“Freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength”: A response to Michelle Donelan and the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
At the end of June, the Right Honourable Michelle Donelan, then Minister of State for Further and Higher ...
Student Success in a Challenging Year
The National Student Survey (NSS) of all final-year undergraduate degree students at UK higher education ...
Why inclusion is vital for National Student Survey success
"Student evaluations of teaching… have been shown again and again to be subject to student biases" – Flaherty ...
‘Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course’
A plethora of instruments are used to measure and try to discover what students think of their experiences at UK ...
Transforming Accesss and Outcomes Conference 2022
On 28 April 2022, TASO (Transforming Access and Student Outcomes) held their annual conference at the British ...
Strategy Under Pressure: The Cost of Living Crisis for Universities
It’s that time of year when universities are finalising their financial forecasts. A significant portion of the ...
What does the Rich List tell us about the super rich?
Every year I write about the Sunday Times Rich List and reflect upon what it tells those of us who work in ...
From Compliance to Performance – The Changing Focus of Governance Reviews
Many universities are now preparing for their second external governance review, as part of a three-year cycle ...
Countdown to REF 2021 – what next?
The announcement of the REF 2021 results is almost here. Higher education institutions are gearing up for ...
Introducing the Halpin Research Excellence Team
The results of REF 2021 will be announced on 12 May 2022. Today individual institutions will receive their ...
What would a decolonial approach to HE internationalisation look like?
Dr Vicky Lewis reflects on what a decolonial approach to HE internationalisation might look like and how to make it possible in a UK context.
EDI – what does it really mean?
‘EDI' is a regularly used acronym in higher education institutions, but what does it really mean? Osaro Otobo discusses.