Resetting the norm: changing university logos
University rebrands are always challenging. Any changes to university logos even more so. Paul Greatrix explains.
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Never gonna give EU up
Paul Greatrix has been engaging with a Europe-wide network for university managers and administrators.
Walking back to happiness: student health and well-being in China
Paul Greatrix reports on some of China’s more innovative approaches to student health and wellbeing.
Escape to the classroom: challenging learning environments
Paul Greatrix finds out about how escape rooms can be used in higher education
Leaving nothing to chance: there’s only one monopoly
Paul Greatrix on the games universities play to get themselves featured in the world’s most popular board game
Universities and their police forces: the beat goes on
Paul Greatrix looks at the latest US and UK trends in on-campus policing.
Meet the meat: high stakes higher ed competitions
Paul Greatrix introduces some choice cuts of campus competitiveness
From the desk of the Secretary of State: another letter of note
Paul Greatrix delves into the history of ministerial letters to the funder (or now, regulator) of the sector
Written in the stars: a new approach to uni applications
Paul Greatrix takes a sideways look at an exciting new approach to university admissions advice.
Pop-up goes the curriculum
Paul Greatrix writes on short courses and micro-credentials.
Tough gig: pop goes the degree
Paul Greatrix investigates what happens when famous students let themselves down with their academic work.
Cheater, cheatier, cheatiest – a particularly sleazy uni ranking
Paul Greatrix – who is against essay mills and a fan of preposterous rankings – has just seen a new ranking from an essay mill. Brace brace.
The enduring importance of Latin: universities and their mottos
Paul Greatrix reflects on the use of Latin mottos in universities
Game on: esports takes off
Paul Greatrix has the latest on esports, with news of scholarships and courses in the UK.
True Crime on Campus #54: Goldfish, Gas and Gareth Southgate
More tales of crime on campus from Registrarism, including the strange tale of someone claiming to be the England football manager.
Another fake university. With a dark purpose.
Paul Greatrix takes a look at a fake university with a dark purpose
Unis FC – universities and football teams
Paul Greatrix has a think about the relationship between universities and football teams
All the ins and outs: big branch campus developments
Paul Greatrix delves into the latest developments in UK universities opening branch campuses around the world
The need for speed: university vending machines take off
On Registrarism, Paul Greatrix delves deep into the exciting world of university vending
Runner up in the university rankings race?
On Registrarism, Paul Greatrix revisits a ranking “based on academic performance indicators that reflect the quality and the quantity of their scholarly publications”