Debbie McVitty

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Debbie McVitty

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216 pieces

Newest first, since February 2011 · page 10 of 11

  1. · SUs · Members

    Tackling the BaME attainment gap (archived)

    This is a webinar for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

  2. · Comment

    Beyond getting bums off seats – moving forward on executive pay

    Heads of institution attending remuneration committees damages the sectors’ reputation. But for Debbie McVitty there are larger questions to be answered on executive pay in HE

  3. · SUs · Members

    What can London tell us about retaining students?

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  4. · Comment

    Higher education needs an answer to the value question

    Debbie McVitty argues that the sector needs to grasp the nettle on making claims for the value of higher education.

  5. · SUs · Members

    The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey on: learning and teaching

    This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in the menu above.

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  6. · Comment

    A politically acceptable system of student finance?

    Debbie McVitty analyses research on attitudes towards the student finance system among students, graduates and the general population and questions whether this should be used as basis for policymaking.

  7. · Policy Watch

    The Augar review: the essential overview for HE

    Your first cut-out-and-keep guide to the Augar Review’s key recommendations for higher education.

  8. · Analysis

    Wonkhe 360: an introduction

    The 2019 edition of our annual health check on UK higher education has arrived.

  9. · People

    “The more universities are thinking about value for money, the better the sector looks”

    Debbie McVitty sits down with education committee member James Frith MP to discuss how the higher education sector comes across to parliamentarians.

  10. · SUs · Members

    Why postgraduate taught students are about to move up SUs’ priority list

    The student experience for postgraduate taught students is coming under increased scrutiny. Debbie McVitty summaries the key issues. This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs page in t

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  11. · SUs · Members

    Should we manage, meet, or transform student expectations?

    The most recent HEPI/AdvanceHE student experience survey shows a gap between student expectations and reality. What should we do about it? This is a briefing for Wonkhe SUs subscribers. To find out more go to the SUs pag

    With Wonkhe SUs explainer

  12. · Comment

    The politics of the great recruitment crisis

    Debbie McVitty considers the range of less than palatable political options for planning for rapid student number growth over the next decade.

  13. · Comment

    Tackling sexual violence and harassment in higher education

    Debbie McVitty meets the pioneers tackling sexual violence and harassment in universities.

  14. · Comment

    Universities deserve better than analogue leaders in a digital age

    If today’s leadership of higher education isn’t fit for purpose, what should come next?

    With Mark Leach

  15. · Comment

    The Civic University Commission signals a new way of setting policy agendas

    Debbie McVitty argues that the Civic University Commission signals a new approach to policy leadership in the vacuum left by the demise of the higher education funding council.

  16. · Comment

    We all need to take responsibility for racial inequalities in higher education

    Debbie McVitty argues that we are all accountable for changing the culture to tackle racial inequality in HE

  17. · Policy Watch

    A beginner’s guide to post-qualification admissions

    PQA is an old idea, but keeps resurfacing. As a new report is published, we take a detailed look at the policy and why it refuses to die.

  18. · Comment

    Proposed Quality Code how do I love thee not? Let me count the ways…

    Jack Aitken gives a quality director’s perspective on the quality code, after the consultation deadline last week.

  19. · Comment

    Growth in degree apprenticeships mustn’t endanger social mobility

    Mark Dawe of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) warns what more degree apprenticeships could mean for social mobility

  20. · Comment

    Skills in the arts, humanities and social sciences have never been needed more

    It’s not all about STEM. Ian Diamond introduces new research by the British Academy on arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS).