SCONUL Top Concerns Survey 2010

With thanks to Chris West of Swansea University who organised it, SCONUL have announced the posting of the 2010 Top Concerns Survey on their website at
http://www.sconul.ac.uk/members/topconcerns/report2010.pdf

Mapping the needs of a generation

Emerging findings from a major three-year research study into the
information-seeking behaviour of doctoral students have highlighted the need
for far greater understanding of the generation born between 1982 and 1994 –
commonly dubbed Generation Y.

Researchers of Tomorrow was commissioned by the British Library and JISC to
establish a benchmark for research behaviour, against which future
generations can be measured – and also to provide guidance for librarians
and information specialists on how best to meet the research needs of
Generation Y scholars.

See http://www.researchersoftomorrow.net for more findings.

THE annual Student Experience Survey

The Times Higher Education’s annual Student Experience Survey highlights a host of institutions bent on making the university experience first rate in every way.  Welsh institutions scored very well, taking three of the top 15 places. Aberystwyth University (eighth) led the field ahead of Swansea University (tenth) and Bangor University (15th).

The story and links to the tables are here:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=404989&c=2

RAE 2008: the results

As the findings of the final research assessment exercise are released, you will find results, analysis and reaction at:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=404786&c=2 and http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/rae