UKRI now talking about Simpler and Better Funding (SBF) programme. Jonathan taking a keen interest in this!

Jonathan now listening about ORCHID implementation from Bath, Oxford and Liverpool!

Nice day for the CEML away day at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire!!

Janet Henson from Loughborough University Organisational Development talking about goals, objectives and Smart Goal Setting

A map if anyone gets lost today at the reserve!

Lovely views from the conference room!

What would you like to acheive? Detailed group discussion now

How to be influential? Good techniques being learnt

Are we a thinker, Introvert, Feeler, Extrovert? Interesting choice of colours.

Some useful communication tips!

Matthew and Camilla now talking about their career paths and how they became Professors in Mathematical Cognition. Very interesting career advice!

A new paper about education research in the UK. Colin Foster, Hugues (Hugo) Lortie Forgues, Elizabeth Stokoe and I analysed the journal articles that were submitted to the REF education subpanel in 2021 and 2014, and tried to predict unit-level peer review outcomes. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…

Research England E3 Community of Practice Event at Aston University (Birmingham). Iro and Jonathan both attending. Nice sunny day in Birmingham!

Steven Hill, Director of Research (Research England) now speaking about the challenges in HE

The Academic Centre Director at Portsmouth University talking about their success with E3 Research England funding from round 1

University of Lincoln now talking about their paths to sustainability

Jonathan now arrived for the PRISM (UK's network for Professional Research Investment and Strategy Managers) conference in York. Nice sunny start in York 😀

Prof. Matthias Ruth, PVC for Research at York, introduces the conference. We are in the Great Hall in the Guildhall, fantastic venue!

Interesting panel meeting: Making the case for Project and Centre Managers and how crucial they are! Various views from academic, HR and PVC perspectives.

Ian Hancox from University of Warwick now talking about the Technician Commitment which Loughborough is part of