Author

Richard Harrison

Deputy Secretary

Richard Harrison is Deputy Secretary at the University of York, but is writing in a personal capacity

4 pieces

Newest first, since January 2023

23 June 2025 · Comment
Moving beyond the quality wars
Richard Harrison traces the contours of the OfS era of the quality wars – and asks whether a new settlement is in sight
31 March 2023 · Analysis
What’s happened to autonomy and peer review?
The demission of the QAA as Designated Quality Body appears to Richard Harrison to be another step in a long and concerning retreat from academic autonomy
24 January 2023 · Comment
What next for TEF?
TEF submissions are in, but does the Teaching Excellence Framework have a future? Richard Harrison weighs up the options.
11 January 2023 · Comment
Benchmarks are reference points, so why do so many see them as requirements?
More coverage of QAA subject benchmarks over the Christmas break prompted Richard Harrison to consider how the benchmarks are really used and perceived in universities.