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International student recruitment in a volatile landscape

Feb 12, 2020

We operate in a volatile global landscape where geopolitical and related factors present risks to some of our core activities. Global events can have an impact – sometimes almost overnight – on international relationships, with the effects cascading rapidly to HEIs and their students.

Board secretaries - the unsung heroes of institutional reputation

Feb 07, 2020

How many institutions could be sure that if the media cast its light on them there wouldn’t be even a whiff of a negative story, which could grow under external gaze into a full-blown storm?

HE: Marketing & Fundraising Risks & Issues 2020 3/3

Feb 03, 2020

In this third and final article of our series on risks and issues in HE for the new decade, we focus on the fundraising and marketing challenges facing universities in the coming years.

HE: Strategy & Governance Risks & Issues 2020 2/3

Jan 30, 2020

There are many more issues than politics to consider in HE (although politics affects them all), and this is our second article in a series of three. Here, we focus on governance and the strategic issues and challenges facing universities in the coming years.

Case Study: University of Strathclyde

Jan 28, 2020

Halpin was engaged by the University of Strathclyde (winners of THE’s University of the Year 2019) to undertake a review of fundraising performance. Here's what we did, and what they said about it.