Rob Behrens CBE is Senior Adviser to the European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education, and former Chief Executive of the OIA.
3 pieces
Newest first, since June 2015
· Comment
No sector is an island: autonomy and accountability must be balanced
If the HE sector is unhappy about the new burdens of regulation, it should ask itself why the government has felt it necessary to impose new rules.
· Comment
What Alex Ferguson tells us about university leadership
On the publication of Sir Alex Ferguson’s new book on leadership, Rob Behrens wonders if there are any lessons that university leaders should draw from the world of football and the man himself.
· Analysis
Public trust and the higher education ombudsman
Ten years after its founding, OIA’s chief executive Rob Behrens reflects on the role of the independent adjudicator in higher education – and all the sector has learned about complaints and public trust in universities.