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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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Do we have the right education system to drive innovation in the UK?

by Paul Lewis

15/10/19

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Could your data end up in the dock?

by Andy Youell

13/10/19

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Collaboration can support doctoral researchers

by Jennie Eldridge

13/10/19

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How far have we come with LGBT+ welfare in higher education and employment?

by William Rowley

10/10/19

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How can universities support trans students and staff?

by Tam Blaxter

8/10/19

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A roadmap through the worlds of quality assurance and student engagement

by Maureen McLaughlin

7/10/19

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What happens when a student is not fit to practise?

by Felicity Mitchell

7/10/19

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We can’t predict the future, but we can prepare for it

by Anders Krohn

6/10/19

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Shining a spotlight on international graduates

by Sarah Cooper

6/10/19

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Gavin Williamson is right on international students

by Jim Dickinson

6/10/19

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As well as objects, students should be users of data too

by Liz Austen

3/10/19

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I’m so disappointed in you: handling SU officers speaking their truth to power

by Eve Alcock

3/10/19

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Why aren’t women leading research impact cases?

by Emily Yarrow

3/10/19

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Ministers shouldn’t park funding for nursing students

by Isobel Hall

2/10/19

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Rising to the digital challenge needs new thinking on leadership, management and governance

by Richard Potter

1/10/19

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Why aren’t there more academic experts in the media?

by Justin Shaw

1/10/19

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Introducing PQA could help first year students

by Paul Smith

30/09/19

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If we want to support researchers, the data needs to tell a story

by Steve Goldenberg

29/09/19

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Research on research is needed now more than ever

by James Wilsdon

29/09/19

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Is there space for institutions in the global education revolution?

by Gary Gates

26/09/19

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Let’s make student engagement work more inclusive

by Tania Struetzel

26/09/19

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In HE data, everything is an edge case

by Alex Leigh

26/09/19

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A new generation of university presses is changing academic publishing

by Caroline MacKay

25/09/19

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Serving local people means opening up to them

by Ben Vulliamy

24/09/19

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Who is responsible for getting a graduate a graduate level job?

by Martin Perfect

23/09/19

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You gotta fight for your right to party

by Jim Dickinson

22/09/19

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Black students aren’t getting funded PhDs. Who’s responsible for fixing that?

by Sofia Ropek

22/09/19

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Is that it for £7.5k fees?

by David Kernohan

22/09/19

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Are freshers’ week activities too middle class?

by David Kernohan

20/09/19

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What do students know?

by James Derounian

19/09/19

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Sustaining university arts can give us the antidote to our toxic political culture

by Carola Boehm

19/09/19

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Widening participation work is education work

by Dan Howells

19/09/19

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Norman Lamb’s well-meaning intervention on student mental health doesn’t reflect reality

by Chris Shelley

18/09/19

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Students need data-driven universities

by Sarah Knight

17/09/19

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What the (extra) TEF?

by David Kernohan

17/09/19

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Are freshers the new realists when it comes to mental health support?

by Jenny Shaw

17/09/19

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Do employment metrics measure up?

by Stuart Johnson

16/09/19

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International graduates need more than post-study work visas

by Louise Nicol

15/09/19

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A short guide to the Office for Students’ new powers

by Susan Lapworth

11/09/19

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Students show more policy leadership than vice chancellors

by Rachael Firth

10/09/19

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Outside on the inside: how to include student governors

by Sofia Ropek

9/09/19

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Can higher education single-handedly solve skills shortages?

by Tristram Hooley

9/09/19

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We should help students to take control of their own wellbeing

by Steve West

9/09/19

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How can we assess the public value of universities?

by Julie Wells

9/09/19

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Starting student success initiatives on the right foot

by John McMillian

8/09/19

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In at the deep end: why universities need to rethink student readiness

by Jim Dickinson

8/09/19

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Course does not (usually) equal career – let’s celebrate

by Mike Grey

4/09/19

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Trans inclusion doesn’t conflict with academic freedom

by Sofia Ropek

4/09/19

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A magic money tree but not for HE

by David Kernohan

4/09/19

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Education technology and football refereeing

by Martin Weller

4/09/19

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Education technology is political – we need professionals to make it work

by Melissa Highton

3/09/19

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Growing the research base means embracing diversity

by Steve Goldenberg

29/08/19

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We’re failing black students if we don’t talk about recruitment bias

by Iwi Ugiagbe-Green

29/08/19

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Is PQA scepticism damaging the sector’s reputation?

by Steven Jones

27/08/19

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A campus fit for the future: the CUBO campus experience survey

by Jan Capper

27/08/19

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You better run, you better take cover

by Jim Dickinson

23/08/19

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Parents are at the sharp end of marketisation

by Alan Sutherland

23/08/19

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Learning in the spaces in between

by Luke McCrone

22/08/19

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What can we do about student accommodation costs?

by Graham Galbraith

21/08/19

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Tackling sexual violence requires more than victim support

by Charlotte Jones

20/08/19

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Recognising teaching in knowledge exchange

by Matthew Guest

19/08/19

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How can UKRI stimulate local economies through place-based research funding?

by David Sweeney

18/08/19

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What if all university offers were unconditional?

by Debbie McVitty

14/08/19

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The expansion of clearing is a nightmarish vision of PQA

by Daniel Tinkler

13/08/19

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University admissions is about human beings, not algorithms

by Kim Eccleston

13/08/19

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Setting realistic student expectations in clearing

by David Gilani

13/08/19

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Building the anti-racist classroom

by Building the Anti-Racist Classroom (BARC)

9/08/19