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Claire Taylor

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Claire Taylor

Claire Taylor is Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive at Plymouth Marjon University. She is a Professor of Education and previously held senior executive roles at Wrexham University, St Mary’s University Twickenham, and Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln. Claire is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), a Fellow of the Staff and Educational Developers Association (FSEDA) a member of Advance HE’s Leadership and Management Strategic Advisory Group and a former TEF Panel member. She writes in a personal capacity for Wonkhe.

11 pieces

Newest first, since May 2018

  1. · Comment

    University leaders can be more adventurous in championing each other’s institutions

    Plymouth Marjon vice chancellor Claire Taylor ponders what it would take for different universities to overcome their competitive interests to usher in a new era of mutual advocacy

  2. · Comment

    Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

    Claire Taylor makes the case for a corporate social responsibility levy to fix the country’s ailing public sector

  3. · Comment

    Online learning is not the enemy

    Claire Taylor and Stefanie Hartley argue that it’s not online learning that is the enemy, but a narrow view of learner diversity and learning needs.

    With Stefanie Hartley

  4. · Comment

    Ask not what you might do, but why you’re doing it

    Building back higher demands tough questions of the university sector, especially its leaders. Claire Taylor explores how asking Why? can help move from the operational to the inspirational.

  5. · Comment

    Just another brick in a wall

    Claire Taylor and Andrea Buttle discuss how risk mitigation will impact the timetable and, ultimately, the student experience.

    With Andrea Buttle

  6. · Comment

    Re-imagining decision making, after Covid-19

    For Claire Taylor, we need new ways of working and new ways of making decisions to address the aftermath of Covid-19

  7. · Comment

    2020: a space (and timetabling) odyssey

    A return to a socially distanced campus presents unique challenges to timetablers and estates teams. Claire Taylor and Andrea Buttle set out current thinking.

    With Andrea Buttle

  8. · Comment

    Wicked problems: what’s the future of assessment?

    Over-emphasis on assessment could limit students’ experience and create the conditions for essay mills to flourish. Claire Taylor and Douglas Blackstock approach the problem from different directions.

    With Douglas Blackstock

  9. · Comment

    Hard-working… or working too hard?

    Long working hours are endemic in academic culture, and Claire Taylor thinks that those at the top should be setting an example.

  10. · Analysis

    University and Students’ Union strategies: can two hearts beat as one?

    Strategic planning in universities and students’ unions usually takes place independently, but Claire Taylor, James Dawson and Sarah Ellis think more can be done to bring the processes closer together

    With James Dawson and Sarah Ellis

  11. · Analysis

    The possibilities and pitfalls of using TEF as an enhancement tool

    Claire Taylor of Wrexham Glyndŵr University looks at TEF from a quality enhancement perspective, and considers her institutional options.