The Imperfect University: the governance black box
Governance is key to universities’ success. But it remains largely under-researched and mysterious to many. It’s time to open the black box.
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Graduate Employment Rates: Too Good To Be True?
Most graduates want a job. Some providers claim to guarantee they will get one.
True Crime on Campus §47: No-one claimed the doll
It’s time for more True Crime on Campus. Of course it is.
Animals in halls: it’s a dogfight
More puppies on campus. And lots of other animals too. This time it’s all about emotional support in halls
Graduate ambition: building an HE career
The programme for graduates looking to develop a career in HE managements. Ambitious Futures is recruiting again.
Sweet spot: the unquestionable value of FOI
FOI is a boon for universities and is now officially the best thing ever. As this new ranking based on an FOI shows.
Validate this: fun and games with quality assurance
A new comic higher education novel. Exploiting the non-stop hilarity of academic quality assurance. Apparently.
Latest Green Metric World Ranking 2016
It’s the latest Green University Ranking. Featuring the University of Nottingham in first place.
Amazon – the new research council?
Amazon is funding innovation in a university. Is this the future?
Everything you know about higher education is wrong
No, really, everything you thought was true about higher education isn’t. And here’s ControversHE, an exciting new HE blog to tell you why.
Course of Thrones
There are some exciting zeitgeisty university courses out there. Here’s a look at a couple of new ones on Game of Thrones, Star Wars and more.
Beyond the Green Paper architecture: we still need QAA
The cocktail of Green Paper changes could prove to be an extremely dangerous one indeed. We need some fixed points here. Including the QAA (albeit reformed).
Honorary Degrees: The Rush to Revoke
With universities everywhere continuing the stampede to revoke honorary degrees, Paul argues that universities should start being more careful about whom they bestow the honour in the first place.
True Crime on Campus §46: Best of 2015
There have been some outstanding examples of True Crime on Campus this year. Which one is your favourite?
UK student mobility: double Dutch?
News reports suggest a massive growth in British students going to the continent to study. But is everyone really going Dutch? Or is this still very much a minority sport?
University history in the making
There’s an exhibition on at the University of Nottingham. It’s all about the history of the University. And it’s fab.
The smallest degrees in higher education?
Get your pico degree here! The qualification everyone in the wonk community is talking about.
An all new ranking of (fictional) universities
An entirely made up ranking. Yes, it’s a league table of fictional universities. But can you spot the sources?
True Crime on Campus §45: Beasts of UoN
It’s a jungle out there. As this collection of campus incidents involving animals shows.
Students at the heart of the system: the Swedish approach
The HE Green Paper aims to put students at the heart of the new landscape. But other models are available – including the arrangements in Sweden which are highly relevant to UK debates.