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True Clown Crime on Campus

There’s been a lot of hysteria about clowns lately and a lot of it focused on university campuses. Let’s hope it doesn’t last.

Power dressing: wearable tech & HE

There’s lots of talk about educational applications for wearable tech in HE. But finding cases of real world deployment is tricky.

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Ideal homes? Student accommodation gets classy

There have been some interesting developments in student accommodation, from luxury pads to tiny dorms. But universities face challenges too, including the possibility of student rent strikes.

Dear University People: more HE at the Movies

I wrote here a couple of years ago about my excitement at the release of Admission. A film actually about admissions to higher education. OK, really a romantic comedy rather than a detailed dissection of Clearing and Adj…

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I know what you read last summer: HE book advice

Registrarism has some belated summer reading suggestions for higher education, including ‘The RAB Charge for Dummies’ and ‘Us and USS: One big happy pension family’.

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Admissions and Clearing: time for a major Adjustment?

The annual admissions market has become too volatile and risks failing both applicants and institutions. It’s time to look again at post-qualification admissions, argues Paul Greatrix.

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Faking it: made up universities and degrees

Fake degrees and fake universities are a growing problem. There are major challenges here which will require co-ordinated international action to resolve.

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University Challengers

The White Paper is keen to open higher education up to ‘challenger’ institutions. But in which English counties are they going to be located? There’s a challenge.