Martin Hughes is passionate about higher education and writes about higher education at www.theuniversityblog.co.uk.
4 pieces
Newest first, since February 2011
· Analysis
Globalisation: Where on earth does HE start?
Universities Minister, David Willetts, recently said that the HE sector is only at the beginning of globalisation. Willetts, speaking at the launch of the book “Blue Skies”, assured that change will happen as the sector
· Comment
Why contradiction is (and always will be) higher education’s great strength
Higher education is full of contradiction. Contradiction conjures up images of uncertainty. And that makes me hopeful for the future. Universities thrive on exploration and multiple perspectives. Every institution is rif
· Comment
Has London Met changed the fee-setting game?
London Metropolitan’s recent announcement about their expected pricing structure predictably garnered headlines due to their decision to charge significantly less than 9k for all but a handful of courses. But the bigger
· Comment
The challenge of representation
How do you represent the collective interests of the HE sector? Universities UK, the representative organisation for the UK’s universities, aims to be the voice for all institutions. They attempt to “promote a successful