https://www.registrarism.co.uk/Registrarial comment and observationshttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/top-shelf-ranking-university-spirits/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/top-shelf-ranking-university-spirits/Sat, 06 May 2023 00:34:41 GMTRegistrarism returns with an essential ranking of university-branded whiskeys and ginshttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-unbearable-heaviness-of-regulation/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-unbearable-heaviness-of-regulation/Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:54:46 GMTShould universities really need to retain every piece of assessed student work for five years? Paul Greatrix asks what happens when regulation goes too farhttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-real-free-speech-problem-in-universities/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-real-free-speech-problem-in-universities/Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:32:42 GMTThe real problem that universities have with freedom of speech is that they are no good at talking about it, argues Paul Greatrixhttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/its-still-important-that-students-are-registered-to-vote/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/its-still-important-that-students-are-registered-to-vote/Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:56:31 GMTUniversities are required to help students register to vote. Paul Greatrix wonders if this is still a priority?https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-ministers-letter-of-note-hints-at-a-threat-to-autonomy/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-ministers-letter-of-note-hints-at-a-threat-to-autonomy/Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:23:31 GMTPaul Greatrix reads Michelle Donelan’s letter to vice chancellors on free speech and “external benchmarking programmes” like the Race Equality Charterhttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/is-the-university-library-really-sinking/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/is-the-university-library-really-sinking/Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:20:18 GMTPaul Greatrix addresses one of the most persistent and widespread campus myths: that your library is slowly sinking due to the weight of books.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/what-do-heads-of-university-administration-do/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/what-do-heads-of-university-administration-do/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:19:51 GMTA report from HUMANE examines the changing roles of the university head of administration. Who better than Paul Greatrix to take a look?https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/fantasy-land-its-the-2022-fictional-universities-ranking/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/fantasy-land-its-the-2022-fictional-universities-ranking/Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:05:17 GMTRegistrarism returns with the ultimate guide to universities that you can’t actually apply to or attendhttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/all-square-its-the-all-new-registrarism-uk-university-quad-ranking/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/all-square-its-the-all-new-registrarism-uk-university-quad-ranking/Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:44:07 GMTWho doesn’t love a good quad? Paul Greatrix shares his favourites.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/goodbye-to-all-this/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/goodbye-to-all-this/Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:45:27 GMTAfter an incredible 14 years Paul Greatrix – Registrarism – bids a fond farewell to the world of regular blogginghttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/true-crime-on-campus-the-platinum-collection/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/true-crime-on-campus-the-platinum-collection/Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:14:41 GMTPaul Greatrix has the very best of the very best of campus crime reports from the archives. Enjoy.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/universities-and-guns-dont-mix/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/universities-and-guns-dont-mix/Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:13:55 GMTPaul Greatrix remains bewildered about the very notion of students carrying guns on campushttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/more-true-crime-on-campus-on-the-big-screen/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/more-true-crime-on-campus-on-the-big-screen/Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:06:54 GMTPaul Greatrix has exciting news of stories from universities making their way on to TV and cinema screens near you.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/doctor-soccer-academia-and-the-beautiful-game/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/doctor-soccer-academia-and-the-beautiful-game/Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:08:12 GMTPaul Greatrix celebrates the football players who combine sporting excellence with a higher education qualification.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/playing-at-university-management/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/playing-at-university-management/Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:15:49 GMTUniversity management is just a game to some people. Paul Greatrix shows you how you can become one of them.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/buggies-and-beds-racing-traditions-on-campus/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/buggies-and-beds-racing-traditions-on-campus/Fri, 28 May 2021 00:13:08 GMTPaul Greatrix has your essential round-up of some strange student racing traditionshttps://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/heads-above-water-university-swim-tests-in-the-pandemic/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/heads-above-water-university-swim-tests-in-the-pandemic/Tue, 25 May 2021 00:14:20 GMTIf the ability to swim is a graduation requirement, Paul Greatrix asks what you do when Covid-19 closes the pool?https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/who-let-the-dogs-out/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/who-let-the-dogs-out/Fri, 21 May 2021 00:05:46 GMTPaul Greatrix has a round-up of all the important campus news about canines on campus.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/now-thats-what-i-call-foi/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/now-thats-what-i-call-foi/Tue, 18 May 2021 00:12:46 GMTPaul Greatrix has a top thirty hit parade of his favourite Freedom of Information requests ever to have come across his desk.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-wonkhe-scandinavian-university-picture-quiz/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-wonkhe-scandinavian-university-picture-quiz/Fri, 14 May 2021 00:03:16 GMTPaul Greatrix’s university picture quizzes reach Scandinavia. Tak!https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/darling-buds-your-dumb-uni-rankings-update/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/darling-buds-your-dumb-uni-rankings-update/Tue, 11 May 2021 00:08:24 GMTNothing stops the onslaught of dumb higher education league tables. Paul Greatrix selects a few recent highlights.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/true-crime-on-campus-58-coming-out-of-lockdown/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/true-crime-on-campus-58-coming-out-of-lockdown/Fri, 07 May 2021 00:13:29 GMTPaul Greatrix has the latest surprising extracts from campus security reports.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/big-cats-on-campus/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/big-cats-on-campus/Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:02:43 GMTPaul Greatrix has more news about some really big beasts on university campuses.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/cheats-r-us-academic-corruption-on-an-industrial-scale/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/cheats-r-us-academic-corruption-on-an-industrial-scale/Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:12:42 GMTPaul Greatrix has found a league table of essay mills. And he’s not impressed.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/all-new-wonkhe-quiz-cathedral-and-uni-match-up-fun/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/all-new-wonkhe-quiz-cathedral-and-uni-match-up-fun/Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:13:42 GMTMore Friday fun as Paul Greatrix picks out fourteen cathedrals that share their names with a university. Can you name them?https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/unlucky-for-some-shirley-williams-13-higher-ed-suggestions/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/unlucky-for-some-shirley-williams-13-higher-ed-suggestions/Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:07:07 GMTPaul Greatrix puts Shirley Williams’ famous “13 points” higher education speech into context and into perspective.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-post-covid-future-for-graduation/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/the-post-covid-future-for-graduation/Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:09:01 GMTPaul Greatrix investigates arrangements for 2021 graduation ceremonies.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/shopping-for-degrees/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/shopping-for-degrees/Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:05:22 GMTAs the University of Gloucestershire takes over the Debenhams in Gloucester city centre, Paul Greatrix interrogates how shopping and studying can overlap.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/paging-dr-beat-dance-your-phd-is-back/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/paging-dr-beat-dance-your-phd-is-back/Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:07:57 GMTThe good news is that Paul Greatrix has news of a return to the doctorate dancefloor.https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/banning-essay-mills-its-time-to-act/https://www.registrarism.co.uk/blogs/banning-essay-mills-its-time-to-act/Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:12:03 GMTFor Paul Greatrix the case for legislation to ban essay mills is clear.