Last week, Times Higher Education announced their World Reputation Rankings 2016, in which we saw the positions of the only two UK universities in the top ten decline. A number of newspapers blame this slip in rankings on Government’s commitment to widening participation and diversity. The Telegraph, for example, published that top universities are ‘under… Read more » about The World Reputation Rankings Provide Ammunition For Anti-Diversity Argument
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Report suggests HE-leadership research is too small-scale
A Leadership Foundation for Higher Education report, The Impact of Leadership and Leadership Development: A Review of the Literature and Evidence, has been published recently, presenting research on higher education-leadership development. The report concludes that there is not an adequate amount of literature to help improve university leadership, and that most research to-date does not… Read more » about Report suggests HE-leadership research is too small-scale
The British Council Publishes Two New Reports
The British Council has published two new reports, Social enterprise in a global context: The role of higher education institutions and The Shape Of Global Higher Education: National Policies Framework for International Engagement – Emerging Themes. Social enterprise in a global context: The role of higher education institutions The research presented in the report covered… Read more » about The British Council Publishes Two New Reports
World Reputation Rankings 2016 Published
Today, Times Higher Education released their World Reputation Rankings 2016. The results of the reputation league are based on the judgement and opinion of academic opinion through a selection of invitation-only individuals whose views are held in high esteem. Of the top ten (Figure 1), only two – the University of Cambridge (ranked 4, falling… Read more » about World Reputation Rankings 2016 Published
UUK and HEA’s day conference exploring Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Today at Woburn House, London, Universities UK and the Higher Education Academy hosted the ‘Innovation and excellence in teaching and learning’ day conference. The conference kicked off with Nicola Dandridge, UUK’s Chief Executive, welcoming delegates, and questioning what the value of teaching is in the narrower context of the ‘consumer contract’ as well as newer… Read more » about UUK and HEA’s day conference exploring Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Grovelands Graduate Insights [Spring/Summer 2016]
Last month on the 25th April Grovelands published Grovelands Graduate Insight [Spring/Summer 2016] which is yet another report which explores the graduate market in terms of how businesses can capture and retain talent by understanding how graduates approach the workforce. The survey conducted for the research ‘reports on current students, employed graduates, and graduates who… Read more » about Grovelands Graduate Insights [Spring/Summer 2016]
Go International 2016: Mobility Makes a Difference
Yesterday, Go International hosted a conference in London’s Woburn House, which explored mobility in relation to how it may benefit those who partake in study and work abroad programmes, and as a part of a larger internationalisation strategy. Go International was chaired by Professor Colin Riordan, who also opened the conference. He pointed out that only five years… Read more » about Go International 2016: Mobility Makes a Difference
Bournemouth University Launches its India Hub: Connect India
This week, Bournemouth University launched its India Hub. We’ve created a Storify for you to see how it all went, but today’s Buzz is a little sneak peak.
Report: Exploring trends in Motivators and Job Search Preferences
Last month, Manpower Group Solutions (the world’s largest Recruitment Process Outsourcing provider) published a White Paper Below the Surface: Emerging Global Motivators & Job Search Preferences which presents the results from a 2015 survey of nearly 4,500 job seekers across the US, UK, Australia, Mexico and China. These five nations were seen as five top… Read more » about Report: Exploring trends in Motivators and Job Search Preferences
Government Publishes Report on Graduate Labour Market Statistics
BIS has published official data from 2015 of the Graduate labour market statistics (GLMS). The report provides information on ‘graduate, postgraduate and non-graduate employment rates and earnings for England’. Headline statistics are presented below: Source: Gov website It is clear that in 2015, both graduates and postgraduates had higher employment rates by over 15%, and… Read more » about Government Publishes Report on Graduate Labour Market Statistics