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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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Overcoming the entitlement gap and imposter syndrome – Enabling workforce diversity
The other day, an article in the Financial Times caught my eye. It covered the extent to which working class aspirant actors can access the…
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The Changing Landscape of Higher Education
The last few years have been a challenging time for the Higher Education sector, with the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees bringing in a wave…
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