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15 global challenges that cannot be addressed by any government acting alone

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  The 15 Global Challenges  from t he Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank. 1. How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change? 2. How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict? 3. How can population growth and resources be brought into balance? 4. How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? 5. How can decisionmaking be enhanced by integrating improved global foresight during unprecedented accelerating change? 6. How can the global convergence of information and communications technologies work for everyone? 7. How can ethical market economies be encouraged to help reduce the gap between rich and poor? 8. How can the threat of new and reemerging diseases and immune micro-organisms be reduced? 9. How can education make humanity more intelligent, knowledgeable, and wise enough to address its global challenges? 10. How can shared values and new security strategies reduce ethnic conflicts,...
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Department for Education (DfE)

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Ministerial departments in the UK government

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The UK Government is divided up into departments. There are 23 ministerial departments. 1. Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) 2. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 3. Home Office (HO) 4. Cabinet Office (CO) 5. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 6. Ministry of Defence (MoD) 7. Department for Education (DfE) 8. Department of Health & Social Care 9. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport 10. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 11. Department for International Trade (DIT) 12. Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) 13. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) 14. Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities 15. Department for Transport (DfT) 16. Northern Ireland Office (NIO) 17. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland  18. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales 19. Office of the Leader of the House of Lords 20. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 21. Attorney G...
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Clusters of UK universities based on research, teaching, economic resources, academic selectivity and socioeconomic mix of students

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UK University league tables are unreliable as they are often closely bunched together at the top, middle and bottom. Don't read too much into universities placed 10 to 20 places apart – a university in 50th place is usually separated by the one in 60th by only a few percentage points. This is also why some universities ranking fluctuate from year to year – small differences in score can mean big differences in placing. For example, a small drop in the National Student Survey (NSS) may cost a university 20 places in league tables. It makes more sense to cluster universities based on similar criteria. According to DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2015.1082905 , there are 4 distinctive clusters of universities in the UK. A stark division is evident between the old pre-1992 universities and the post-1992 universities, with large differences evident in terms of research activity, economic resources, academic selectivity, and social mix. The difference between old and new universities with respect ...
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UK University Groups

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Universities in the UK commonly form alliances or groups when they share common goals, visions or characteristics. University Groups can be a useful place to start when you are looking for a list of similar institutions. The Russell Group leads the league tables in terms of almost every traditional subject (classics, maths, English etc.) and tend to ask for the highest entry requirements. The University Alliance and Million+ groups contain new (post 1992) universities and provide some specialist or modern courses that you won’t find at the more traditional institutions. These newer universities tend to be more flexible in terms of the qualifications that they accept. The GuildHE Group represents specialist institutions that focus on particular courses. Finally, the Cathedrals Group share faith-based values.  The Russell Group is a group of 24 universities with a shared focus on research and a reputation for academic achievement and includes many of the UK’s oldest and most pr...
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UK Higher Education news sources

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HEPI  is short for the Higher Education Policy Institute. It is a UK-wide, independent organisation funded by universities. Its news and reports are in-depth and data-driven. If you have times to digest articles and reports properly, HEPI is a good source of info. You can follow it on Twitter  @HEPI_news Media FHE  provides news in the UK HE and FE sector. Its HEi-know daily and weekly newsletters are very useful one-stop-shop for briefing reports, news and events.  You need to be a registered HEi-know user to access briefing reports, stories and other information and services. The daily update newsletters are sent on e very weekday morning at 8am. You can request a 30-day free trial.  After that, the Newsletter is available on an institution-wide basis. Many articles are still available without a subscription. You can follow it on Twitter  @mediafhe Wonkhe  UK HE policies and debate. Subscription to the WonkHE daily is free, but the conte...
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