Nearing the end of his second and final term, the founding chair of The Conversation UK considers the role of universities in the news media environment.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on UK higher education
Displaying 1 - 20 of 39 articles
A staggering 20% of globally-mobile higher education students come from China. Here's what they're looking for.
Sexual harassment and violence are widespread in universities, and in everyday life. For that to change, the culture has to first.
Racist behaviour in universities manifests itself in nuanced and covert ways.
Student-led campaigns have been calling out racism in universities for years. After a shocking incident at Nottingham Trent University, perhaps we should start to listen.
One recent survey found that 43% of academic staff exhibited symptoms of at least a mild mental disorder
New cross-European study shows how Brexit will affect higher education beyond the UK.
The Office for Students hasn't even started work yet, but is already under fire for its board appointment of Toby Young.
As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
The globalisation of higher education and what it means for students.
If education really is for all, more must be done to help people of all ages to access it.
Is it time to ditch tuition fees?
Academics have little confidence in the current higher education reforms.
The Higher Education and Research Bill is well overdue, but is now really the right time to make huge changes to the sector?
Higher education enables people to express a wide range of perspectives that can come together and be challenged.
In determining a replacement for the ATAR, it will be essential to consider the impacts of any such change on the school and vocational education systems.
Brexit, and proposed changes to the way research is assessed, are making Britain uncompetitive in the global race for academic talent.
What leaving the EU means for research, student experience and higher education reforms.
University leaders voice concerns over a possible Brexit and how it would impact student mobility, research funding and the attractiveness of UK universities.
Government plans to introduce more flexibility could be destabilising for universities.
Top contributors
-
Researcher in Higher Education Policy, University of Leeds
-
Principal Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick
-
University Leadership Chair & Professor, Pro Dean of Research & Innovation, University of Leeds
-
Associate Director, The Victoria Institute; National Director, AVID Australia, Victoria University
-
Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
-
Professor of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
-
Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London
-
President, City, University of London, City, University of London
-
Professor of Law, University of Strathclyde
-
Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter
-
Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law, University of Bradford
-
Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University
-
Professor of Labour Economics and Skills Development, UCL Institute of Education, UCL
-
Professor of Production Economics and Director of Research, the Business School, University of Huddersfield
-
Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
