Why Are UK Universities Failing?
The higher education sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
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Where Are the Neurodivergent Leaders in Higher Education?
As universities evolve to face a range of complex problems, leadership teams that all think in similar ways can limit institutional problem-solving capacities.
What U.S. Science Stands to Lose Without International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers
What U.S. Science Stands to Lose Without International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers
Neuroscience in other countries will strengthen-at the United States' expense-as rising visa restrictions and rejections block many international students from enrolling at U.S.
Quantum Information Science is Rarely Taught in High School - Here's Why That Matters
Quantum Information Science is Rarely Taught in High School - Here's Why That Matters
A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn't do a better job of teaching quantum information science - starting in high school.
Positioning HE and Research: Is It Time for a Rethink?
While the United Kingdom played a critical role in helping to shape global and European higher education, at a time when adherence to internationalisa...
Viewpoint: How a Year of War Has Changed German Science and Higher Education Policy
Viewpoint: How a Year of War Has Changed German Science and Higher Education Policy
A year has passed since Russia started to wage a gruesome war against Ukraine. Aside from causing thousands of deaths, displacing millions and causing a pan-European economic crisis, the invasion triggered a fundamental rethinking of German policy.
Focusing on People - Transforming Lives at Scale
You can only do transformative work at scale if human relationships are at the heart. Transformative relationships are critical to success.
Classroom Assistance: the Scientists Turning the Tools of Their Trade to Education
Classroom Assistance: the Scientists Turning the Tools of Their Trade to Education
A small but growing number of scientific faculty positions are focusing on the science of teaching.
Ratings and Bias Against Women, over Time
Two new studies show how bias against women in student ratings operates over time, worsening with critical feedback and instructor age.
'Not Even Enough Money for Food': Graduate Students Face Cash Crunch
'Not Even Enough Money for Food': Graduate Students Face Cash Crunch
The cost-of-living crisis is causing widespread financial distress among those in master's and PhD programmes worldwide.
Learning from Failure in Higher Education Institutions
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Adam Shore, Director of the School of Business and Management at Liverpool John Moores University, Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools' Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee, and Board Director of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). This blog is the sixth in our series on leadership […]
Contrary to Media Narratives, Higher Education Has Little Impact on Students' Political Views
Contrary to Media Narratives, Higher Education Has Little Impact on Students' Political Views
It is often taken as a given that higher education shapes the politics of students. However, drawing on evidence from the British Election Study, Tom Fryer finds students' political attitudes do not change radically during their studies.
If You're Not Failing, You're Not Learning
The learning scientist Manu Kapur, architect of the theory of productive failure, on reframing our notion of failure, and letting kids stumble (but with purpose).
European University Alliances Say Fragmented Education Laws Could Undermine Their Future
European University Alliances Say Fragmented Education Laws Could Undermine Their Future
As the transnational European university alliances enter their fourth year, the European Commission is pumping in an extra €384 million to keep the initiative going. But the current alliances say the goal should be long-term sustainable support. The fourth call for proposals launched this week, will back existing alliances to expand and to launch new ones, as the scheme edges towards the goal of having 60 alliances with more than 500 member universities by mid-2024.
European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum
European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum
The European Universities initiative was conceived to develop higher education across the EU, with a tight focus on students and teaching. Higher education institutions from different countries were invited to form alliances and bid for Erasmus + funds to develop joint curricula and boost mobility. But innovation and entrepreneurship increasingly appear in the alliance playbook, particularly when the partners are close to the market.
Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era
Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era
Social mobility champions are accused of having ‘lost focus on the role that a socially mobile society should have in matching all members of society into occupations and roles which they are suited for and enjoy, and at which they excel.’ Indeed, they give little attention to ‘the actual aspirations and ambitions of real people’.
Ten (basic) Points About Demand for Higher Education This Year
These are my remarks from yesterday's UK Student Accommodation Forum on demand for higher education in 2021/22 and on, hosted by Unipol. The event also saw the launch of an excellent new paper on International Students and Factors Affecting Accommodation in the UK. When it comes to demand from home students, the naysayers were wrong in 2020 and […]
EU Higher Education Staff and Students in the UK
This briefing examines the contribution of EU staff and students to higher education and research throughout the UK and across disciplines and highlights the challenges associated with replacing the Erasmus+ programme.
The British Academy Launches Strategic Committee for Languages in HE As New Data Confirms Mixed Picture in Modern Languages Provision
The British Academy Launches Strategic Committee for Languages in HE As New Data Confirms Mixed Picture in Modern Languages Provision
The British Academy, jointly with the University Council of Modern Languages, will next week convene a new Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education.
Government and HE: The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing - HEPI
What happens if a government prioritises pecuniary returns in Higher Education?
How Higher Education Needs to Fit into Lifelong Learning
Graeme Atherton, Director of the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON), University of West London and Gordon Marsden, Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education and Skills from 2015 to 2019. You can find Graeme and Gordon on Twitter @NEONHE @GordonMarsden. Lighter days, brighter COVID statistics and the tremendous NHS achievement of mass vaccination across the […]
Studying History Should Not Be Only for the Elite, Say Academics
As two UK universities cut their courses, historians fear others could follow.
A New Master's in Sustainable Management and Technology
A New Master's in Sustainable Management and Technology
EPFL introduced its new joint Master's in Sustainable Management and Technology, a degree that will prepare the next generation to spearhead the transition towards a more resilient, sustainable and inclusive economy and which is hosted by the multi-institutional initiative Enterprise for Society Center (E4S).
Coronavirus and the Impact on Students in Higher Education in England: September to December 2020
Coronavirus and the Impact on Students in Higher Education in England: September to December 2020
What Biden Presidency Could Bring for Higher Education
President-elect has vowed to spend much more. The vice president-elect is a graduate and supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The next first lady is a community college instructor.
Colleges Face Rising Revolt by Professors
Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are concerned about joining them.
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
College leaders seeking to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic environment have no choice but to reassess and redefine their value proposition, argue professors.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
Young people think of college as an investment in their future. Now that future is changing in ways they can't apprehend.
College Campuses Must Reopen in the Fall. Here's How We Do It.
It won't be easy, but there's a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.
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