Beyond Dungeons & Dragons: Role-playing games in the classroom
Learning about the history of slavery through role play? Registrarism brings us a new trend from the US
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Armour, ghosts and bus accidents: university myths and legends
Universities are replete with strange myths and legends. Paul Greatrix investigates.
Dumb and dumber: all new dumbest university rankings 2019
It’s the registrarism top ten dumbest university rankings of the year!
Admissions improbable: new frontiers in student recruitment
Recruiting students to universities can be tough, so why not try a Zombie-Infested Science Panic game? Paul Greatrix thinks it’s a great way to attract new recruits.
You’re spoiling us Secretary of State – yet another letter from Sanctuary Buildings
Some people collect stamps, others little trains. Paul Greatrix collects ministerial letters to the higher education sector, and he likes the latest one
Challenging university earnings predictions – TV or TEF, you decide
Forget LEO, Graduate Outcomes or NSS ratings – a new metric on University Challenge appearances as a predictor of graduate earnings has caught Registrarism’s eye
Hold on to your hats, it’s the 2020 Times & Sunday Times league table
Hold on to your hats – it’s the 2020 Times & Sunday Times league table and Registrarism has thoughts
Rah, rah, rah: deconstructing the US college fight song
Registrarism analyses the quintessentially American college fight song
Swedish and UK registrars go to Newcastle – a meeting of minds
Paul Greatrix reports back from a bi-annual conference for registrars in Sweden and the UK.
Arranging the deckchairs – university branding and campus furniture
Paul Greatrix has been tipped off to yet another university branding trend – huge deck chairs
Ranking all the way – your essential league table update
Paul Greatrix has fresh new set of university rankings to ring in the new term
By the sleepy lagoon: Administrator Desert Island Discs
Paul Greatrix pays a visit to a desert island and imagines the songs he might bring
Your great big Wonkhe summer holiday reading list
On Registrarism, Paul Greatrix chooses his beach books for 2019
Governing wisely – a new higher ed governance guide
Registrarism has been reading a new book on uni governance, and likes what he sees
The Super Summer Wonkhe Picture Quiz 2019
On Registrarism, it’s the The Super Summer Wonkhe Picture Quiz 2019. (No) prizes to be won, whole lot of fun. How many can you get?
Here comes the sun: Graduation 2019
It really is just about the happiest time of the university year. Paul Greatrix on graduation season.
Clubbing, kebabs and tortoise racing: some tasty new uni rankings
The rankings never end on Registrarism. Paul Greatrix brings good news if you’re into clubbing, kebabs or tortoise racing
Governing for good: getting university governance right
A need for good governance is at the root of many recent and historic flurries of press interest in university problems. Paul Greatrix thinks we should all learn more about university governance before the next crisis me…
Professor Blackadder and the cunning higher ed plan
Professor Blackadder and the cunning higher ed plan
Shiny appy people: new digital tools for prospective students
Are apps the way to plug the gap in information, advice and guidance for students? Paul Greatrix has a play with the latest toys