Having research users as referees will boost academic papers＊ impact Social science papers employ more rigour than policy documents do but need to be more reader-friendly, says Tim Blackman By Tim Blackman 8 December
Degree courses at further education colleges will drive UK levelling up By helping colleges deliver degrees, the OU will be fulfilling its founding mission, say Nadhim Zahawi, Tim Blackman and David Hughes By Nadhim Zahawi 5 June
England is wrong to silo academic and technical education The promise of the new lifelong learning loan allowance is undermined by the insistence on separate and impermeable tracks, says Tim Blackman By Tim Blackman 16 March
Universal higher education is the key to combating misinformation A high level of public information literacy will minimise the spread and influence of falsehood, says Tim Blackman By Tim Blackman 25 November
Microcredentials need macro-investment England＊s main skills challenge is not over-education but preparing workers for the emerging economy, says Tim Blackman By Tim Blackman 25 May
When universities select by ability, nobody wins Tim Blackman＊s vision of higher education for the 21st century is one in which students of varying abilities learn successfully together By Tim Blackman 19 May
