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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 21/05/2025

We have signed two Memoranda of Understanding this week during the Education World Forum – with the Higher Education Commission of Mauritius, and with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan. Find out more below 👇 Mauritius: tinyurl.com/3un5h85y Kazakhstan: tinyurl.com/5x98c55v

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 17/03/2025

We are pleased to have received approval from the Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training to continue conducting accreditation at institutional level in Viet Nam, which supports our mission to contribute to the development of international cultures of quality. Read more: tinyurl.com/y8rntta4

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Two brill articles in @wonkhe.bsky.social today 🤓 One from @dkernohan.bsky.social on precisely how providers cut costs wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi... Particularly helpful in demonstrating where these choices have a direct impact on factors that make up a high quality learning experience

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

God bless public libraries and their easy printing software to save millennials who don’t live in flats big enough to own their own printer

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 14/02/2025

On Tuesday, colleagues Ruth and Helena ran a workshop at the HE Professional Franchising conference, gathering feedback on Principle 8 of the Advice and Guidance that scaffolds the UK Quality Code for Higher Education 2024 (www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-...), which we are developing with the HE sector.

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 11/02/2025

Our first PVC International Network of 2025 takes place tomorrow! Don't miss out: 📅 Wednesday 12 February ⏰ 09:00 -10:00am UK time 📍 Online We'll be joined by Erika Boak, EU Education Director at the British Council, who will discuss the BC's priorities in Europe. Sign up 👉 tinyurl.com/2jxej5rr

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 06/02/2025

We are growing! Since last summer, our pool of reviewers, visitors and assessors has doubled from around 300 colleagues to more than 600 today. Read more ➡️ lnkd.in/ewac7YkV

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Were UK universities only able to fund 2/3s of their research back before Brexit too? Or did Brexit worsen the gap?

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Dr Mary Jacob L&T @maryjacob.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The Quality Insights conference organised by @qaaforhe.bsky.social looks like one not to miss! Loads about compassionate assessment and other topics. www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Join us for Quality Insights 2025

Registration has opened for QAA's annual Quality Insights Conference, which will take place online on 26-27 February.

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 21/01/2025

Registration is now open for our Quality Insights Conference, which will take place online on 26-27 February! It will focus on themes of sustainable enhancement, dynamic quality processes, compassion in education, and institutional and curriculum reform. Sign up here 👉 events.qaa.ac.uk/yRXDyq

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 29/01/2025

Today marks the first in a series of 'Making Sense of the Gap' online events, and to coincide with this we have published a case study from De Montfort University looking at reimagining PG Certs to address inequality in higher educational practice: www.membershipresources.qaa.ac.uk/teaching-lea...

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 28/01/2025

2024 was a big year for the Access to Higher Education Diploma, as we celebrated the registration of our first million students onto AHE courses. QAA's Claire Swales tells us more in our latest blog: www.qaa.ac.uk//en/news-eve...

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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Links to guidance from QAA in GenAI shared by @evealcock.bsky.social of QAA . www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/mem... and www.qaa.ac.uk/membership/m...

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

REF panel recruitment is already under way for the 2029 cycle. Noises in OfS strategy about changes to TEF as part of integrated quality system. Bets on how different the 2027 TEF cycle will look, and when providers will be informed of changes?

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This article is helpful in reiterating the flaws of AI approaches that rely heavily on detection software (which is nigh-on impossible and long-term not desirable). Need to focus much more on detecting learning, rather than cheating. New assessment methods are the way go to

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Super exciting to see @qaaforhe.bsky.social and CDN convene over 80 students and colleagues from Scotland's colleges, universities and sector agencies to begin to design enhancement projects for Scotland's new Tertiary Enhancement Programme. Collaboration in action! www.qaa.ac.uk/scotland/new...

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QAA Scotland & CDN STEP up

More than 80 students and colleagues from Scotland's colleges, universities and sector agencies came together on Wednesday 4 December at the University of Stirling for our inaugural STEP Discovery Day...

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QAA @qaa.ac.uk · 13/12/2024

QAA has joined an increasing number of organisations in the field of education which have seen the potential of Bluesky to foster productive dialogue and the constructive interaction of ideas.

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Can we go back to a time where trains didn’t tilt when they went round corners 🥴

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Tesco express is abhorrently expensive these days

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

someone tell trainline I don't want to open booking .com every time I'm looking up train times

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Mike Ratcliffe @mike-rat.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This cannot go on, said Simon Marginson in the Drapers’ lecture. Higher Education needs to return to a balance of public and private (ie student fee) funding, but also a balance between a local/national and global missions. wonkhe.com/blogs/when-n...

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When nativism and deglobalisation meet the sagging bottom line

The higher education sector is caught trying to be global while national politics push hard in the other direction. Simon Marginson looks for balance The higher education sector is caught trying to be...

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

If you’re desire to reduce the harm to young people from social media results in you banning them from accessing it, may I suggest you’re placing restrictions on the wrong party?

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Vicki Stott @vickistott.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

In particular, the critical importance of addressing gender imbalance - “I went to school without shoes, but education was important to my father. And now I am the first woman Vice Chancellor”. Powerful. Moving. True. #GGAfrica2024 #GoingGlobalAfrica

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Omg you can now play connections in dark mode Christmas come early 😍

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Anne-Marie Canning @amcanning.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Feel like I’ve forgotten how to interact on a platform like this. Past few years on Twitter I just reposted work stuff and gave up on much else.

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Mark Leach @markleach.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Bluesky clearly reaching a tipping point from X amongst media, academics, commentariat etc. So time to take it seriously. Though have concerns for the future if BS/X just splits between obvious social and political lines. Could make it harder to know what’s going on and what people really think etc.

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

New TEF ratings just dropped

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

One of my highlights at EQAF yesterday was my fellow presenter Gaidi Faraj’s provocation: “if you’re still worried about your students using AI to cheat, I’d say to you: if you are not teaching generative AI to your students, you are cheating them” 👏

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The University of Twente looking magical yesterday evening. Looking forward to speaking at the European Quality Assurance Forum on AI today 🙌

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

After a stimulating two days at @wonkhe.bsky.social’s Festival of Higher Education in London, I’m in the Netherlands at the University of Twente for the European Quality Assurance Forum, talking about AI 🤓 #HigherEducationPolicy

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Bit brighter over here isn’t it? Follow me for musings on #highereducation policy (especially HE quality) and politics … probably

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Former Minister of State for Education, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, has written a blog to coincide with QAA’s latest policy paper. She argues for the realignment of the English quality system with internationally agreed best practice 👇 www.hepi.ac.uk/2023/10/25/t...

A quote from Baroness Tessa Blackstone which explains that the reasons for committing to the Bologna process 25 years ago are still relevant today.

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Eve Alcock @evealcock.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Bit brighter over here isn’t it? Follow me for musings on #highereducation policy (especially HE quality) and politics … probably

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