Author
Simon Marginson
Simon Marginson is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford
6 pieces
Newest first, since November 2015
· Comment
When nativism and deglobalisation meet the sagging bottom line
The higher education sector is caught trying to be global while national politics push hard in the other direction. Simon Marginson looks for balance
· Comment
Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England
Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery
· Analysis
How could income contingent loans work better?
Income contingent tuition loans as a component of state support for higher education are a key legacy of the 1997 Dearing Report. Simon Marginson asks how the current system could work better for everyone.
· Analysis
What about public goods in higher education?
“It is notable that high fees reduce both the net private benefits and the public benefits of higher education.” – Simon Marginson lays out some of the economic arguments for a sector finance rethink.
· Comment
Performance management is here to stay, but TEF needs a rethink
TEF’s proxy metrics are not sufficiently reliable for evaluating university performance, and may lead to perverse incentives, argues Simon Marginson.
· Policy Watch
The Centre for Global Higher Education gets to work
As the new Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) based at the UCL Institute of Education gets to work this week, its Director Simon Marginson sets out the future of this project, which is of huge importance to higher