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Will power: fundraising through legacies
Gifts in wills currently generate more than £3bn in charitable income each year, and this is forecast to rise to…
18th February 2021
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Academic knowledge for its own sake? Those days are over
It’s time for the HE sector to abandon the Oxbridge mindset and focus more on practical skills. The pandemic has…
3rd February 2021
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‘Eventually, everything turned out fine’: an Italian university reflects
The huge and unimaginable impact of Covid-19 in our daily lives will not be so easy to forget, even in…
18th January 2021
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Where was that crystal ball?
The last year has certainly been a rollercoaster – possibly the equivalent of Alton Tower’s infamous Nemesis. And yet, out…
18th January 2021
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Using data to improve the student experience
Understanding what works A major part of my role as learning technologist is focusing on how technology can enhance teaching…
15th January 2021
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8 biggest challenges for universities in 2021
The digital revolution Call it a pivot, call it a crash course, call it an overnight transformation – when universities…
6th January 2021
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University spinouts: build your own unicorn in 2021
The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda aims to equalise the distribution of growth nationwide, yet it has mostly focused on town…
27th December 2020
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Universities and Industry 4.0: are you ready?
The impact of Covid-19, tuition fee challenges and a reduction in European funding means that UK universities are having to…
18th December 2020
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University spinout companies: where are all the women?
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Roadmap sets out the government’s vision for the country to become a ‘science superpower…
24th November 2020
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Universities and the media during Covid-19
Universities and the media maelstrom September 2020 saw a fourfold increase in media coverage of UK universities, compared to 2015….
16th November 2020
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