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The taxpayer and businesses will demand more from universities

Wonkhe

Dani Payne argues that universities should prepare for less autonomy in exchange for a more secure future The post The taxpayer and businesses will demand more from universities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Open Access: A Benefit Not a Burden That is Worth the Cost

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Stephen Curry, Professor of Structural Biology and Consul at Imperial College London and Director of Strategy at the Research on Research Institute; Dorothy Bishop, Professor Emeritus of Developmental Neuropsychology at the University of Oxford; and Martin Paul Eve, Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London.

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Higher education in General Election manifestos – the 1990s

Wonkhe

By the end of the eighties the architecture of HE as we know it was in place – but not the funding. Debbie McVitty hunts for solutions in the manifestos of Major, Kinnock, Blair, and Ashdown The post Higher education in General Election manifestos – the 1990s appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Leaders Are Readers: Q2 2024 Reading List

Educause

The suggested readings in this installment of the "Leaders Are Readers" series encourage leaders to value diverse perspectives, remember lessons from the past as they lead through change, explore strategies for turning a stressful mindset into a productive one, and create culturally aware AI policies and practices.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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How not to do securonomics

Wonkhe

Public First recently brought together university vice chancellors, policy wonks, and defence experts to discuss securonomics. Jess Lister and James Coe discuss the economic policy PR problem The post How not to do securonomics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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UK universities valued more than institutions like parliament and BBC, finds survey

The Guardian - Higher Education

King’s College London poll finds people rank universities behind only the NHS, armed forces and royal family The British public values the UK’s universities more highly than the legal system or the BBC, according to a survey of attitudes towards higher education by King’s College London. Prof Bobby Duffy, the director of King’s College London’s policy institute , said universities came behind only the NHS, the armed forces and the royal family in a league table of UK institutions considered to b

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‘I’ve waited a long time for this’: woman earns Stanford master’s degree at 105

The Guardian - Higher Education

Virginia Hislop left school to care for her family during the second world war; 83 years later she received diploma Virginia Hislop took 83 years to get her master’s degree from Stanford University. Now, at 105 years old, she’s finally graduated. “My goodness, I’ve waited a long time for this,” she said, walking across the stage on Sunday to receive her diploma.

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Australian stakeholders oppose caps in framework submissions

The PIE News

The government had invited stakeholders to comment on the draft Framework, due to be finalised and released later in 2024, but many say they are left feeling unsatisfied with the consultation process so far. Through its submission , the country’s Group of Eight universities took a swing at the proposed cap on international student enrolments, stating that the approach adopted in the Draft Framework “runs the risk of a string of unintended yet foreseeable consequences that could have

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A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science – podcast

The Guardian - Higher Education

Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a glimpse of a black hole awakening, to a new blood test that can detect Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms appear, and a study exploring how some people manage to avoid Covid infection Follow Hannah Devlin’s reporting here Continue reading.

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Maharashtra puts curbs on scholarship for marginalised students

The PIE News

According to a government regulation, released by the state of Maharashtra’s government, candidates from these socio-economic groups will now need to have scored 75% and above from grade 10 until their recent graduation, as opposed to 60% last year, to be qualified for the scheme. Moreover, the west Indian state has also imposed an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakhs (£7,552) on the candidates despite the average monthly income of SC, and ST families being INR 5,000 (£47) less than non-disa

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How to Increase Student Enrollment: 5 Proven Education Marketing Strategies

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 11 minutes As an educational institution looking to thrive and grow, increasing student enrollment is likely a top priority. Why is student enrollment important? The significance of robust enrollment numbers extends beyond filling seats as it impacts the institution’s financial health, reputation, and ability to offer diverse and dynamic programs.

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Phillip Cenere, Chancellor Institute

The PIE News

Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Only three words? What do you like most about your job? You get to be across every aspect of the business from curriculum design to policy development, to marketing and industry engagement. As CEO, you have a helicopter view of the organisation plus you get to meet so many fascinating, talented and passionate people.

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Colleges' Responsiveness to the Job Market: Key Podcast

Inside Higher Ed

Colleges are increasingly being judged by how well they prepare students for jobs and careers after they leave, and in response, most are trying to adapt their programs and offerings to align with the needs of employers. How are they doing?

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Dubai going from strength to strength in ELT, say stakeholders

The PIE News

More accommodating visa rules and application processes are getting Dubai noticed by students as bigger ELT destinations clamp down with restrictions Opportunities to go on to higher education without much issue, one stakeholder said, is increasingly attractive Bigger language schools are seeing expansions as the Emirate begins to reap success in ELT post-Covid The PIE News spoke to two different schools in the city, as well as data specialists BONARD to find out what makes the city tick, after

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Keys to Choosing the Right Partner for Instructional Design

Helix Education

This post was authored by Nikki Hartley, Content Marketing Manager of Six Red Marbles. RNL and Six Red Marbles have partnered together to provide high quality instructional design for colleges and universities as part of RNL’s Graduate and Online Enrollment Solutions. Strong instructional design helps you both recruit and retain students. High-quality instructional design pays enormous dividends for colleges and universities.

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How to Increase Student Enrollment: 5 Proven Education Marketing Strategies

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 11 minutes As an educational institution looking to thrive and grow, increasing student enrollment is likely a top priority. Why is student enrollment important? The significance of robust enrollment numbers extends beyond filling seats as it impacts the institution’s financial health, reputation, and ability to offer diverse and dynamic programs.

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Online Students Rate Online Study Highly…When Their Expectations Are Met

Helix Education

RNL’s new Online Student Recruitment Report presents findings from our recent survey of 1,500 prospective and enrolled online students. The report presents five interconnected strategies that will help institutions to both maximize the growth of their online footprint and to ensure that students rate the quality of their experience highly. Perhaps the most important finding in the study was the rating enrolled respondents gave to their current/recent online experience: More than 40 percent of en

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Labour leader’s patch sees over £400m benefit from internationals

The PIE News

It has been called some of the most “accurate, up-to-date and more useful” than any data published before on international students’ benefit to the country, and all 650 constituencies have been evaluated. The constituency seeing the most economic benefit with £578m from internationals is Leeds Central and Headingley. With 5,585 first year internationals, its net impact sits at £523m – and leaves each of the population £4,930 better off.

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