Are you a UK-based, humanities and social sciences researcher interested in the ERC Advanced Research Grant? Join our webinar next week to find out more about the call and enhance your research proposal's chances of success. Register now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/europ…

New analysis from the The Royal Society shows just how high UK visa costs for researchers are compared to upfront costs for similar visa routes in 13 other countries. Here, we take a look at how the UK compares to countries in the G7 included in the analysis 🔍⤵️ 1/5

Our election analysis on FE and HE gill wyness

The UK’s two main political parties both want to improve the nation’s numeracy. But what’s the evidence on the long-term returns to maths education? Our new policy briefing outlines the evidence from the CLS cohorts ➡️ bit.ly/3RQXNaM

Some thoughts on what a new government might focus on for R and D researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Some thoughts on the priorities for R and D for the new government researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Season 6 of the We Society is here! In this ep. Will Hutton invites Jagjit S. Chadha, Jo Johnson, Prof Catherine Needham & Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE to discuss the policy actions they would like to see regarding the economy, climate crisis, adult social care & universities. ➡️podfollow.com/the-we-society…

Mid-career in academia is tough. So I’m really pleased we’ve opened the call for The British Academy mid-career fellowships. These free you from administrative commitments for a period of 6-12 months, to devote to the completion of a major piece of research thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-ca…

Thrilled to share the latest episode of Academy of Social Sciences’s We Society podcast. Director of the Leverhulme Trust Professor Anna Vignoles joins Will Hutton to discuss equity and value in education, the importance of Further Education, and society’s role in what must be a collective

I enjoyed talking to Will Hutton on the Academy of Social Sciences podcast about the importance of skills and investing in education podfollow.com/the-we-society… The Leverhulme Trust

In case you missed it yesterday, a podcast where Will Hutton and I talk about the importance of basic skills, Further Education and the fantastic research we fund here The Leverhulme Trust Academy of Social Sciences

Thanks to Research Outreach for enabling me to talk about why we support fundamental research right across and between the disciplines

ICYMI: the Trust’s Director, Professor Anna Vignoles, talks to @williamnhuttonabout about the importance of basic skills, Further Education, and the excellent research we fund here The Leverhulme Trust in the latest episode of Academy of Social Sciences’s We Society podcast. ▶️podfollow.com/the-we-society…

There is overwhelming evidence that the education system in England leaves too many young people behind. Education inequalities | Christine Farquharson, Sandra McNally, Imran Tahir | IFS Deaton Review | ⁦Institute for Fiscal Studies⁩ academic.oup.com/ooec/article/3…

Good luck to all those getting their A level and vocational qualification grades today 🤞🤞Lots of good options out there regardless of your results 😁

The UK remains a very unequal economy in terms of labour market outcomes. | Inequality and the labour market | IFS Deaton Review | Oxford Open Economics academic.oup.com/ooec/article/3…

The Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture is awarded to Professor Hannah Fry for her prolific science communication activity as the foremost populariser of maths in the country who continues to inspire young people to pursue maths and physics in fun and exciting

.Prof Becky Francis writes exclusively for Tes detailing what she and her panel will - and will not - be looking at in the curriculum and assessment review This is commendable transparency and a very useful outline from Becky. tes.com/magazine/analy…

Some good news here about UK participation in Horizon Europe.