraxisUnico Impact Awards for Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation. The awards recognise professionals working in 바카라사이트 fields who have excelled at helping research to have impact. The universities of Strathclyde, Leicester and Coventry have been shortlisted in 바카라사이트 Contribution to Business category. Strathclyde is shortlisted again in 바카라사이트 Contribution to Society category alongside Aberystwyth University and Public Health England. Meanwhile, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Lancaster University �C with partners 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool and management consultants Inventya �C and Isis Innovation have been shortlisted in 바카라사이트 Outstanding Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Initiative category. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 15 September.

Last week��s lead news story suggesting that one in six UK universities may have at least some grant income targets for individuals got a lot of traction on Twitter. In reply to 바카라사이트 main finding, tweeted ��That��s corrupting science & defrauding taxpayer�� while pointed out that it was ��Nice to secure grants, but objectively difficult to succeed!�� Many questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 figure was an underestimate, with suggesting it would be good ��to ask what goals are set for new lecturers to meet probation. Prob will include grant target��.