Why institutions think internationalisation is important Really interesting piece in the Chronicle by Francisco Marmolejo on the Internationalization of Higher Education. Those of us involved in the internationalization …
Or is this a case of academia at the cutting edge of contemporary culture? Have posted before about slightly unusual programmes, including a zombie course at the University of Baltimore. Anyway, this time it’s Lady Gaga …
The problems with the Tier 2 cap The THE recently carried a story about the problems being caused by the cap on immigration from non-EU countries which is particularly affecting universities: The UK Border Agency has giv…
Measuring Productivity Another ranking, this time it’s the 2010 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, brought to you by the Higher Education and Evaluation Council of Taiwan. So, essentially it…
Report on the use of Twitter in Higher Education 2010 Interesting report on Twitter in HE which includes a survey on academic staff use. Is Twitter a powerful learning tool or a colossal waste of time? It depends whom yo…
Recent report suggests changes to careers offer A recent report based on work undertaken by Demos and published by Endsleigh, ‘Class of 2010’, calls for “a radical overhaul in the way that university careers services cur…
Auditing University Rankings Interesting item in the Chronicle of Higher Education about a group seeking to challenge some of the weaknesses of league tables: University rankings organizations could soon find themselves …
Family fiefdoms blamed for tainting Italian universities According to a recent piece in the Independent, nepotism is a major problem in Italian higher education: The decline of Italy’s universities, none of which current…
Beyond changes to higher education funding Naturally, all of the attention today will be on the funding elements of the Browne report. However, one significant change which is unlikely to attract much comment will nevert…
True Crime on Campus Some more shocking reports from the front line of campus life for the 300th post on Registrarism: 2225 Report that persons unknown had thrown water through a bedroom window in Lenton and Wortley Hall…
High Impact Universities: “it’s all about research impact” Following the rash of recent world league table publications here is one that is based primarily on research. The rankings measure universities’ Research Perform…
Yet more zombie nonsense Entertainment news courtesy of LA Times – zombie class begins at the University of Baltimore: Zombies are everywhere these days. Last year they hit the best-seller list in a bizarre mash-up with …
Good grades? You bet There has been some recent interest in a new service provided by a company called Ultrinsic which allows students to bet on the grades they will achieve. If you get the grade, you win. If you don’t, …
Good grades? You bet There has been some recent interest in a new service provided by a company called Ultrinsic which allows students to bet on the grades they will achieve. If you get the grade, you win. If you don’t, …
A new review of vocational qualifications The BBC reports on Education Secretary Michael Gove’s announcement of an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England. A spokesman for th…
A new review of vocational qualifications The BBC reports on Education Secretary Michael Gove’s announcement of an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England. A spokesman for th…
New THE World University Rankings 2010: UK positions 14 UK universities appear in the top 100, a few of them are new arrivals in this territory: 6= Cambridge 6= Oxford 9 Imperial College 22 University College London 40 U…
2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings The new THE world rankings are out and available here. New method, new rankings and some pretty big changes in the top 200. However, to look at the top 20 you wouldn’…
More true crime on campus Some more diverting extracts from campus security reports: 0355 Report of a female Conference Delegate feeling unwell in Willoughby Hall Security attended the female stated she had drunk a large…
Sunday Times League Table 2011 No radical changes here with the top four places remaining the same. LSE improves somewhat and York drops out of the top 10 but otherwise there isn’t a great deal of movement in the top 20 …