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23/07/18
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13/07/18
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13/07/18
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12/07/18
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Comment
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10/07/18
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9/07/18
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5/07/18
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Comment
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Data
29/06/18
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Comment
29/06/18
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29/06/18
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Comment
29/06/18
1
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HE is behind the curve when it comes to supporting mental health

by Michelle Morgan
Comment
28/06/18
5
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The wisdom of students: monitoring quality through student reviews

by Alex Griffiths
Analysis
28/06/18
2
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by Sue Attewell
Comment
27/06/18
2
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Women who volunteer still don’t get the credit

by Jo Mitchell
Comment
27/06/18
7
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A new dawn across the data landscape

by Andy Youell
Comment
26/06/18
1
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Votes for all – getting students back on the electoral register

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
26/06/18
5
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Assessing the state of the university-business relationship

by Joe Marshall
Analysis
26/06/18
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Re-visioning support for disabled students in HE

by Mike Wray
Comment
25/06/18
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by Sarah Dauncey
Comment
25/06/18
2
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Benchmarking ethnicity in TEF

by David Kernohan
Data
25/06/18
2
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Time to talk about race equality

by Jess Moody
Analysis
25/06/18
2
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Who do students expect to see on campus?

by Arthi Nachiappan
Comment
25/06/18
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Let’s fix the Black attainment gap

by Amatey Doku
Comment
25/06/18
3
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Are university admissions racially biased?

by David Morris
Data
25/06/18
1
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Reflections on five years of widening participation research and evaluation

by Greg Brown
Comment
22/06/18
1
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Jisc Collections: inside the sector’s infrastructure

by Ant Bagshaw
Comment
22/06/18
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An end to graduation name reading misery?

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
22/06/18
3
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LEO’s star ascendant in 2018

by David Kernohan
Data
21/06/18
2
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The focus on university access AND success is welcome, but let’s not repeat past mistakes

by Richard Eyre
Comment
21/06/18
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Fair processes mean fair outcomes

by Felicity Mitchell
Comment
21/06/18
2
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Signals for some or benefit for all: grade inflation in context

by Jim Dickinson
Comment
21/06/18
6
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Letting humanities and social sciences speak to the public

by Alun Evans
Comment
20/06/18
1
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Third class reporting from the lords

by Andrew McRae
Comment
20/06/18
2
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Mid-table obscurity – university rankings you may have missed

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
19/06/18
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It’s time for fundamental reform of university admissions

by Sally Hunt
Comment
19/06/18
5
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What does it mean to be a 21st-Century civic university?

by Deborah Bull
Comment
18/06/18
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Lessons from America. When was your vice chancellor last asked for a selfie?

by Kevin Richardson
Comment
18/06/18
7
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The University of Nottingham’s evolving civic role

by Louis Coiffait
Comment
18/06/18
4
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Where have all the universities gone? The quest for civic engagement

by Paul Manners
Comment
18/06/18
2
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Placing the Northern Powerhouse at the heart of the future

by Annette Bramley
Comment
18/06/18
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Widening participation and social mobility applies to university staff as well as students

by Sarah Hayes
Comment
18/06/18
4
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Keeping the sinking apprenticeship afloat

by Johnny Rich
Comment
15/06/18
3
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True Crime on Campus §52: pigeons, ducks and other birds

by Paul Greatrix
Registrarism
15/06/18
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Open access – are we almost there for REF?

by David Sweeney
Comment
14/06/18
1
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What’s in a name – how much does the word “university” matter?

by George Feiger
Comment
14/06/18
6
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The University Show – Season 1 Episode 10 – Teaching excellence and salary outcomes

by Team Wonkhe
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13/06/18
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by Richard Ovenden
Comment
13/06/18
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Teaching quality- a sticky wicked problem?

by Alastair Robertson
Comment
13/06/18
1
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Bang! – grade inflation in TEF3

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Data
13/06/18
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