2015 Projects

SRHE is delighted to announce the following six proposals as the winners of the 2015 SRHE Research Awards (£10,000 each):

Dr. Kirsty Finn		Julie Brown accepting on behalf of Prof. Anna Jones		Prof. Bruce Macfarlane

Dr. Sue Shepherd		Dr. Karen Smith		Tristan McCowan accepting on behalf of Dr. Stuart Tannock

Everyday student mobilities: Exploring the relationship between wellbeing, inclusion and sustainability
Dr. Kirsty Finn (Lancaster University)

Student Perception of Graduate Attributes: A Signalling Theory Perspective
Professor Anna Jones (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Dr. Judy Pate (University of Glasgow)

Knowledge creation in higher education studies: an intergenerational analysis
Prof. Bruce Macfarlane (University of Southampton)

Appointing for Diversity: Can ‘Old’ Universities Learn from the Experience of the ‘New’?
Dr. Sue Shepherd (University of Kent)

What role does (or should) higher education research play in higher education policy? An exploratory study
Dr. Karen Smith (University of Hertfordshire)
Dr. Scott Fernie (Loughborough University)
Dr. Nick Pilcher (Edinburgh Napier University)

Educational Justice for All? How UK Universities Are Rethinking Educational Equality and Justice in the Context of Higher Education Internationalisation
Dr. Stuart Tannock (UCL Institute of Education, University College London)

and the following three proposals were 2015 Scoping Award winners (£5,000 each)

Dr. Ceryn Evans		Professor Linda Evans		Dr. Ourania Filippakou and Professor Catherine Montgomery

Social Participation in Wales at Age 50: a comparison of ‘elite HE system’ graduates’ and non-graduates’ engagement in civil society
Dr. Ceryn Evans (Cardiff University)

The origins and history of university professors and professorship in the UK
Professor Linda Evans (University of Leeds)

Exploring the Paradigms of Higher Education Research: Emerging Research Discourses in China and the UK
Dr. Ourania Filippakou (University of Hull)
Professor Catherine Montgomery (University of Hull)

We would like to congratulate all the above Award winners, but also to thank the many entrants to these awards for the time and effort invested in submitting these applications.