A Taste of Tayside: time for more higher education TV drama
Paul Greatrix has news of an exciting new TV drama based in Dundee at the fictional University of Tayside.
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All the President’s Degrees
With all the extraordinary events in the US, Paul Greatrix brings us news of two very rapid honorary degree revocations.
The Great Big Wonkhe Uni Christmas Cards Quiz
How many university corporate Christmas cards can you guess?
Read all about it! The very best higher education books of the year
Paul Greatrix presents his annual list of the very best books about, and of interest to, higher education.
The definitive ranking of university rankings 2020
Paul Greatrix ranks his favourite university rankings of the year.
E-scooters on campus – the Covid era transport solution?
Registrarism returns with news of exciting scooter experiences on campus. But are there downsides?
Now PQA is everyone’s favourite
Paul Greatrix was into PQA before it was cool. He even liked the early stuff.
Doing the right things? Universities under Covid
Universities and students have come under fire as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has intensified. Paul Greatrix takes on the critics.
A new angle on universities’ global engagement
Serial rankings skeptic Paul Greatrix has finally found a league table – on global engagement – that he likes.
It doesn’t get dumber than this: The dumbest university rankings 2020
People love dumb university rankings. Paul Greatrix has some new favourites.
Is that a real honorary degree on your CV?
There are always new attempts to sell fake university qualifications. But Paul Greatrix was amazed to find that “Ballsbridge University” in Dominica offering a fake honorary doctorate.
Rock around the clock: the 10 greatest university clock towers…. ever!
Everyone loves a ranking. And a clock tower. Paul Greatrix counts down the world’s finest campus clock towers.
Happy days are here again – it’s the 2021 Times & Sunday Times league table
Paul Greatrix on the 2021 Times and Sunday Times university rankings.
Bonfire night comes early for university regulation
A big regulatory bonfire is happening, and Paul Greatrix is cracking out the Catherine Wheels to celebrate
Universities United: New season higher education football sponsorship excitement
It may be the start of the term but it is also the start of the football season. Paul Greatrix rounds up this years’ higher education sponsorship and partnership deals.
The great Canadian Wonkhe university picture quiz
This week, Paul Greatrix’s university picture quiz focuses on Canada.
Ranking all over the world – your start of session league table round up
It takes more than a pandemic to stop the higher education league table industry. Paul Greatrix rounds up the latest niche and ridiculous university rankings.
Safety first: universities doing the right thing for the start of session
For Paul Greatrix, we should feel a lot more confident that the decision to return to a Covid-proofed campus at the start of the new year is the right one.
Ten Years of True Crime on Campus – All the best bits part 2
Paul Greatrix is back with part two of the very, very best of 10 years of True Crime on Campus.
The all new University Tunnels Top 10
Paul Greatrix has been going underground on campuses around the world to bring us an exciting new way to rank universities.