Remove 2008 Remove Medical School Remove University
article thumbnail

Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

The PIE News

From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new. Clare has worked in the international education industry since 2008, leading a successful global recruitment team that advises students and parents on study abroad opportunities, and supports Kaplan’s valued partner agents.”.

article thumbnail

The Research Excellence Framework: UK Higher Education’s great export

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Hugh McKenna CBE, Dean of Medical School Development at Ulster University; and Roger Watson , Honourary Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull. Therefore, governments in many countries undertake periodic reviews of research conducted in their universities.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course 

Faculty Focus

2008; 2006; Collins and Foote, 2005; Laakkonen and Nevgi, 2014). At the Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine, a veterinary anatomy pre-course correlated with improved exam grades and reduced anxiety (McNulty and Lazarus, 2018). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 33 (3): 432–40. Hafen, McArthur, Allison M.J.

Advocate 115
article thumbnail

State support for higher ed up for second year in a row

Inside Higher Ed

Still, she said, this year’s numbers are “definitely a strong positive,” building on a strong fiscal 2022, which already represented some of the largest boosts for state higher ed funding since the 2008 recession. percent to research, hospital expansion and medical schools, according to the SHEEO report.

article thumbnail

Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course 

Faculty Focus

2008; 2006; Collins and Foote, 2005; Laakkonen and Nevgi, 2014). At the Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine, a veterinary anatomy pre-course correlated with improved exam grades and reduced anxiety (McNulty and Lazarus, 2018). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 33 (3): 432–40. Hafen, McArthur, Allison M.J.

article thumbnail

Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

This long read was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. From the inherent right to grant degrees to requiring permission The power to permit the award of degrees began as an inherent right of the first English universities.

Degree 63
article thumbnail

Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alvin Francis Poussaint, whose tireless advocacy for diversity in medical education transformed Harvard Medical School and influenced generations of physicians from underrepresented backgrounds, died late last week. The Harlem-born psychiatrist was no stranger to the pages of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Dr. George Q.