Paul Greatrix is an HE expert and was until recently Registrar at the University of Nottingham.
11 pieces
Newest first, since October 2014
· Comment
Registrars assembling – the history of the Association of Heads of University Administration
Who are AHUA? Paul Greatrix charts the sector body’s backstory from 1939 to the present
· Comment
Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote
A general election is coming – but it could be at an awkward time. Bess Mayhew and Paul Greatrix discuss the easy way to ensure students are registered to vote
With Bess Mayhew
· Comment
Sampling isn’t the answer to the OfS B4 requirement burden
It now looks like providers won’t need to retain every piece of assessed work for five years. But for Paul Greatrix, even retaining a sample represents a burden
· Comment
It’s time to unlock students’ voices
As new guidance on getting students registered to vote is published, Bess Mayhew and Paul Greatrix call on universities to automate the admin
With Bess Mayhew and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
These boots are made for checking
What’s going on with quality and standards regulation in England? Paul Greatrix brings us up to speed.
· Comment
Enabling social mobility means taking risks
Michael Young, Annie Willingham, Jonathan Grant, Paul Greatrix and Christopher Hale consider how OfS might resolve some of its ongoing challenges
With Michael Young, Annie Willingham, Jonathan Grant and Chris Hale
· Comment
Build Back Higher: Regulation fit for a different future
Johnny Rich, Dorothy Chirwa, and Paul Greatrix ask questions of the way regulation could change in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With Johnny Rich and Dorothy Chirwa
· Stacks
Multi-storey: the Wonkhe Car Parking Ranking 2021
Wonkhe’s annual and not-entirely-serious ranking of universities by ease of parking returns. And we have a new number one.
With David Kernohan
· Stacks
Hard standing: the Wonkhe Car Parking Ranking 2020
Tongue firmly in cheek, David Kernohan and Paul Greatrix rank universities according to their ease of parking, and announce the 2020 Wonkhe Car Parking University (College) of the Year
With David Kernohan
· Analysis
Let’s go fly a kite: Running and regulating universities
Top wonks from across the sector share their ideas for the running, governing and regulating of universities.
With Smita Jamdar, Jo Grady and Jim Dickinson
· People
Managing your career in HE administration
Surprisingly, ‘Managing Your Career in Higher Education Administration’ is possibly the first book in the UK covering careers in university administration. And as these careers evolve and grow in a changing sector, it’s