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Tag Archives: Higher Education
May 18 2013
True innovation in Higher Ed will emerge from faculty-driven, open-source projects, not start-up commercialisation
1 CommentTweet Leslie Madsen-Brooks is skeptical about the kind of disruption start-ups and tech folks promise. She highlights ways university faculty and staff are already driving thoughtful technological innovation through engaging in open source, open learning projects. Projects which focus on … Continue reading
Posted by: May 18, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, open access
May 15 2013
Investing in higher education, including the social sciences, would promote growth in Britain
1 CommentTweet Paul Whiteley points out that there is no evidence that supports the argument that STEM subjects provide an additional boost to growth on top of investments in universities in general. Despite higher than average enrolment in sciences, for instance, Britain … Continue reading
Posted by: May 15, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, public investment, social sciences
Apr 5 2013
Reform is needed to achieve an appropriate balance between public good and private benefit of Higher Education
Leave a commentTweet The Coalition government’s policy changes to fees and funding systems in Higher Education are already having a marked effect on access and institutional behaviour. Amidst growing calls for reform, Martin Hall argues that most pressing is policy responsive to the combination of public goods … Continue reading
Posted by: April 5, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, universities
Mar 30 2013
Michael Gove’s recent condemnation of ‘Marxist academics’ reveals the complexities that can be attached to intervening in public policy debates
Leave a commentTweet Education Secretary Michael Gove’s recent condemnation of the ‘Marxist academics’ who expressed concern over the revised national curriculum exposed the complex relationship between academia and policy-making. Pat Thomson raises concerns over what this means for impact assessment and academic freedom when … Continue reading
Posted by: March 30, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, Michael Gove, public engagement
Mar 23 2013
The ‘avalanche of change’ in higher education must be contextualised in terms of the government’s broader neoliberal policies
Leave a commentTweet A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has made headlines calling for urgent transformation of British universities if they are to survive sweeping technological change. From massive open online courses (MOOCs) to open access, John Holmwood argues these changes are less about … Continue reading
Posted by: March 23, 2013
Tagged with: Academic Publishing, access, Higher Education, MOOCs
Feb 23 2013
The enterprise university is constructed in opposition to kindness and conducting research is increasingly pressurised and solitary
Leave a commentTweet The stark contrast between the kindness experienced in Bali and the manic, hurried pace of the her own academic workplace environment prompted Claire Aitchison to examine the contemporary ‘enterprise university’. The pressure to publish and burdens to achieve competitive advantage crowd out … Continue reading
Posted by: February 23, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, University
Feb 16 2013
5 Minutes with Professor Rachel Pain: “Research capacity is our greatest resource, and collaboration at any level has the potential to make for excellent research”
Leave a commentTweet Rachel Pain talks with Mark Carrigan to discuss the impact agenda, collaborative research, and the distinct opportunities and challenges posed to the academic community by the Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). She finds that now is the time for universities to … Continue reading
Posted by: February 16, 2013
Tagged with: Higher Education, Impact, public engagement
