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Sharing and reusing data makes for excellent research

by Pete Stokes

7/08/20

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Students are hitting hard times – will they get the facts they need?

by Michelle Morgan

7/08/20

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This so called culture war is a phoney one

by Jack Harvey

7/08/20

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30 things we learned from the OfS board papers for July 2020

by David Kernohan

6/08/20

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We need a plan for student housing for the next decade

by Jim Dickinson

6/08/20

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We’ll be judged by the careers we create

by Tanita Casci

6/08/20

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How to sustain authentic learning in challenging times

by Ed Stevens

5/08/20

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Coronavirus risk assessments need to cover mental as well as physical health

by Jim Dickinson

5/08/20

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Now is a good time to strengthen collaboration over teaching

by Keith Hennigan

4/08/20

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Proposals on academic freedom would achieve anything but

by Jim Dickinson

3/08/20

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Inclusive teaching is harder then it looks – but there is a way

by Nick Cartwright

30/07/20

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What students need is to know that someone is looking out for them

by Gurbaaz Gill

30/07/20

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What have nurseries got to do with student requests for fee refunds?

by Jim Dickinson

29/07/20

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Covid-19, domestic abuse and what universities can do for students

by Chris Magill

29/07/20

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Effective professionals are central to change in our sector

by Andrew West

29/07/20

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How universities can avoid another mis-selling scandal

by Eve Alcock

28/07/20

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Trading Places reminds us about the excesses of Theresa May’s Home Office

by Tom Bailey

27/07/20

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University staff have moved mountains during Covid-19

by Joanne Marshall

27/07/20

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Student consumers, refunds, discounts and the law

by David Palfreyman

24/07/20

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We can feel the promises on race and racism fading already

by Ruqia Osman

23/07/20

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There are false dichotomies in ministerial ideas about “true student mobility”

by Julian Crockford

22/07/20

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Attention to accreditation will drive lifelong learning

by Ruth Drysdale

21/07/20

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Transforming learning is for life, not just until Christmas

by Andrew Turner

20/07/20

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Planning for September means listening to the experts

by Jackie Labbe

20/07/20

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We need to talk – dialogue in widening access

by Jo Goodman

17/07/20

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The human impact of this pandemic has implications for policy and practice

by Julie Hulme

17/07/20

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Some students are more seriously affected than others – complaints during Covid-19

by Felicity Mitchell

14/07/20

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Does Gavin Williamson mean what he says and does it matter?

by Charles Heymann

13/07/20

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Maybe this will be the government that delivers for further education

by Julian Gravatt

13/07/20

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Students want clarity but they’ll settle for empathy

by Robert Perry

10/07/20

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White people must commit to antiracist action for the long term

by Debbie McVitty

9/07/20

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Where next for modern languages?

by Seán Williams

8/07/20

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26 things we spotted in the April and May OfS board papers

by David Kernohan

7/07/20

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Covid-19 will delay and derail PGR projects

by Andrew McRae

7/07/20

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This dumbed down higher education policy won’t help the government “level up”

by Mark Leach

6/07/20

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A strange speech to widening participation practitioners

by Alex Blower

6/07/20

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The B3 bear is coming out of hibernation to close your low value provision

by Jim Dickinson

6/07/20

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Could the response to Covid-19 help build more inclusive learning environments?

by Raeesah Ellis-Haque

6/07/20

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Time to put prevention and support on the agenda for sexual violence at universities

by Clarissa Humphreys

3/07/20

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It’s time for academic-policy engagement to truly take off

by Sarah Chaytor

2/07/20

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Britain’s economic recovery relies on securing better support for mature learners

by David Latchman

1/07/20

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The untold story of university libraries in lockdown

by Matthew Shaw

1/07/20

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Regional WP is no longer enough – we need national collaboration

by Graeme Atherton

1/07/20

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Higher education needs to rethink knowledge transfer

by Marie Lall

30/06/20

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Here’s what we should do about the lockdown on work placements

by Stef Foley

30/06/20

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What can Graduate Outcomes tell us about structural inequality?

by Rosalind Lowe

29/06/20

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Universities can’t afford to be bystanders to building the post-pandemic world

by Andy Westwood

29/06/20

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Changing course? Seeking consent isn’t as simple as it looks

by Jim Dickinson

29/06/20

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Universities must be held accountable for their action on racism

by Daniel Akinbosede

29/06/20

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Black Lives Matter points towards frameworks for ethical practice in HR

by Simon Stone

29/06/20

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Re-imagining decision making, after Covid-19

by Claire Taylor

26/06/20

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Consider the castaways of remote academic working

by Eszter Szilassy

26/06/20

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Students should be partners not passengers in the Covid community recovery

by Ben Vulliamy

25/06/20

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Are shared facilities and services the ultimate “toilet paper” issue this September?

by Jim Dickinson

24/06/20

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Student number controls harm access – in ways you might not realise

by Oliver Sussat

24/06/20

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Four pillars of good practice that will help WP teams recover from Covid-19

by Ellie Mulcahy

23/06/20

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Covid-19 must not derail efforts to eliminate equality gaps

by Omar Khan

23/06/20

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Is there space for Student Space?

by Levi Pay

21/06/20

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Graduate Outcomes in a post Covid-19 world

by Charlie Ball

19/06/20

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Time to redirect internationalisation efforts where they are most needed

by Ben Webster

19/06/20

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Students won’t “miss out” if we focus on helping them grow

by Martin Perfect

18/06/20

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Mobilising the higher education sector on climate change

by Sonya Peres

17/06/20

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Will the pandemic force universities to address the challenges of copyright?

by Jane Secker

16/06/20

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Maintaining trust in university data handling

by Andrew Cormack

16/06/20

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This September, students should be able to try before they buy

by Jim Dickinson

15/06/20

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The other independently educated could miss out on HE this year

by Ros Morpeth

15/06/20

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What have we done? How not to be complicit in racism

by Randall Whittaker

15/06/20

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Why can’t the sector get in tune about September?

by Michelle Morgan

12/06/20

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What can the UK sector learn from the University of Queensland on China?

by Henry West

11/06/20

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Assessing competences could equip graduates for an uncertain post-Covid future

by Jenny Louise Lawrence

11/06/20

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Applicants and students need clarity about next years’ provision

by Susan Lapworth

10/06/20

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Why encourage complaints when we’ve already decided to ignore them?

by Jim Dickinson

10/06/20

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Tackling racism needs more than a status update

by Eireann Attridge

9/06/20

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No, the future of higher education is not online

by Simon Harper

9/06/20

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Digital culture work should forge new connections

by Dinah Birch

9/06/20

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Should students take the gamble?

by Jim Dickinson

8/06/20

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Rethinking value for money for socially distanced times

by Paul Gratrick

8/06/20

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For universities, persuading government post-Covid-19 will mean persuading voters

by Rachel Wolf

7/06/20

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“The government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by Covid-19”

by Jim Dickinson

5/06/20

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Sticking plasters for the hardest hit will be in short supply in a pandemic

by Eluned Parrott

4/06/20

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We can’t separate the issues of race and reopening in universities

by Tahmina Choudhery

3/06/20

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Disabled Students’ Allowance during a pandemic

by Graham Coiley

3/06/20

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Of knights and knaves – can universities be trusted to navigate through Covid-19?

by Debbie McVitty

3/06/20

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Let’s lose the deficit language about online education

by Tansy Jessop

3/06/20

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If we can’t all be the OU by September, what can we become?

by Simon Kear

2/06/20

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From culture shock to culture shift – changing working practice in HE

by Joel Arber

2/06/20

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In September provision needs to be different but good – not different but bad

by Jim Dickinson

1/06/20

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The shape of the financial crisis to come?

by David Kernohan

1/06/20

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Young people: civil society needs YOU

by Richard Brabner

1/06/20

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Government must recognise the human cost to the crisis facing universities

by Jo Grady

1/06/20

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We saw the crash coming – so why didn’t we prepare?

by Bob O'Keefe

1/06/20

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Why price transparency is important when buying academic journal access

by Anna Vernon

29/05/20

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University marketing should build trust with students

by Vicky Hayhurst

29/05/20

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2020: a space (and timetabling) odyssey

by Claire Taylor

28/05/20

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Lifting the lockdown means thinking through the implications for student conduct

by Jim Dickinson

28/05/20

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Transforming access and participation demands a national strategy

by Cat Turhan

27/05/20

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Clearing Plus: transforming admissions experiences

by Fiona Johnston

27/05/20

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On time, work, leisure and learning in universities

by Andy Pitchford

25/05/20