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Quality assurance then and now – 25 years of fun
A very good article by Roscoe Hastings has just been published which revisits an article I wrote 25 years ago on some big quality assurance problems. It turns out that many of the issues back then are still concerns now.
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Top 10 Beach Books for Boffins and Bureaucrats 2026
It’s the time of year (thereabouts) when the great and the good tell you about all the marvellous books they are planning to read on holiday. We’ve gone out of our way (not much) to compile an outstanding list of top titles for academics and administrators to carry to the beach. Enjoy!
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Paying Too Much For Regulation
The Office for Students is planning to modify how it charges fees to the institutions it regulates. But the real issue is that the regulation itself is excessive and costly. Much more radical change is required.
The Wonderful (& Frightening) World of HE 