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Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
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On Day Five of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson gets caught up in the controversy surrounding Israel's participation and opposition to it from its fans
The post The rules aren’t political – except when they are appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
This week on the podcast a group of vice chancellors have been called into see Rishi Sunak in a bid to clamp down on student protest
The post Podcast: Campus protest, student income, academic freedom appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
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What role can academic staff play in averting a climate catastrophe? Johnny Rich explains how the Engineering Professors’ Council is supporting work on a sustainable future
The post What can academics do to save the planet? appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag tells of the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Broadcasting Union
The post Higher education postcard: Douze points appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
George Bryant-Aird argues that knowledge of and confidence in contemporary political and social debates are crucial to the future of teachers and teaching
The post Yes, teachers should get involved in politics appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
1d ago
On Day Four of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson gets involved in debates about the volume of participation in and the value of higher education in Sweden
The post In Sweden, Mickey Mouse meets wine, beer and dog behavioural biology appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
For James Coe, there’s an opportunity to define a new university security agenda based on soft-power, economic cooperation and continual engagement
The post Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
The traumas and challenges students bring with them to higher education need to inform how they are supported in transition, finds Jenny Shaw
The post Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
2d ago
Can larger and fewer modules offer a pedagogic benefit as well as cost savings? Jackie Potter and Laura Milne look at both sides of the block
The post Fewer, larger, modules could help students too appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more
Wonkhe | Higher education policy, people and politics
3d ago
Debbie McVitty finds the seeds of an emerging consensus around the value of higher education expansion in party manifestos of the post-war years
The post Higher education in General Election manifestos – the 1940s and 50s appeared first on Wonkhe ..read more