Governance & Policy Archives

Equality in Academic Promotion: providing equal opportunities for progress from Teaching Fellow to Professor

by Professor Gavin Brooks | Jan 31, 2023 | Governance & Policy, People & Culture

The contribution made by teaching staff to universities arguably has never been greater. HESA 2021-22 data shows more than a third of all academic staff now have teaching-only contracts; the highest proportion ever. Income from student numbers is the major financial...

Are governing bodies having the right conversations about TNE?

by Paula Sanderson | Jan 25, 2023 | Governance & Policy, Strategy & Transformation

The 2021/22 HESA return recorded 510,835 students studying for a UK degree via transnational education (TNE), an increase of 12.7% on 2020/21. TNE is now delivered in 228 countries and territories by 162 UK higher education providers. It’s a substantial and growing...

Halpin Perspectives on Higher Education Governance

by Susie Hills | Oct 26, 2022 | Governance & Policy

A review of Halpin’s collected governance reports and governance thought leadership “Whilst much has changed over the past five years – the move to online meetings, for example – much has also remained constant – the importance of a healthy culture, the need for more...

Why inclusion is vital for National Student Survey success

by 'Teleola Cartwright, Dr Nick Cartwright | Jul 6, 2022 | Governance & Policy

“Student evaluations of teaching… have been shown again and again to be subject to student biases” – Flaherty (2019) With the National Student Survey (NSS) results published on 6 July, the higher education (HE) sector will once again be sharpening its...

Transforming Accesss and Outcomes Conference 2022

by Dr Nick Cartwright | Jun 6, 2022 | Governance & Policy

On 28 April 2022, TASO (Transforming Access and Student Outcomes) held their annual conference at the British Library. This was exciting not only because it was such an iconic venue, but because this was a chance for those of us involved in TASO, a charity formed...

From Compliance to Performance – The Changing Focus of Governance Reviews

by Frank Toop MBE | May 9, 2022 | Governance & Policy

Many universities are now preparing for their second external governance review, as part of a three-year cycle review process. While an institution’s first external review may have been focused on demonstrating compliance with the governance codes and Office for...