Five week focus on Education: The inspirational career of Professor Paul Jennings

Professor Paul Jennings’ career spans some of the most innovative and exciting areas of engineering. He currently leads WMG’s Intelligent Vehicles Research Directorate, which plays…

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Misfits and weirdos – high-risk hiring strategies

Dominic Cummings’ blog post on January 2nd put the cat amongst the pigeons of recruitment orthodoxy

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Five week focus on Education: The inspirational career of Professor Elizabeth Treasure

Professor Elizabeth Treasure has been Vice-Chancellor at Aberystwyth University since April 2017, having moved from the Cardiff University where she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor. In week…

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Five week focus on Education: The inspirational career of Professor Seamus Higson

An interview with Professor Seamus Higson BSc (Hons), PhD, AKC, C.Sci, C.Eng., FIMMM – DSc Professor Seamus Higson might well be referred to as a polymath.…

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How to be a good referee

As recruiters, a critical part of our process is taking verbal references on candidates

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Post-qualification admissions: easier said than done?

Angela Rayner, the Shadow Secretary of State for Education, has recently announced the Labour Party’s intention to overhaul England’s somewhat archaic university admissions system

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Berwick Partners boosts growth plans with ten new hires

With the demand for the recruitment of senior leadership positions exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Berwick Partners have made a number of critical specialists hires across its…

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The Coffee Cup Test

Recruiting the best talent for your business is a difficult and arduous task; ensuring candidates fit in with the culture of your business, even more…

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A ‘Gold’ student experience – Some international perspectives

Dr Sonal Minocha Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement, Bournemouth University The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) discourse has, if I remember correctly, been mainstream lingo for us since June 2015…

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The Higher Education Policy Institute’s 2018 Annual Lecture

Tuesday 27th November saw HEPI’s 2018 Annual Lecture by Professor Ihron Rensburg: “Global Africa: Nelson Mandela and the meaning of decolonising knowledge and universities”.

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Is the term ‘tuition fees’ misleading?

Reports from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Public Accounts Committee have recently made headlines through highlighting how student fees are spent, with…

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Inclusivity is a culture, not a policy

Research released last year, by the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative and Deloitte, highlighted the importance of inclusivity in affecting our feelings towards our employers.…

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