Author
Peter Scott
Professor of Higher Education Studies
Peter Scott is Professor of Higher Education Studies at the UCL Institute of Education. He was the former Commissioner for Fair Access in Scotland, and a former vice chancellor of Kingston University.
5 pieces
Newest first, since January 2021
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Seeing universities as others see us
Peter Scott asks what we should learn from the popular perception of the university sector
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Across the UK, providers are struggling
In England and in Scotland universities are struggling financially. As Peter Scott notes, though the policy conversation is different the root causes are the same
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HE reform plans are about performativity and control
For Peter Scott, the announcement of restrictions on recruitment for “rip off” courses show a government concerned with good optics rather than good policy
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Higher education research: belonging, history, and practice
Camille Kandiko Howson, Peter Scott, and Liz Austen pick out key questions in higher education research
With Camille Kandiko Howson and Liz Austen
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Fair access in foul weather
Scotland’s Commissioner for Fair Access, Peter Scott, sees an opportunity to reconsider university admissions as we respond to the ongoing pandemic.