Alumni relations should not be all about fundraising
It matters that non-donating alumni are missing out on much of the aftercare value they could be receiving, say Andy Shaindlin and David Williams
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Go ‘digital’, not ‘online’, to avoid spooking students – Leeds DVC
Jeff Grabill says lifelong learning will bring thousands more students to higher education, and universities must be honest about what they can expect
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Talking leadership 32: John Cater on being UK HE’s longest-serving leader
The vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University discusses centralising spending, climbing up the rankings and leading the institution for almost 30 years
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The week in higher education – 9 June 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Universities ‘in political box seat’ after Australian election
‘Bloodbath’ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says
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Funding and careers structures are holding back early cancer detection
Long timelines, siloed training and the prioritisation of drug development make life-saving advances in detection less likely, says David Crosby
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UK vice-chancellors staying in posts longer
Eight-year average ‘feels about right’ given need to get to know institutions and form strategies, says Hepi director
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Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes
University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute
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Talking leadership 27: Margaret Gardner on building successful branch campuses
The Monash University president discusses how to make international campuses work and redundancies during the pandemicÂ
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Omnicrisis? Or just business as usual?
For UK universities, there seems to be an endless flow of crises to be overcome. But what if this is not just a tough spell, but the new normal?
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The UK has international students to thank for its high REF scores
The extent of research‘s cross-subsidisation by overseas student fees is too rarely understood by policymakers and academics alike, says Ruth Arnold
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What the FRAP happens next? Four priorities for reforming the REF
The next exercise should clarify its purpose and language, relax its disciplinary focus and refine research culture, says James Wilsdon
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‘Golden triangle’ will be crucial to ‘levelling up’, says Freeman
Science minister suggests disagreements with Michael Gove over role of Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions
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Ouriginal chief defends Turnitin takeover against monopoly jibes
Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says
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R&D investment in left-behind regions is not a levelling-up panacea
Growth in competitiveness, employment, incomes and regional attractiveness occurs only when policy is aligned with local need, says Simon Collinson