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How to fail, with Universities UK

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Reflecting on positive noises from government towards the sector at Universities UK annual conference, Debbie McVitty argues for assessment of past failures to make the most of future opportunities

University

Is university still worth it?

Wonkhe

JULY 30, 2024

Bobby Duffy unveils new research on the perceived value of university study The post Is university still worth it? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Universities as social and cultural infrastructure

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Seeing universities through the lens of social and cultural infrastructure raises important questions for how they engage with their local communities. Nicola Berkley makes the case The post Universities as social and cultural infrastructure appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Students transition through, not just into, university

Wonkhe

APRIL 18, 2024

There's a lot of focus on smoothing the transition into university - but what about how students make it through their experience? David Woolley and Jon Down describe the journey The post Students transition through, not just into, university appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Students

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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Free advice to university rankers

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

University rankings need to change to be relevant and useful to today's diverse world of higher education. Elizabeth Gadd offers some friendly advice The post Free advice to university rankers appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher education postcard: Cranfield University

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to one of the few universities with an airport on its campus This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us one of the few universities with an airport on its campus

Higher Education

Higher Education University Education

Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously

Wonkhe

MARCH 13, 2024

Drawing on the findings of a pan-European study on mental health in universities, Kate Lister calls for more robust policy and practice frameworks to enable wellbeing support for university staff The post Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University Students Policy

Higher education postcard: University College London

Wonkhe

JUNE 13, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to “that godless institution in Gower Street” The post Higher education postcard: University College London appeared first on Wonkhe.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education College University

Maybe too many people go to university

Wonkhe

MAY 30, 2024

How many people should go to university? Paul Wiltshire argues that we need a proper debate about student numbers The post Maybe too many people go to university appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Students

A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Universities might be able to transform without help, but public investment would bring pace and focus on national priorities. Alistair Jarvis sets out how a transformation fund could work

Higher Education

Higher Education University Education

Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Unions at Oakland University and Western Michigan University are pushing their institutions for better compensation amid an uptick in labor stoppages across industries.

Faculty

Faculty University Institution

You can’t save research without saving universities

Wonkhe

MAY 21, 2024

There is an idea doing the rounds that university research can be saved where a university fails. The post You can’t save research without saving universities appeared first on Wonkhe. James Coe isn't so sure.

University

It’s time for universities to take the lead on economic growth

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

If the economy doesn't grow universities are going to be forever arguing for their slice of an ever shrinking pie. James Coe draws out what a university agenda about economic growth could look like

University

Universities can build trust through creative public engagement

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Getting communities involved with their local universities has the power to renew relationships and counter hostile narratives. Joan Concannon presents the work of the York Festival of Ideas

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Higher education postcard: Humboldt University of Berlin

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag leads us to a very significant figure for universities This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag leads us to a very significant figure for universities

Higher Education

Higher Education University Education

How current applicants feel about coming to university

Wonkhe

JULY 15, 2024

Students are changing - and so are the ways that universities should adapt to ensure their success. Sunday Blake gets across some new research The post How current applicants feel about coming to university appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Students

Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

UUK's blueprint for universities calls for the government to fix a research funding system which is "not fit for purpose" James Coe has the details

University

Universities are actors in knowledge diplomacy

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Tim Gore explains how the concept of knowledge diplomacy can be a useful lens to understand universities’ international engagement – especially in complex geopolitical times

University

David Miller wins tribunal case against the University of Bristol

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An anti-Zionist academic has won a tribunal case against the University of Bristol, finding direct discrimination and unfair and wrongful dismissal. Jim Dickinson explains the judgement The post David Miller wins tribunal case against the University of Bristol appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University Higher Education Education

Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University

Wonkhe

JANUARY 22, 2024

Jim Dickinson explains the judgement The post Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University appeared first on Wonkhe. A gender-critical academic has won a tribunal case against the OU, finding discrimination, harassment and constructive dismissal.

University

University Higher Education Education

Student and staff wellbeing is shaped by university surroundings

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 1, 2024

How do university spaces affect those who use them? A team of researchers present what they have discovered so far, and why it matters

University

University Students

Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment

Wonkhe

MARCH 26, 2024

It it is time for universities to stop the nonsense of participating in flawed research rankings exercises, argue Paul Ashwin and Derek Heim The post Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent

Wonkhe

APRIL 28, 2024

Nishan Canagarajah shares the work the University of Leicester is doing to coalesce investment, effort, and support to provide new opportunities in northwest Leicester The post How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University Students

UK universities are walking away from fossil fuel financing

Wonkhe

MARCH 7, 2024

Zak Coleman explains why universities are threatening to walk away from the banks financing the catastrophic climate impacts of the fossil fuel industry The post UK universities are walking away from fossil fuel financing appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The University of Bristol loses its appeal over the Abrahart case

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The High Court has rejected an appeal against a judgement that a university contributed to the death of a student by discriminating against her. Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake explain The post The University of Bristol loses its appeal over the Abrahart case appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Students

How to run a university careers service in difficult times

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Gradconsult's Mike Grey talks to the people who are keeping university careers services on the road

University

University Leadership

Universities should never be neutral on the social issues of the day

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Jonathan Grant traces the history of universities' role in securing social justice, arguing that neutrality on such issues undermines the sector's reputation The post Universities should never be neutral on the social issues of the day appeared first on Wonkhe.

History

History University

To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes

Wonkhe

MARCH 24, 2024

Dani Payne argues that however much funding has fallen in real terms, universities need to better account for public investment for lobbying on sector finances to be successful The post To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher education postcard: National Technical University of Athens

Wonkhe

JULY 25, 2024

It’s the Olympics, so this week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to Greece The post Higher education postcard: National Technical University of Athens appeared first on Wonkhe.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education University

3 Virginia universities face some viability risk

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Radford University, University of Mary Washington and Virginia State University have struggled with enrollment or pricing challenges, or both.

University

University funding is driving the research funding deficit

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

James Coe investigates what can be done to build a more sustainably funded research ecosystem The post University funding is driving the research funding deficit appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

Have elite universities contributed to broken Britain?

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Adam Matthews interrogates whether a "meritocratic" view of society, that favours elite higher education as the most legitimate form of aspiration, has fuelled social division in the UK

University

University Higher Education Education

University of the Arts files for bankruptcy

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Philadelphia institution’s Chapter 7 comes after it abruptly closed this summer and its merger talks with Temple University fell through.

University

University Institution

Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Claire Taylor makes the case for a corporate social responsibility levy to fix the country’s ailing public sector The post Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

The Secret Lecturer’s view of university life is almost wholly grim

Wonkhe

MAY 23, 2024

Debbie McVitty wonders if it really is as bad as all that The post The Secret Lecturer’s view of university life is almost wholly grim appeared first on Wonkhe. A new book promises to lift the lid on the unvarnished realities of academic life.

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UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Gwen van der Velden and Bo Kelestyn paint a picture of the challenges faced by Ukraine universities, and introduce a new series of articles exploring how the UK can continue to offer help The post UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Education Education University Students

Student part-time work is on the rise. Here’s what universities can do next

Wonkhe

JANUARY 29, 2024

As student maintenance support and high inflation puts pressure on home and international students alike, Adrian Wright and colleagues call on universities to help students find benefits in part-time work The post Student part-time work is on the rise. Here’s what universities can do next appeared first on Wonkhe.

Students

Students University

It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support

Wonkhe

MARCH 13, 2024

The mental health challenge is real - but universities are at risk of being pushed to deliver mental health support beyond their educative mission, argues Debbie McVitty The post It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Education Students

We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money

Wonkhe

JANUARY 14, 2024

There's been a lot of talk about market exit - but, as Jess Lister and Jonathan Simons explain, still no clarity on exactly what safeguards would be in place for the interests of students, the locality, and the nation The post We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Students

David Miller wins tribunal case against the Open University

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An anti-Zionist academic has won a tribunal case against the the University of Bristol, finding direct discrimination and unfair and wrongful dismissal. Jim Dickinson explains the judgement The post David Miller wins tribunal case against the Open University appeared first on Wonkhe.

University

University Higher Education Education

University of the Arts president resigns, Temple eyes possible merger

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 5, 2024

Kerry Walk announced she is leaving the Philadelphia university days after it announced suddenly it would shutter permanently this week.

University

St. Catherine University eliminates staff roles as it grapples with deficits

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 24, 2024

The Catholic women’s university has faced multimillion-dollar operating deficits in recent years.

University

The continued success of universities hinges on the response to the generative AI reckoning

Wonkhe

MARCH 10, 2024

Janice Kay, Chris Husbands and Jason Tangen explain why AI should prompt a total overhaul of education strategies The post The continued success of universities hinges on the response to the generative AI reckoning appeared first on Wonkhe. The essay assessment is only the most obvious casualty of generative AI.

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University Education

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Is university still worth it?

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Universities as social and cultural infrastructure

Students transition through, not just into, university

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

Free advice to university rankers

Higher education postcard: Cranfield University

Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously

Higher education postcard: University College London

Maybe too many people go to university

A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform

Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

You can’t save research without saving universities

It’s time for universities to take the lead on economic growth

Universities can build trust through creative public engagement

Higher education postcard: Humboldt University of Berlin

How current applicants feel about coming to university

Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding

Universities are actors in knowledge diplomacy

David Miller wins tribunal case against the University of Bristol

Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University

Student and staff wellbeing is shaped by university surroundings

Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment

How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent

UK universities are walking away from fossil fuel financing

The University of Bristol loses its appeal over the Abrahart case

How to run a university careers service in difficult times

Universities should never be neutral on the social issues of the day

To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes

Higher education postcard: National Technical University of Athens

3 Virginia universities face some viability risk

University funding is driving the research funding deficit

Have elite universities contributed to broken Britain?

University of the Arts files for bankruptcy

Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

The Secret Lecturer’s view of university life is almost wholly grim

UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education

Student part-time work is on the rise. Here’s what universities can do next

It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support

We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money

David Miller wins tribunal case against the Open University

University of the Arts president resigns, Temple eyes possible merger

St. Catherine University eliminates staff roles as it grapples with deficits

The continued success of universities hinges on the response to the generative AI reckoning

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