More from Monsters University The Monsters University website (promoting the forthcoming film) is a really impressive affair and covers every aspect of university websites pretty convincingly from admissions to campus li…
Universities’ disciplinary records under scrutiny Some entertaining reactions to a piece in the Guardian which reported that university students had paid over £0.5m in fines in a year: Universities across the UK issued d…
An unusual attractor for the University of Nottingham In these highly competitive times with fierce battles being fought between institutions to attract students it is sometimes surprising which factors are influential w…
Higher Education challenges in Indonesia University World Newshas a story on higher education corruption in Indonesia. It sounds like a challenging environment but it does seem like the issues are being tackled: A graft …
Forget the dire predictions – universities aren’t finished The MOOC evangelists have predicted that the disruption they will wreak will mean that universities are dead in the water. Christiansen foretells wholesale unive…
Another German Minister with Doctoral Difficulties BBC News recently reported on German minister Annette Schavan having her doctorate withdrawn following accusations of plagiarism. This comes barely two years after anoth…
Bringing higher education to refugees in Kenya A piece last year in the Guardian reported that Kenya’s Kenyatta University was opening its doors to Somali refugees in Dadaab: Kenyatta University is setting up a campus in…
A Chinese University Expands Into Malaysia The New York Times has a fascinating piece on a Chinese university expanding into Malaysia: Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia said that the Selangor branch would initially …
More true crime on campus: new year, new incidents Whilst it might have been a bit quieter over the festive period there is always something going on to test our always busy Security team: 1135 Report of a spillage of ve…
New league table: nearly there A previous post noted the imminent arrival of the all new European non-ranking ranking. Well now it seems to be nearly complete with only a year to wait until the first ranking is produced.…
New advice from the Charity Commission sows some confusion The Charity Commission has recently published some new guidance which is intended to help trustees protect their charities against “abuse by extremists.” This gu…
Faculty Representation in Governance An interesting piece on faculty representation in governance the Chronicle of Higher Education. The argument is that faculty representation in governance structures is not always idea…
Flying high The Telegraph reports on the results of the latest High Fliers survey of employers which shows the universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2012-13. The top 20 is as follows: 1. Warwick…
More international support for Higher Education A year ago HEGlobal, the new portal for helping universities develop transnational education capability, was launched: There is a consensus across government that engaging …
What do we know about leadership in higher education? Not a lot, seems to be the answer. I’ve written a bit before in the Imperfect University series about leadership in universities. There is a new report out which seek…
Extravagant claims about one person’s influence on Physics recruitment The Telegraph comments on the ‘Brian Cox effect’ and suggests that it has resulted in a surge in demand for physics: Manchester has always been a pop…
A reminder of the opening of the Trent Building The office recently received a copy of this commemorative brochure from the opening of the Trent Building of what was then University College Nottingham. The booklet contai…
On government HE funding letters The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has written to HEFCE with the Department’s annual message on funding and helpful bag of instructions. The letter sets out Govern…
There is something close to a genuinely international university Last year Andrew Stewart Coats, commenting on his appointment and the interesting plans for the new partnership between Warwick and Monash Universities, as…
Now out : the Green Metric World Ranking 2012 This world university league table first appeared in 2010 and was headed by University of California, Berkeley. Last year the University of Nottingham led the field (sadly do…