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Strengthening data and insights into our changing university research landscape by Jessica Corner

HEPI

In cities across the UK, universities act as pillar institutions with positive and reinforcing effects on their local economies. We have a rich network of specialist institutions that excel in music, the arts, medicine and life sciences. We will be communicating to institutions directly about the pilot in the early Autumn.

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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

While this premise seems far-fetched, the shows underlying critique of institutional control, bureaucratic systems, and dehumanizing workplace environments mirrors certain aspects of U.S. The result is a sense of alienation and detachment from the institution, not unlike the isolated existence portrayed in Severance.

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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

Actionable takeaways for other campuses The following strategies are essential for a Campus Catalysthelping institutions directly address student success challenges, mitigate the effects of the Anxious Generation (2024 ), and combat loneliness.

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Improving the Applicant Experience and Institutional Results Through Transcript Services

Helix Education

What can be implemented to remove barriers for prospective students, improving their experience and institutional outcomes, while not sacrificing legitimacy or precious time and energy along the way? Regardless of degree level or program of study, institutions always need transcripts to verify applicants’ prior experience and eligibility.

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Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK

HEPI

Many UK higher education institutions are facing a financial crisis. However, this explanation oversimplifies the issue and shifts responsibility away from institutional decision-making. Several external factors contributed to this sharp rise, many of which were beyond UK institutionsdirect control.

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The high cost of funded research in colleges and universities

Changing Higher Education

How and why is this the case, and where does the institution look to find the resources needed to cover this unfunded research cost? As these terms may suggest, the first is a set of costs that are reported nationally by the NSF and consequently appear in numerous reports put out by the institutions themselves. Institutional.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities. Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. ” (McClain did not respond to an interview request.). Not a Panacea.

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