James Robson
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Associate Professor of Tertiary Education Systems, Director of @SKOPEOxford at @UniofOxford Department of Education and Research Fellow at Green Templeton
Oxford
Joined May 2009
RT @EDSKthinktank: Our post-18 education system will never reach its full potential in terms of driving growth and productivity if full-tim….
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RT @EDSKthinktank: Despite all the newspaper headlines about university finances, the Government should focus on building an integrated HE,….
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RT @LearnWorkUK: Thank you to @WorkFoundation for choosing our new #AmbitionSkills report as #Researchoftheweek! 💡📑. With the support of @c….
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RT @OxfordDeptofEd: Join the Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (@SKOPEOxford) in this exciting new postdoctoral r….
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Great to see the issue of pre-application supervisor contact being highlighted as contributing to inequalities in doctoral admissions. We also found this in the Close the Gap project at Oxford and Cambridge and are trying to find sensible solutions at the moment.
Late responses to PhD applicant enquiries and lack of signposting could contribute to poor ethnic minority representation at doctoral level, according to research by @EmilyFrascatore and co.
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Two thirds of Cambridge researchers on temporary contracts - important findings from Cambridge UCU. It reflects the precarity in the sector as a whole. I found similar stories in this project on precarious staff
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Despite the fact that precarious modes of employment have become increasingly common in academic careers, studies have shown that precarious contracts are often hidden and masked within higher educ...
Two-thirds of Cambridge researchers on temporary contracts.Scale of research precarity at top UK university and its effect on staff laid out in new report, writes Jack Grove @jgro_the
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More Mickey Mouse degree culture wars nonsense from the Tories. As usual they are unable to actually name specific degrees and can only define them in terms of outcomes and drop out rates. The problem is that apprenticeships have a far higher drop out rate than any degree program.
'What are the sort of degrees you could seek to halt?'.'That's not for me to say. '.'I think my listeners would like some examples.'. Schools minister Damian Hinds says that he would ban 'Mickey Mouse degrees', but won't say what those degrees are. @NickFerrariLBC
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Come and work in SKOPE - exciting new postdoctoral role on a project looking at tertiary education:
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RT @Stephen_EvansUK: NEW @LearnWorkUK research shows UK stalling in international skills rankings. Of 39 OECD countries, poised to be 10th….
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RT @OxfordDeptofEd: The Centre for Global Higher Education (@ResearchCGHE) welcomes its new Director David Mills, who takes over from Simo….
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RT @CityREDI: Last week, City-REDI and @Birkbeck_CIMR co-organised a “Skills for Innovation” workshop, featuring @jen_nelles from @IRCaucus….
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RT @DrNeilHarrison: 🚨 Sharing new special issue: 'Theorising educational engagement, transitions and outcomes for care‐experienced people'….
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Fantastic to see the new issue of The Mint Magazine out! Check out my article on the top three education and training missions I'd like to see in Labour's manifesto. @OxfordDeptofEd @SKOPEOxford @AoC_info @FEWeek.
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RT @themintmag: Do check out our latest issue inc @Frances_Coppola @DEhnts, @elpug, @jembendell, @Brown_Joshua_J, @ProfMartinP, @GreenRuper….
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RT @MChankseliani: Our major systematic review, 'How do international student returnees contribute to the development of their home countri….
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RT @timeshighered: Australian tertiary education commission “could become a monster”: the best way to prevent proposed oversight body going….
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RT @AlexProudfootUK: As part of our project exploring academic partnerships in the UK, @Independent_HE have today published a working paper….
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Good to see @FEWeek picking up our @SKOPEOxford and @EduPolicyInst @NuffieldFound report and highlighting the damage of massive policy churn to the post-16 E&T system across all UK nations @OxfordDeptofEd
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Governments must end the “high level” of policy churn across all four UK nations that has caused instabilities and overly complex training routes
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Fantastic to see our new @SKOPEOxford and @EduPolicyInst report on post-16 E&T across the UK out. It highlights key areas of policy divergence and some stark inequalities in participation and outcomes. @OxfordDeptofEd @AoC_info @worldskillsuk @ukEdge.
🚨NEW REPORT: UK Nations post-16 Education & Training🚨. Our report published today with @SKOPEOxford reveals major differences in post-16 education and training (E&T) across the UK nations and inequalities in outcomes for learners. 📖Read in full:
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Great to see this paper out!.
Paper from our Climate Change Education Futures in India project @SKOPEOxford @elpug generating insights into teachers’ navigation of complex knowledges around climate change, introducing a ‘certainty problematic’, and calling for more locally-specific resources.
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