Beyond dry January: university wine and spirits
Paul Greatrix abandons dry January and takes a long look at university produced wines and spirits
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Selling Britain by the pound: helping universities recruit overseas
Paul Greatrix takes a look at how UK HE is sold around the world – with surprising results!
Communicating research creatively. With cake.
Paul Greatrix looks at the trend of communicating your research via the medium of baked goods.
Lakes and castles: Niche new year rankings
Paul Greatrix starts the new year as he means to go on – ridiculous rankings!
The ultimate 2018 higher ed book selection
Paul Greatrix joins in with all those end of year books lists.
Super grasses: exciting new green uni ranking flies in
Paul Greatrix looks at an exciting new green uni ranking – but in a climate where cuts are expected it could perhaps be a little too much
True Crimes on Campus: The ideal gift for the HE wonk
“True Crime on Campus” – the perfect Christmas gift that collects amazing real-life stories from the world of university security.
To cap it all off: Graduation decoration excitement
Paul Greatrix looks at the new trend of decorating graduation caps at US graduation ceremonies.
The all new 2019 fictional universities ranking
Paul Greatrix reveals 2019’s definitive ranking of fictional universities.
Are you being served? Supercharged student services
Paul Greatrix looks at the new trend of super charged student services in the US, which offer travel plans, dinner bookings, and laundry and cleaning
More cats on campus
Paul Greatrix with more news of cats on campus
Anyone know what a registrar is?
Paul Greatrix takes a look at a Canadian study into student perceptions of senior leaders in HE
Rock ’n’ roll faculty
Paul Greatrix looks at some more connections between higher education and the music industry.
Investing in health and wellbeing: a very distinctive practice
Paul Greatrix celebrates the rare opening of a new university health centre.
True Crime on Campus #53: Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Paul Greatrix with the incidents that his security team have had to cope with on campus
Watching the (graduate) detectives
Paul Greatrix on a new graduate entry scheme into the police.
One university and the centenary of remembrance
Paul Greatrix traces the impact of global conflict on one university, as it prepares to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
From happiness 101 to existential despair
Paul Greatrix looks at three US courses that aim to support students in developing their mental wellbeing.
An end to campus transport misery? E-scooters on campus
Paul Greatrix takes some time to scoot around campus
The luxury gap – a different approach to the university open day circuit
Paul Greatrix takes a look at a different approach to the university open day circuit.