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Students making changes on transport

by Molly Pemberton

26/02/25

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The importance of consequential feedback

by Kathleen M Quinlan

25/02/25

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The UK-Ukraine 100 year partnership and its commitment to educational leadership

by Bo Kelestyn

24/02/25

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Research supervision in the context of REF – time for a step change?

by Karen Clegg

24/02/25

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Registrars assembling – the history of the Association of Heads of University Administration

by Paul Greatrix

21/02/25

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Five keys to success in Evaluation Capacity Building for widening participation

by Matthew Pawelski

21/02/25

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Higher education postcard: Al-Azhar University

by Hugh Jones

21/02/25

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Student mental health difficulties are on the rise, and so are inequalities

by Omar Khan

20/02/25

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What’s next in equality of opportunity evaluation?

by Julian Crockford

20/02/25

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The government’s in a pickle over fees and funding

by Jim Dickinson

20/02/25

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How we shifted institutional thinking about commuter students

by Val Yates

19/02/25

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There are real people underneath the labels we attach

by Madhavi Dubey

19/02/25

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Lessons from Australia on how to do R&D consultations well

by James Coe

18/02/25

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More engineering applications don’t make for more engineers

by Johnny Rich

18/02/25

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A sea change in student partnership

by Simon Varwell

18/02/25

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Competition law is a constraint to collaboration in HE but it need not be an impediment

by Kate Newman

17/02/25

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We are living through the legacy of unrestrained borrowing

by David Kernohan

17/02/25

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Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI

by Anton Muscatelli

16/02/25

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OfS is starting to better understand the student interest

by Jim Dickinson

14/02/25

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Strengthening partnerships between trade unions and universities

by David Conway

14/02/25

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Higher education postcard: Churchill College, Cambridge

by Hugh Jones

14/02/25

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Ignore the noise – university is overwhelmingly worth it for most

by Sally Mapstone

13/02/25

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What works for leadership in higher education now?

by Fiona Lennoxsmith

13/02/25

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The potential of educational podcasts for commuter students

by Tom Perou

12/02/25

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Curtain call on traditional time-intensive drama training

by Randall Whittaker

12/02/25

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Can knowledge exchange fix a broken economy?

by James Coe

11/02/25

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Supporting the careers of researchers means innovation, not isolation

by Richard Emes

11/02/25

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The barriers that must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets

by Denise Baker

10/02/25

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A blanket removal of funding for level 7 apprenticeships will damage government plans to boost infrastructure

by Deborah Johnston

10/02/25

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Societies that are humane are thoughtful about promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

by Debbie McVitty

8/02/25

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Predictably bad education

by David Kernohan

8/02/25

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Higher education postcard: Taxila

by Hugh Jones

7/02/25

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There’s nothing certain about the circumstances when a duty of care applies to students

by Robert Abrahart

7/02/25

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Another way of thinking about the national assessment of people, culture, and environment

by Elizabeth Gadd

6/02/25

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Why are university registrars so white?

by Ben Vulliamy

5/02/25

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Job titles matter for inclusive and meaningful work

by Russell Warhurst

5/02/25

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Getting in and getting on needs to go up the agenda, not down

by Alex Blower

4/02/25

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Filling their boots? The rationale for growing loss-making home student numbers

by Debbie McVitty

3/02/25

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The higher education sector needs to come together to renew its commitment to enhancing student engagement

by Helena Lim

3/02/25

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Shaping higher education for commuter students

by Susan Kenyon

2/02/25

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The labour of being a student nurse

by Paige Rivers

31/01/25

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Higher education postcard: University of Valladolid

by Hugh Jones

31/01/25

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Institutions may be holding themselves back by not sharing enough data

by Robert Renfree

30/01/25

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Lessons for leaders from the campus encampments

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

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How postdocs get on

by James Coe

28/01/25

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Degree apprenticeship delivery needs strengthening to realise their potential

by Kat Emms

28/01/25

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Anatomy of a higher education merger – City St George’s, University of London

by Debbie McVitty

27/01/25

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We need strategic technical leaders

by Catrin Harris

24/01/25

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Ventriloquising the student interest

by Paul Ashwin

24/01/25

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Higher education postcard: Dartington

by Hugh Jones

24/01/25

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New models of international partnership

by Henrietta O’Connor

23/01/25

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UK universities and the war in Gaza

by David Duncan

23/01/25

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Time to address disability inclusion for university staff

by Susan Wilbraham

21/01/25

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Higher education should lift students out of poverty – not trap them within it

by Lee Elliot Major

21/01/25

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Keep talking about data

by David Kernohan

20/01/25

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A higher education institution’s relationship with technology crosses all its missions

by Debbie McVitty

20/01/25

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Daring students to take risks and be wrong is key to solving the campus culture wars

by Jim Dickinson

20/01/25

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A bone of contention with secondary legislation

by David Kernohan

19/01/25

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Asking students about the challenges they face

by Lee Dibben

17/01/25

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Higher education postcard: Trinity College, Carmarthen

by Hugh Jones

17/01/25

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UK universities can support Gaza’s immediate education needs

by Zahid Pranjol

16/01/25

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The courts are slowly clarifying universities’ duty of care

by Jim Dickinson

16/01/25

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Positive change for disabled researchers might need managing and leading

by Zoe Torsney

15/01/25

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Widening access needs more flexibility

by Claire Swales

14/01/25

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No more civic washing – most universities now pay their staff a living wage

by Jonathan Grant

13/01/25

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University leaders can be more adventurous in championing each other’s institutions

by Claire Taylor

12/01/25

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Higher education postcard: University of Al Quaraouiyine

by Hugh Jones

10/01/25

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How the university can support student digital learning freedom

by Jennie Blake

10/01/25

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What gets misunderstood in the quest for policy impact

by Joe Mintz

9/01/25

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It’s time to decolonise the awarding gap

by Katharine Hubbard

8/01/25

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The research system won’t become more agile without a deeper conversation on funding

by Anton Muscatelli

7/01/25

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Unveiling the gatekeepers in PGR admissions

by Cassandra Hugill

6/01/25

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The rubbish bin theory of the student experience

by James Coe

6/01/25

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When will the reasonable adjustments merry-go-round get fixed?

by Jim Dickinson

6/01/25

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It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide

by Jim Dickinson

20/12/24

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Higher education postcard: Christ Church, Oxford

by Hugh Jones

20/12/24

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The class gap in the civic map

by James Coe

19/12/24

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Universities need leaders at every level

by Hazel Hutchison

19/12/24

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Universities want more money upfront. DfE wants proof students are really there

by Jim Dickinson

18/12/24

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Widening participation students have much to teach us

by Karen Kenny

18/12/24

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Alternatives to the essay can be inclusive and authentic

by Gemma Ahearne

17/12/24

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Higher education in England needs a special administration regime

by Neil Smyth

16/12/24

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The data dark ages

by David Kernohan

15/12/24

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Collaboration is key when it comes to addressing harassment and sexual misconduct

by Ellen Engstrom

13/12/24

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Higher education postcard: May Morning

by Hugh Jones

13/12/24

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Global citizenship isn’t a straightforward concept for students

by Madeleine Pownall

12/12/24

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Student experience must be at the heart of the new International Education Strategy

by Anne Marie Graham

11/12/24

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Complex and insufficient – Scottish student income doesn’t match the expenditure

by Jim Dickinson

11/12/24

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Institutional silos are making it harder to build learning environments for student success

by Debbie McVitty

11/12/24

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University research can ensure that AI benefits society

by Itegbeyogene Patrick Ezekiel

11/12/24

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It is possible to tame higher education’s wicked problems – here’s how

by Claire Hamshire

10/12/24

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The realities of student transfer

by Charlotte Corrish

10/12/24

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A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation

by Mark Taylor

9/12/24

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It’s okay not to be okay sometimes

by Jim Dickinson

9/12/24

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Learning development should be at the heart of conversations about academic support

by Ed Bickle

6/12/24

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Higher education postcard: the university chancellor

by Hugh Jones

6/12/24

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DfE reaches its “second” stage milestone on mental health. Are we nearly there yet?

by Jim Dickinson

5/12/24

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How to make premium funding fairer

by Dani Payne

5/12/24

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