There really aren’t a lot of them about Perhaps it’s because so many are involved in committees and are therefore disqualified by G K Chesterton’s comment: “I’ve searched all the parks in all the cities and found no stat…
Some interesting stats from the UK Higher Education International Unit The International Unit recently published its summary of International higher education in facts and figures – Winter 2012-13. The report contains so…
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before A couple of years ago I noted a report on the teaching of “life skills” to students preparing to leave home for university and having to look after themselves for the fir…
An ultra-realistic addition to the panoply of campus-based game apps Following the success of Sim University we now have Campus Life™: Create the hottest new sorority on campus! Throw parties with the best girls on campu…
Possibly the least requested best of 2012 list Given that everyone does this kind of thing at this time of year I thought I would join in this highly efficient means of listing previous postings. Yes, it’s the list of th…
Now this is real innovation in supporting the student experience A top story from Hack College on a university which has brought in a “Puppy Room” to help students fight exam stress: As finals week looms closer and the s…
Shouldn’t things be a little harder than this? The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece on the changing nature of student accommodation in the US. Residents at a new rental community in Orlando, Fla., lounge arou…
Because universities are difficult, but worth it This year there have been a dozen posts in the Imperfect University series. Covering leadership, staff mobility, regulation, governance in Scotland and Virginia, not so re…
A new logo for the University of California has really caused a stir Inside Higher Ed reports on a bit of a battle at the University of California about a change of logo. The move from something very traditional to a mor…
True Crime on Campus §26: Best of 2012 and vote for #1 It’s the time for some end of year reviews and 2012 has been another busy year for our hard working Security staff. Here are some of my true crime on campus favourit…
More details on Latin America from the QS rankings A post from some time ago noted the new found enthusiasm in Latin America for rankings. This has been borne out by the publication in 2011 and now 2012 of a specific Lat…
Simple: ignore administrators (or worse) The recent launch of the “Council for the Defence of British Universities” (or CDBU) offered some fascinating insights into a particular corner of British society. Like a strongly…
…provided it’s for a good cause A bit late in the day but I did want to register how impressive this fundraising effort is from the Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University. The video, which is intended to raise money f…
Or Back to Victorian Values? Salman Khan, founder of the online enterprise which provides video lectures, the Khan Academy, has set out an alternative vision for education in a new book, The One World School House. The C…
This kind of thing really shouldn’t be given any airtime Yes, sad to say it is the ‘University Drinking League’. Fortunately it does not deserve to be taken at all seriously given that it is simply self-reported consumpt…
An unhappy league table This really is true crime on campus. Business Insider has produced a report on what it describes as the “Most Dangerous Colleges In America”. Drawing on FBI data, the piece produces a league table…
This time it’s Caterpillar University Following the establishment of the University of Law in the UK there is news of another, perhaps slightly surprising, seat of learning: Caterpillar University. Actually it seems to h…
More true crime on campus: Things can get pretty tricky on campus sometimes. However, our outstanding Security staff are usually up for any kind of challenge – no matter how bizarre: 0030 Report of a person being let int…
A handy guide to global domination KPMG have produced a useful guide to universities looking to expand their international activities. Its Guiding Principles for Global Expansion offers some sensible advice for universit…
Should African universities be concerned with the global league tables? Inside Higher Ed has a really good piece on African universities and the impact of the international rankings. Essentially the challenge for Africa …