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Do we need a league table of scholars produced by Silicon Valley?

by Lawrie Phipps

21/11/24

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AI isn’t a tool, it’s an environment

by Josh Thorpe

21/11/24

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Supporting outstanding transitions from school and college to university

by Gaby Sumner

21/11/24

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What do students spend hardship funds on, and how can providers help?

by Peter Gray

20/11/24

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VAT is not always the barrier to shared services that it is thought to be

by John Rippon

19/11/24

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Credit for pre-university programmes in the US and New Zealand

by Alexandra Lyons

19/11/24

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Governing bodies need to prepare and plan now for a different future

by Huw Morris

18/11/24

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Is it reasonable to expect higher education institutions to be more business-like?

by Debbie McVitty

18/11/24

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Universities need a plan to manage future HE provision. So does the government

by Jim Dickinson

18/11/24

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What’s it really like being a staff governor?

by Jonny Exon

15/11/24

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Higher education postcard: Senate House, University of London

by Hugh Jones

15/11/24

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Relations between academic and professional staff may be at an all-time high

by David Meech Mazumdar

14/11/24

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The doctoral journey should be difficult. But only intellectually

by Richard Budd

13/11/24

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The sector needs a more credible position on credit transfer

by Brooke Storer-Church

12/11/24

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How to better understand students’ sense of belonging

by David Gilani

12/11/24

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Universities may be a priority for reform but they are not a priority for investment

by Rachel Wolf

11/11/24

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Foundation year cuts need a rethink

by Stephen Leech

11/11/24

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Higher education postcard: Humboldt University of Berlin

by Hugh Jones

8/11/24

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Some providers are cutting financial support for students – with OfS’ blessing

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/24

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Why we need students to act more like consumers

by Louise Taylor

8/11/24

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Access and participation planning gains a regional dimension

by David Kernohan

7/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/24

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Building community is as important as counselling wait times for student mental health

by Livia Scott

7/11/24

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Planning a market exit

by Holly Duglan

6/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson increases fees by 3.1 per cent

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

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Seizing the current policy moment – from cost-savings to radical efficiency

by Justine Andrew

4/11/24

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Scotland’s universities still have another budget to contend with

by Claire McPherson

4/11/24

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Universities are actors in knowledge diplomacy

by Tim Gore

4/11/24

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How can universities harness our influence to be a global force for good?

by Jane Norman

4/11/24

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Academics need an academic freedom ombuds

by Jim Dickinson

1/11/24

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The state revoked her visa. The state lost at tribunal

by Jim Dickinson

1/11/24

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Higher education postcard: Tottenham Polytechnic

by Hugh Jones

1/11/24

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How to run a university careers service in difficult times

by Mike Grey

30/10/24

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Student bus travel should be free

by Mack Marshall

29/10/24

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The value of history

by Emma Griffin

29/10/24

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Higher education could do more to capture and promote the global value of a UK degree

by Rachel MacSween

28/10/24

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How to learn from cases of student death by suicide

by Robert Abrahart

25/10/24

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Universities need a value proposition

by Paul Phillips

25/10/24

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Higher education postcard: the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

by Hugh Jones

25/10/24

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Improving our engagement with the sector

by Susan Lapworth

24/10/24

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SU bars in hospitals or hospitals in SU bars?

by Jim Dickinson

23/10/24

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What OfS could learn from film regulation (and toasters)

by Mack Marshall

23/10/24

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The UK will need to do more to reassure international applicants if it wants to remain a first choice destination

by Simon Emmett

23/10/24

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The contribution of the mathematical sciences runs wide and deep

by Alison Etheridge

22/10/24

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Understanding the impact of professional development

by Christine Jones

22/10/24

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Higher education, industrial strategy, and the importance of place

by Arnab Basu

21/10/24

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The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

by Ben Rogers

21/10/24

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Universities collaborating for the good of our regions is fast becoming a policy imperative

by Peter O'Brien

21/10/24

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Universities must address menopause in the workplace

by Kristine Brance

18/10/24

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Yes but where does all the time go?

by Jim Dickinson

18/10/24

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Higher education postcard: Exeter revisited

by Hugh Jones

18/10/24

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Stepping across disciplines for experiential learning brings threats to academic identity

by Kate Black

16/10/24

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Are innovation and quality assurance compatible?

by Julie Hulme

15/10/24

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Beware the lure of simplicity in reforming the Research Excellence Framework

by James Wilsdon

14/10/24

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The Research Excellence Framework cannot carry the can for the whole research ecosystem

by James Coe

14/10/24

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An effective personal academic tutor system may require specialist academic support

by Rachel Maxwell

11/10/24

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Developing a community of practice around leadership challenges in personal tutoring

by David Grey

11/10/24

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Collective responsibility, collective action to prevent student suicide

by Jo Smith

11/10/24

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Higher education postcard: Bumps

by Hugh Jones

11/10/24

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There should be hope for a fairer sector beyond what the UUK blueprint offers

by Sol Gamsu

10/10/24

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That thing where I had to sit in front of all the staff

by Simon Varwell

10/10/24

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Universities can build trust through creative public engagement

by Joan Concannon

9/10/24

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The question on regulating franchised provision isn’t how, it’s why

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/24

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The Ofsted reports that raise questions about the wider tertiary system

by Michael Salmon

7/10/24

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Making students feel like citizens not tourists

by Mack Marshall

4/10/24

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Higher education postcard: Leuven, Belgium

by Hugh Jones

4/10/24

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The case for rethinking peer review in REF

by Anna Morgan-Thomas

3/10/24

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Ten things that could feature in a new International Education Strategy

by Jim Dickinson

3/10/24

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Student and staff wellbeing is shaped by university surroundings

by Susan Wilbraham

2/10/24

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Like, about six things we learned from the July OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

1/10/24

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Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding

by James Coe

30/09/24

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A blueprint for change needs students at its centre

by Jim Dickinson

30/09/24

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Apprenticeships work best when they work for everyone

by Dan Lally

30/09/24

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Fees of £10,500 would be a return to the policies of 2017

by David Kernohan

28/09/24

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Bridging the gap between mainstream and higher education

by Zahara Chowdhury

28/09/24

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The allure of collaborative advantage and the danger of collaborative inertia

by Nic Beech

27/09/24

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How to become competent over competence standards

by Duncan Abrahart

27/09/24

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Higher education postcard: shields of empire

by Hugh Jones

27/09/24

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The Jacqui Smith doctrine

by Jonathan Simons

26/09/24

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Who should pay for relief for students and universities?

by Jim Dickinson

26/09/24

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Black and Asian students experience the curriculum as less culturally sensitive

by Kathleen M Quinlan

25/09/24

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Culture connects, and universities can help

by Katy Shaw

24/09/24

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OfS wants universities to define sexual misconduct using the language of courtrooms. Here’s the problem with that

by Nicola Campbell

24/09/24

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University survival will be pointless if students don’t

by Mack Marshall

23/09/24

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Efficiency and effectiveness are harder to find than to talk about

by David Kernohan

23/09/24

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To deliver on its missions, the government must support institutional diversity

by Brooke Storer-Church

20/09/24

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How to actually learn from student appeals

by Jim Dickinson

20/09/24

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Higher education postcard: Balliol College, Oxford

by Hugh Jones

20/09/24

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Principal investigators are the gatekeepers of research culture. Here’s how to better support them

by James Howard

18/09/24

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Why are international PGRs so far off the policy radar?

by James Coe

17/09/24

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Why do we all work such long hours?

by David Kernohan

16/09/24

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Preventing staff burnout makes financial as well as compassionate sense

by Kelli Wolfe

16/09/24

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Higher education postcard: LSE

by Hugh Jones

13/09/24

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Disabled students aren’t time travellers. And extra time isn’t yours to give

by Jim Dickinson

12/09/24

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Labour’s plans for renting won’t work for students. Here’s how to fix them

by Jim Dickinson

12/09/24

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The future of higher and degree apprenticeships under Labour

by Mandy Crawford-Lee

12/09/24

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Access to premium AI services is a significant concern for students

by Naima Rahman

11/09/24

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Give us some credit

by Helena Vine

10/09/24

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How to fail, with Universities UK

by Debbie McVitty

9/09/24

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