Image: Shutterstock What are the responsibilities and liabilities of boards of governors during times of strategic change? by Poppy Short Comment 30/03/26 3
efhwifhiuewrhfiu Something fierce. What Essex tells us about the fate of the plate glass universities by Adam Wright Comment 30/03/26 6
Image: Shutterstock To break the pattern of rigid higher education leadership we must move away from compliance and towards curiosity by Sarah Hubbard Comment 25/03/26 4
St Andrews' Rector is reinstated (again) St Andrews’ Rector is reinstated (again) by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 12/03/26
Image: Shutterstock Effective finance governance is about balancing high quality data with managing existential uncertainty by James Coe Comment 19/01/26 3
Fix the governance or fix the governors? Fix the governance or fix the governors? by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 11/12/25 2
Learner protection in Scotland? Not really Learner protection in Scotland? Not really by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 8/12/25
There's a new code out on governors doing the right thing There’s a new code out on governors doing the right thing by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 7/12/25 1
Reclassification ghosts and jam tomorrow at stage 2 of Scotland’s tertiary bill Reclassification ghosts and jam tomorrow at stage 2 of Scotland’s tertiary bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 26/11/25
Amendments are in on the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill Amendments are in on the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill by Jim Dickinson Wonk Corner 21/11/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Purpose, strategy, and operations in that order – how to make a federation work by James Coe Comment 29/10/25
Image: Shutterstock The higher education sector needs an honest broker to support structural change by Matthew Howling Comment 14/10/25 3
Dey departs, but what of his bill? Dey departs, but what of his bill? by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 22/09/25
Image: Shutterstock Enhancing higher education governance will require agility and accountability by Alistair Jarvis Comment 1/09/25
Image: Shutterstock From where student governors sit, Dundee isn’t the only institution with governance challenges by Jim Dickinson Comment 24/07/25 5
The fallout from the Dundee investigation will have consequences across the sector The fallout from the Dundee investigation will have consequences across the sector by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 20/06/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Higher education governance needs the conflict between academic and business imperatives to be successful by Debbie McVitty Comment 16/06/25 4