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Wicked problems: reputation, exit, failure and protection

by Ben Elger

27/01/20

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Wicked problems: universities have lost public confidence – here’s how we get it back

by Shân Wareing

27/01/20

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Wicked problems: hard times in old England – LEO, life, love, and learning

by David Kernohan

27/01/20

Students need reform to maintenance funding

by Nelly Kibirige

24/01/20

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Students need reform to maintenance funding now

by Isobel Hall

24/01/20

To close access and participation gaps we need to close our understanding gaps

by Eliza Kozman

23/01/20

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To close access and participation gaps we need to close our understanding gaps

by Eliza Kozman

23/01/20

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Does university governance need incremental or radical change?

by Jim Dickinson

23/01/20

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Performance-based funding for higher education – could it happen here?

by Jim Dickinson

22/01/20

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Why research transparency and reproducibility matter

by Grace Gottlieb

21/01/20

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When it comes to wicked problems, do we get the leaders we deserve?

by Jim Dickinson

20/01/20

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Wicked problems: is there a crisis of morale in higher education?

by Debbie McVitty

20/01/20

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Wicked problems: leading different worlds in one institution

by Alison Johns

20/01/20

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Wicked problems: are we doing too much research?

by Andy Westwood

20/01/20

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Globalism and higher education ride the storm

by Louise Nicol

17/01/20

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We need to give “special consideration” some special consideration

by Felicity Mitchell

17/01/20

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Great news for university business officers might not mean great news for students

by Jim Dickinson

16/01/20

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Imagining a creative, inclusive, and honest research culture

by Beth Thompson

15/01/20

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University teaching has tipped into the red – even in “low-cost” subjects

by Sarah Stevens

15/01/20

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The evidence against conditional unconditionals doesn’t stack up

by Mike Ratcliffe

14/01/20

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European cooperation means students and professional services too

by Jim Dickinson

13/01/20

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Wicked problems: what’s the future of assessment?

by Claire Taylor

13/01/20

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Wicked problems: what should be included in the HE curriculum?

by David Phoenix

13/01/20

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Wicked problems: how can we broaden the HE value debate?

by Vanessa Wilson

13/01/20

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The solutions on offer to wicked problems need to improve

by Jim Dickinson

13/01/20

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The nine worst policy debacles of the last decade

by David Kernohan

8/01/20

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Wicked problems: (How) does higher education solve problems for students?

by Jim Dickinson

6/01/20

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Wicked problems: can we resurrect a truly UK-wide approach to HE?

by Harriet Barnes

6/01/20

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Wicked problems: are universities really prepared to grow in the next decade?

by Mark Corver

6/01/20

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Wicked Problems: are we fighting a losing battle to protect the diversity of HE provision?

by Sue Rigby

6/01/20

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Should we be worrying about right-wing extremism on campus?

by David Kernohan

20/12/19

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Testing, testing: how digital assessments could empower HE

by James Silcock

20/12/19

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What role can universities have in tackling structural inequalities?

by Olivia Stevenson

19/12/19

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India’s higher education system is set for change. The UK needs to help

by Minto Felix

19/12/19

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He’s been! OfS gives us an annual (review) for Christmas

by Jim Dickinson

19/12/19

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How academic ‘civility’ blunts criticism of transphobia

by Lorna Finlayson

18/12/19

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The government needs to deliver on its promises on research

by Tim Bradshaw

16/12/19

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Business needs UK universities to be smarter and faster

by Juergen Maier

16/12/19

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NHS shortages will continue unless we reimagine health education

by Claire Warnes

16/12/19

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Who (or what) regulates the regulator? OfS and the regulator’s code

by Jim Dickinson

13/12/19

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How we communicate student finance needs a rethink

by Graeme Atherton

11/12/19

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The university mental health charter is here

by Leigh Spanner

9/12/19

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Global education matters to students at this election

by Erica Ramos

6/12/19

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A strained environment: tackling sexual violence and harassment in US colleges

by Olivia Kew-Fickus

6/12/19

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The journal publication system betrays the purpose of science

by Alexandra Freeman

4/12/19

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Simulation games: can gaming break barriers to university?

by Liam Arnull

4/12/19

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Any fool can go to university and get a “confetti” first

by Dan Howells

3/12/19

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The road to 2.4 per cent lies beyond the university

by David Willetts

2/12/19

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A Co-operative University – challenging mainstream providers

by Cilla Ross

2/12/19

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It’s time to build a civic movement

by Richard Brabner

2/12/19

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Things have improved for disabled students, but there’s still much to do

by David Blunkett

2/12/19

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We’re not “alternative providers”, we’re higher education’s SMEs

by Alex Proudfoot

2/12/19

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Universities can’t ignore “confessions” pages any more

by Emma Bond

29/11/19

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How do we “end” the marketisation of education?

by Hannah Sketchley

29/11/19

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In assessment we need consistent values, not form filling

by Andy Grayson

28/11/19

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Hard-working… or working too hard?

by Claire Taylor

27/11/19

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Do universities know what’s important to their students?

by Andrew George

27/11/19

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Staff need digital skills to give students the best digital experience

by Sarah Knight

26/11/19

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Student grants must return – and be extended

by David Malcolm

25/11/19

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A university manifesto for the next government

by Debbie McVitty

25/11/19

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A manifesto for the 21st century university

by Mary Stuart

25/11/19

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“Bringing back maintenance grants for poorer students” is a nasty scam

by Jim Dickinson

22/11/19

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Muslim students need exam adjustments during Ramadan

by Maisha Islam

21/11/19

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How higher education can make the weather

by Gordon McKenzie

19/11/19

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Finding the humanity in higher education leadership

by Ben Tucker

18/11/19

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Working with education officers in SUs

by Becky Turner

15/11/19

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Want to save the humanities? Try getting off your pedestal

by Michael Eades

14/11/19

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What damage does residential higher education do?

by Jim Dickinson

14/11/19

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Why my university is glad to be awarding fewer first class degrees

by Mike Ratcliffe

13/11/19

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How to focus on student success

by Rachael Collins

13/11/19

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Who’s responsible for postgraduate access work?

by Sally Hancock

12/11/19

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Universities need to play catchup to their business reality

by Mark Leach

11/11/19

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The crisis in student wellbeing is about emotional fitness, not mental illness

by Nick Bennett

11/11/19

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Students at work need support too

by George Walker

8/11/19

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Student welfare and safeguarding are issues of quality

by Jim Dickinson

8/11/19

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This is no ordinary strike in no ordinary year

by Jim Dickinson

7/11/19

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The signal and the noise – Nate Silver in conversation

by David Kernohan

5/11/19

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“Other countries are astonished by the complexity of our tertiary education system”

by Sofia Ropek

5/11/19

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There’s tension in this TEF review

by Jim Dickinson

5/11/19

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“Even if the Conservatives win the election, we’re likely to see reform of the capitalist model”

by Debbie McVitty

4/11/19

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Universities must defend their international outlook

by Matt Grogan

4/11/19

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The MIT of the North? How we’re building an innovation-driven economy in Leeds

by Justine Andrew

4/11/19

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Leader of the pack: who has the power to change research cultures?

by Steve Goldenberg

1/11/19

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Sex work: some students’ voices are more uncomfortable than others

by Sunday Blake

31/10/19

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What is the future of England’s research and research assessment?

by Catriona Manville

31/10/19

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What are universities hiding about Vice Chancellor pay?

by Jim Dickinson

29/10/19

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Research supervisors are important and undervalued

by Owen Gower

29/10/19

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Public engagement with evidence will help politicians make braver policy choices

by Stephen Meek

28/10/19

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HE policy influence – an emerging profession

by Debbie McVitty

28/10/19

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Universities should embrace the political carnival

by Mark Leach

28/10/19

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Should teaching excellence bring individual rewards?

by James Derounian

24/10/19

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Why are universities scared of positive action?

by Sofia Ropek

23/10/19

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Is teaching data the key to gender equality in STEM?

by John MacInnes

22/10/19

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How can people with criminal records access higher education?

by Rachel Tynan

21/10/19

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This generation of students can change the world

by Zamzam Ibrahim

20/10/19

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Who wins and loses from post-study work visas?

by Robert Liow

17/10/19

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Why is no the hardest word in higher education policy?

by Jim Dickinson

16/10/19

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Carers need more visibility in higher education

by Marie-Pierre Moreau

16/10/19

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Is the lecture dead?

by Duncan Peberdy

15/10/19

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