HEPI

OCTOBER 30, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. In this blog, my aim is to bring together a few exemplars of experiences by people of colour within academia. Emotional labour has several meanings, and inevitably some are context dependent.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Simona Bizzozero, Chair, QS Reimagine Education Awards & Conference. The rapid advancement of generative AI is reshaping higher education, offering immense potential while also presenting complex challenges.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

By Mohammed Bashiru and Professor Cai Yonghong Introduction The idea of institutional autonomy in higher education institutions (HEIs) naturally comes up when discussing academic freedom. How does institutional autonomy influence academic freedom in higher education institutions in Ghana?

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HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Annabelle Earps , Digital PR Manager at The Workplace Depot. This raises an important question: should higher education courses in marketing and PR adapt to this digital era to better prepare students for the specific demands of this industry?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. As important discoveries in CS or engineering are likely to come from companies rather than universities, higher education may be in danger of losing its recognized role as the engine of knowledge creation.

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HEPI

MARCH 6, 2025

John List To tackle inequality in higher education, we need scalable interventions. Interventions in higher education are frequently designed at either the module or school level, with the intention to eventually scale up. Put simply: you can only change the world at scale.

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totallyrewired

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The following blog post was created entirely by AI (MS Teams/Claude/ChatGPT/DALL-E). Generative AI and automating academia in the style of Bauhaus The landscape of academia is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of generative AI tools like ChatGPT.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I am aging faster in academia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. Unfortunately, higher education leaders remain primarily white and male, sustaining power and privilege in these systems.

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HEPI

JUNE 27, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Veronica Omeni, Principal Consultant at QS Quacquarelli Symonds. In the gap between education and industry, there is an expectation that students’ demands for skills will align seamlessly with the dynamics of the workplace.

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SRHE

JULY 19, 2024

Higher education institutions are major employers and substantial contributors to national economies. Just about everyone in academia is dealing with some aspect of their lives which affects how they do their work. Addressing Inequalities: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequalities in academia.

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Coursera blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

How taking one course paved the path toward a masters degree In todays ever-changing world, the pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong journey, and Steve Reeves educational path is proof. Steves educational journey began decades ago at the University of Cincinnati, where he was just four classes shy of completing his degree.

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HEPI

JULY 9, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Ruth Arnold , Director of External Affairs at Study Group. For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. The test for education will be does it redress imbalances and challenge injustice or does it embed it? And so it is decided. That’s revealing.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

by Marie-Pierre Moreau and Lucie Wheeler Cleaning, catering and security staff fulfil an important function in maintaining and enhancing the social and material environment of higher education (HE). She blogs here. Lucie Wheeler is a Research Assistant in education.

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Today's Learner

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ChatGPT in academia: Is the future artificial? Thinking about the pros of ChatGPT in academia Research Assistance: ChatGPT may help academics locate relevant research papers, summarize publications, or provide quick information on a variety of topics, possibly saving them time and energy in the process of information retrieval.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 16, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. The good news, however, is that ethnic diversity has been gradually increasing in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Feeling out of place in academia can really knock someone’s confidence and sense of aspiration.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

3 ways to help institutions understand how to strategically create, implement, and audit their modular education programs As the demand for real-life skills in the workforce intensifies, higher education institutions are increasingly turning to modular education to bridge the gap between academic learning and practical application.

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HEPI

APRIL 23, 2024

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Roger Watson, Academic Dean, School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, China and outgoing President of the National Conference of University Professors. Obtaining funding certainly is a major distraction in some corners of academia.

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HEPI

APRIL 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Stephanie Marshall , Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London. But what is interesting, or perhaps frustrating for those within higher education, is that some long-standing, pre-existing hurdles remain. You can register your place here.

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The Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Some of the best jobs in academia are to be a professor of Cooperative Extension at Berkeley. The Cooperative Extension is one of the greatest inventions of the American educational system, designed to transfer knowledge to and learn from the experience of practitioners in agriculture and industry.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Implications for Ethics Education. I have previously blogged about the controversial issue of "Ethical Hacking." In this blog, I will update that discussion and add to it because changes are happening rapidly and the number of cybersecurity attacks are increasing.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. Their perceived unwillingness and inability to integrate deepen the distrust and marginalisation across the higher education sector. A better China strategy must recognise the diversity within Chinese communities.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

Sam Illingworth talks to Jennie Blake, Kirsten Jack, Martin Kratz and Mala Radhakrishnan about how they use poetry in their learning and teaching

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HEPI

JUNE 25, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Stuart Mitchell, Centre Manager, and Hannes Read , Policy and Data Analyst, both at the City-Region Economic Development Institute at the University of Birmingham. A life outside of academia PhDs are for life, not just for academia. of white people. Of these, 46% go into a non-research role.

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SRHE

MARCH 6, 2023

by Carli Rowell This blog reports on presentations and discussion at an SRHE event on 1 February 2023. The talk addressed some key emerging findings shaping working-class doctoral researcher experiences of getting in and getting on in UK academia.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Lucy Haire, Director of Partnerships at HEPI. While this short blog does not capture every aspect of the rich and wide-ranging discussions which took place under the Chatham House Rule, it offers five key ideas thrown up by the thirty-strong group of experienced and passionate professionals.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."

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HEPI

APRIL 30, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Shadi Hijazi, Principal Consultant at QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Universities should be well placed to engage in research and education to develop strategies for mitigating these risks. But in the midst of an artificial intelligence gold rush, can universities ensure everyone plays fair?

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HEPI

JULY 2, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Somayeh Aghnia, Co-founder and Chair of the London School of Innovation. As the UK approaches its next general election, both the Labour and Conservative Party manifestos outline various educational reforms. However, it lacks specificity regarding how to keep AI education current and relevant.

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HEPI

MAY 27, 2024

The UK Government’s Green Jobs Taskforce highlights that it is essential for more young people to leave the education system with green skills in order to deliver on a green workforce transformation. The role that Higher Education institutions play in delivering the green skills needed to support the green workforce transformation.is

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HEPI

APRIL 3, 2025

Katherine Emms (X: @kat_emms ) is Education & Policy Senior Researcher at the Edge Foundation (X: @ukEdge ) In the last few weeks we have heard the worrying news that the number of young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK is close to one million.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

As institutions struggle to adapt in the wake of the Covid pandemic and advocate for the value of higher education, we, as an association, are determined to spotlight our members’ leadership in this space to make the changes on their campuses that will best serve learners. AACRAO began leading the U.S.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

There is an abundance of student inputs in UK academia but a dearth of meaningful student voice. That's no accident, argues LSE HE Blog Fellow Mikołaj Szafrański

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LSE Higher Education Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

Three academics, Sekin Sertdemir Ozdemir , Tamas Dezso Ziegler , and David Swartz discuss the impact and implications of authoritarian regimes on universities and academia in Trkiye, Hungary, and USA Welcome to the LSE Higher Education Blog podcast on authoritarian regimes and their impact and implications for higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 14, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Much of the conversation swirling around academia this summer is about leaving academia. ” What might be the conditions that encourage and enable us to remain in academia for decades and decades? The organizational dysfunctions of academia are evergreen. 4 - Work Less.

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HEPI

JUNE 13, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Zeki Turedi , Chief Technology Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at CrowdStrike. According to the same research from CrowdStrike, along with technology and telecommunications, academia is one of the most targeted sectors for Linux-based interactive intrusion activity.

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totallyrewired

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The following blog post was created entirely by AI (MS Teams/Claude/ChatGPT/DALL-E). Their insights shed light on an increasingly relevant topic in today’s multilingual educational environments. Their insights shed light on an increasingly relevant topic in today’s multilingual educational environments.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

By HANK KALET There has been a strike wave across academia that is altering the landscape for those of us who teach and work in higher education — and Rutgers is poised to join the party. Strikes at The New School, the University of California system, the University of Illinois Chicago, and threats by faculty,…

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