Forget the Election – it’s the all new 2018 Guardian ranking
The Guardian has today published its university guide and league table for 2018. There are some interesting movers (and shakers).
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Stopping students cheating: mission impossible?
The effort some students go to plagiarise work is like something out of a spy film. Registrarism argues that more must be done to tackle such behaviour.
Very Meta: Ranking Higher Ed Systems
The latest U21 systems ranking Now an annual event, we have the Universitas 21 league table, the 2017 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems, which is intended to give an overview and ranking of higher education sy…
Rich pickings in China’s wealth rankings
There are more billionaires in China than anywhere else. Unsurprisingly, Chinese universities are now ranked by how many they produce.
Rank-a-doodle-doo – it’s the new CUG league table
It’s the first league table of the new season! The Complete University Guide 2018 is with us, and not very much has changed.
Gold! Your Teaching Excellence Framework playlist
What songs are TEF assessors listening to as they review the metrics and make their initial hypotheses? We’ve got the top playlist for you.
Making waves for academic credit
Swimming and fitness tests are on their way out of US universities, but appear to be on the way up in China.
Another vital university ranking: Ancient is still best
In line with all of the best rankings practice, we’ve run the numbers again on the ’20 over 500′ rankings. The results are an eye opener.
A branch campus is for life, not just for Brexit
Branch campuses are being mooted as the cure to many universities’ Brexit ills. But making it work will require effort and investment for many years.
Wearable tech in HE: fad, flop or flourishing?
There’s lots of talk about educational applications for wearable tech in HE. How have things moved on in the last year or so?
Keeping it European
In these feverish Brexit days and whole new challenges for universities as we try to come to terms with what our future place in Europe will be it was a real privilege to engage with colleagues from across the EU recentl…
Universities flying higher
The transport used by universities and their staff is always a topic of interest. Some of our American cousins take things to a whole new level.
Doctoring a thesis: an unusually creative PhD
Not all theses need to be written down. Rap, dance, and twitter are some of the more original ways of contributing the the cannon of knowledge.
It’s quiz time for alumni
American universities have some innovative ways of getting their graduates to open up their wallets.
Top 10 Dumbest University Rankings Ever
There’s quite the competition out there for the Dumbest University Rankings Ever. Let us take you through the Top 10, and join us on #DumbRankings with your own suggestions.
Yet more forgotten bands of higher education
Our HE music archivists have done some more digging around and come up with yet more of those forgotten bands of higher education, including Henry Nu-man, Tier 4, The Degree Apprentices, and Freedom of Speech.
Another questionable university ranking
An update on Webometrics’ university rankings. It’s all about web presence, apparently.
Your definitive guide to HE sector pronunciations
Separate your hef-see from your hef-key, understand how to say Wonkhe correctly, confused about AUHA? We have you covered with the definitive guide to not embarrassing yourself in HE sector meetings.
A joined-up approach is needed to tackle cheating
As the cheating and essays mills debate goes back to the House of Lords, Registrarism calls for a more joined up approach to tackling the problem.
We should (still) send letters: the 2017 grant letter
It’s that time of the year again – Registrarism crunches the numbers on possibly the last ever HEFCE Grant Letter: a ritual we have known and loved.