Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 6, 2023

As John Warner has explained in Slate , this “crisis” of peer review is linked to a much bigger one—namely, the ever-deepening crisis in the humanities and higher education more broadly. Updates to the way we manage peer review cannot solve larger crises in higher education.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

I continue to be an advocate for whole institution wellbeing, enhancing focus on academics in policies and practice, as well as increasing impactful research regarding academic mental health so it was pleasing to see university staff being given a spotlight. She is the editor of the Research into Higher Education Abstracts journal.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Many aspects of co-creation of the curriculum can also advance characteristics that students perceive as excellence in teaching and student support, as we found in previous research drawing on the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Teaching Awards data (Lubicz-Nawrocka & Bunting, 2018). Higher Education, 71 (2), 195-208.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As James Arvanitakis and David J Hornsby (2016) define them in Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education , Citizen Scholars are students who apply discipline-specific knowledge in order to develop and support their community and wider society. References Arvanitakis, J., Hornsby, editors. Dec 18, 2019

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Professional Services Higher Education Industry 52

SRHE

JUNE 9, 2023

Some applicants find this process so challenging that they turn to a range of paid services that help them to learn how to contact a potential doctoral supervisor or develop a research proposal.

Admissions 52

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

Edify is EAB’s education data and analytics solution built for higher education. In addition to the technology, Edify partners can expand their team’s capacity using professional service hours which leverage EAB’s skills and expertise, like data science and data engineering.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 22, 2021

Original illustration by Shihui Shen, Edinburgh College of Art student In this post, colleagues reflect on the findings of their research into the experiences of staff members who were involved in the University’s hybrid teaching response during the pandemic. Earlier this year we embarked on a research project aiming to do just this.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The benefit of the SRHE and its Blog has been in providing a sense of community for those who have to and do think about the purpose, the benefits and the travails of higher education. My interest in the student experience has been accompanied by an enormous increase in research in this area. It is the stuff of academia.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JULY 4, 2023

This triple whammy of innovation has placed considerable demands on academic staff, students, and professional service colleagues as we try to bridge gaps and make connections between various fields of study in a complex web of university structures and processes.

Social Justice 52

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 30, 2024

We will continue to provide student internships into next year, including opportunities for postgraduate research students.   What are your key takeaways from your Challenge Host experience? Catherine Bovill Professor Catherine Bovill is Co-Director, Institute for Academic Development and Professor of Student Engagement in Higher Education.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

by Brett Bligh, Sue Beckingham, Lesley Gourlay, and Julianne K Viola SRHE’s ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposium series, delivered with Professor Sam Elkington and Dr Jill Dickinson, aims to foster continuous dialogue around learning spaces. What might this look like?

Computers and Informational Technology 52

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Parchment

OCTOBER 22, 2024

She will share labor market information and how it can help institutions of higher education advance strategic priorities. Is it research? In terms of how we help institutions, I would not say, you know, I hope our professional services people won’t disagree with me. It’s like, where does that?

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SRHE

JANUARY 26, 2024

In particular, understanding access, participation and inclusion for those who align with the different protected characteristics (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) has been of interest to academic research, given various political movements to widen access to higher education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 29, 2021

It is an opportunity to showcase a number of exciting and thought-provoking initiatives by staff and students at the University which all share the common aim of enhancing the postgraduate research experience. I am particularly pleased that so many of these posts have been written by postgraduate researchers.

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Research Professional Services Healthcare Finance 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 29, 2021

It is an opportunity to showcase a number of exciting and thought-provoking initiatives by staff and students at the University which all share the common aim of enhancing the postgraduate research experience. I am particularly pleased that so many of these posts have been written by postgraduate researchers.

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.

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