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20 years of the quality enhancement framework

by Ailsa Crum

10/10/22

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Dangerous Medicine

£9k? £6k? Actually only £2.39 – It’s Dangerous Medicine

by Paul Greatrix

27/02/15

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A challenge for senior leaders to act on evaluation evidence for improving student outcomes

by Liz Austen

27/06/24

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A code for quality

by David Kernohan

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9/05/19

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A critical moment for the quality debate

by Mark Leach

8/06/15

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A different class of information to address grade inflation

by David Kernohan

10/10/19

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A manifesto for higher education from an academic perspective

by Steven Jones

9/06/24

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A new QAA Quality Code

A new QAA Quality Code

by David Kernohan

28/11/23

2

A quiet plea for pluralism in regulation

by Jess Bridgman

12/06/15

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A roadmap through the worlds of quality assurance and student engagement

by Maureen McLaughlin

8/10/19

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A tale of two quality systems?

by Mark Leach

29/06/15

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Academic standards: back to the future

by Paul Greatrix

14/07/15

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An academic partnership carol

by Angela Halston

14/12/22

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Degrees of autonomy: universities and apprenticeship standards

by Catherine Boyd

6/04/17

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Degrees of choice: credit transfer and university autonomy

by Mark Atlay

31/10/16

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Devolved-yet-not-independent: TEF and accountability in Scotland

by Vicky Gunn

7/12/16

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Is the UK’s external examining system past its sell-by date?

by Katie Akerman

13/10/16

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End of the peer show? Examining external examiners

by Sue Rivers

13/07/17

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Quality and Excellence – Can you spot the difference?

by Tony Strike

3/10/16

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Standing up for standards in the new higher education system

by Ant Bagshaw

22/05/16

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Subject-level TEF: It’s about the programmes, stupid!

by Alastair Robertson

23/09/16

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Ten things you might have missed about the White Paper

by Andrew McGettigan

18/05/16

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Another false dawn for Grade Point Averages?

by Martin Hewitt

3/06/16

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*Another* clamp down on — *Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees?

Another clamp down on “low-grade” degrees?

by David Kernohan

24/09/23

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Are proposals on quality really in the student interest?

by Jim Dickinson

20/07/21

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Are the inspectors coming for your business school?

by Jim Dickinson

26/05/22

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Are the low-value courses in the room with us now?

by Jim Dickinson

3/06/24

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Are the subject benchmarks about to have their moment in the spotlight?

by David Kernohan

30/03/22

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Are UK universities being cast academically adrift?

by Christopher Newfield

17/11/15

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

by Liz Austen

4/10/19

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Back to school with Jo Johnson

by Mark Leach

1/07/15

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Balancing the future of the quality system

by Ian Kimber

13/08/15

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Benchmarks are reference points, so why do so many see them as requirements?

by Richard Harrison

11/01/23

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Better by design – embracing complexity in curriculum development

by David Spendlove

12/10/23

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Beyond the Green Paper architecture: we still need QAA

by Paul Greatrix

7/01/16

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Blanks and omissions in HEFCE’s quality plans

by David Cairns

29/06/15

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Boots in Beds

Boots in Beds

by David Kernohan

14/11/23

2

Brace brace. Another review of quality is coming in England

Brace brace. Another review of quality is coming in England

by Jim Dickinson

5/09/24

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Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/24

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To improve quality assessment we should bring back subject review

by David Kernohan

23/11/20

2

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Bringing international trust back into the English quality assurance system

by Vicki Stott

4/08/24

3

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Campus wokery as academic rigour

by Sunday Blake

14/10/22

3

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A new report on the care system has big implications for higher education

by Chris Hoyle

30/05/22

2

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CETLs and the ghosts of teaching excellence past

by David Kernohan

13/11/15

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Transformative projects for educational change

by Stephanie Marshall

12/07/16

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External examining should no longer exempt universities from proper scrutiny

by Jim Dickinson

7/11/16

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Too little or too much? HEFCE’s new model for quality assessment

by Mark Leach

18/03/16

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HEFCE’s new quality system gives students a role but robs them of power

by Jim Dickinson

21/03/16

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From burgers to bouncers: new providers, another new analogy

by Mike Ratcliffe

4/11/16

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The student voice is missing from the TEF

by Alex Pool

22/05/16

Concerns over assessment and challenge in latest OfS quality investigation

Concerns over assessment and challenge in latest OfS quality investigation

by Michael Salmon

21/05/24

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Credit frameworks in a lattice of learning

by David Kernohan

26/05/21

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Dimensions of quality research

by Steven Hill

27/07/15

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Do accredited courses attract more discerning students?

by David Kernohan

12/08/19

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Either the sector cleans up academic partnerships, or the government does

by Helena Vine

16/07/25

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End the university closed shop now!

by Paul Greatrix

2/11/15

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Engaging students as partners: two steps forward, one step back

by Xenia Levantis

9/11/17

ENQA highlights risk of UK nations divergence on quality assurance

ENQA highlights risk of UK nations divergence on quality assurance

by David Kernohan

26/07/23

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Evaluating the Enhancement Themes – they’re collegiate but are they effective?

by Ailsa Crum

27/11/20

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External examiners are in the last chance saloon

by Jim Dickinson

5/08/21

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Finally some guidance on external examiners

Finally some guidance on external examiners

by David Kernohan

15/08/22

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Finding — Finding "outstanding" higher education providers in England

Finding “outstanding” higher education providers in England

by David Kernohan

3/04/24

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From student representation to student partnership

by Roni Bamber

18/04/23

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Getting the UK Quality Code just right

by David Kernohan

11/12/17

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Grade inflation could be the next battleground for higher education

by Allan Howells

25/01/18

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Below standard: grade inflation in TEF

by Ant Bagshaw

11/09/17

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HEFCE press the quality reset button

by Derfel Owen

29/06/15

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High-rise challenge: the new quality assessment model

by Paul Greatrix

4/04/16

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Higher education can cut through the immigration debate with a focus on quality

by Simon Emmett

12/05/25

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Higher education is transformative – it should be open to all

by Paul Ashwin

23/09/20

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Higher education’s engagement with AI will have to keep a keen eye on the world of work

by Eve Alcock

20/02/24

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How are degrees calculated – and why does it matter?

by David Kernohan

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30/05/19

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How can smaller providers progress their university ambitions?

by Helen Stokley

19/08/22

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How do OfS’ “boots on the ground” investigations work?

by David Kernohan

12/10/23

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How do we manage the quality of degree apprenticeships?

by Elizabeth Cleaver

14/05/22

2

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How should we judge the quality of transnational provision?

by David Kernohan

16/10/19

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How universities actually identify “low quality” courses

by David Kernohan

18/01/22

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How will universities score in the great OfS spelling bee?

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/21

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Improving the quality of assessments of quality

by Nick Braisby

7/02/24

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In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making

by Jonathan Simons

18/07/23

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International quality standards are evolving, but England is watching from the sidelines

by Douglas Blackstock

3/09/24

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Is the OfS — Is the OfS "actively monitoring" digital teaching quality?

Is the OfS “actively monitoring” digital teaching quality?

by David Kernohan

9/10/20

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It is possible to tame higher education’s wicked problems – here’s how

by Claire Hamshire

10/12/24

Keeping High Standards in Higher Education

by Newell Hapson-Jones

11/02/11

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Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland

by Debbie McVitty

1/07/24

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Learning design is the key to assuring the quality of modular provision

by Nick Mount

11/05/22

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Life after the designated quality body

by Vicki Stott

7/11/22

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Looking for value for money from OfS

by Jim Dickinson

21/10/19

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Make Room! Make Room! Quality, new providers and the gateway conundrum

by Andrew McGettigan

4/04/16

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Metrics and quality: do the numbers add up?

by Ian Kimber

2/11/15

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Micro-credentials – big problems?

by David Kernohan

16/04/21

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In the Augar response ministers are trying for a third way between capping opportunity or letting the HE market run amok

by Debbie McVitty

24/02/22

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Moving beyond the quality wars

by Richard Harrison

23/06/25

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Nearly thirty years of reviewing business and management provision

by David Kernohan

21/09/23

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Never mind the quality, feel the exhaustion

by Jim Dickinson

15/10/20

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New quality assessment system digested

by Louisa Darian

18/03/16

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New ways to tackle the essay mill cheats

by Paul Greatrix

10/10/17

2

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No government has ever achieved credit transfer in HE. Will it be different this time?

by David Kernohan

5/07/21

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by Emily Collins

2/08/12

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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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