6 Sep 2013

The AQA A level science HE Expert Panel

Just a quick update on the work of one of our new Committee members, Mike Bramhall, on behalf of the Engineering Professors' Council.... The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) has...

30 Aug 2013

Government review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: call for evidence – research and development

The Foreign Secretary launched the Balance of Competences Review in Parliament on 12 July 2012. This follows the Coalition’s commitment to examine the balance of competences between the UK and...

18 Jul 2013

Feedback to members of our input to CaSE meeting with Science Minister

The Campaign for Science and Engineering, of which EPC is a subscribing member, met recently with David Willetts, having collated input from its members.  Here is their summary of the...

8 Jul 2013

Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Committee (RIKT)

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2 Jul 2013

BIS announces "investment in postgraduate study"

£75 million investment in removing barriers to postgraduate study Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be supported in postgraduate study with up to £125 million of extra funding, Universities and Science...

2 Jul 2013

Universities UK International Conference: report from EPC Chair of EES working group

Our "roving reporter" Professor Clive Neal-Sturgess reports from the International Conference held at UUK last week. Well, the headline was that Europe is "back on the agenda" with the UK  so heavily...

25 Jun 2013

Education, Employability and Skills Committee (EES)

One of the EPC's standing committees reporting to the EPC Board, the Education, Employability & Skills Committee leads the EPC's work on all higher educational matters surrounding the content, outcomes...

11 Nov 2013

Westminster Higher Education Forum - Implementing Open Access

Guest of Honour: Professor Martin Hall, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford and Chair, UK Open Access Implementation Group Delegates at this timely seminar will assess the challenges and opportunities presented by...

28 Nov 2013

The future for UK manufacturing - challenges ahead for policy following the Foresight Project

Westminster Business Forum Keynote Seminar The future for UK manufacturing - challenges ahead for policy following the Foresight Project with Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government...

19 Sep 2013 - 20 Sep 2013

International Conference on Manufacturing Research 2013

The 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013) The International Conference on Manufacturing Research is a major event for academics and industrialists engaged in manufacturing research.  Held annually in the UK...

24 Jun 2013

2013 Manufacturing Professors Forum and Dinner

We now have a strong programme for our 10th annual meeting around the theme ‘The Future of Manufacturing’. Speakers will include the manufacturing heads from BIS, EPSRC and TSB, industrialists from...

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