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  • The evolving roles and constant challenges for a higher education leader

    20 October 2022 by James Ransom

    This blog was kindly contributed by Professor James Ransom, Head of Research at the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). This blog is the fifth in our series on leadership in partnership with NCEE. A dig through academic archives can give us insights into how our understanding of higher education leadership has changed over…

  • What works for leadership in higher education? Let’s find out …

    20 October 2022 by Alison Johns

    Alison Johns, Chief Executive, Advance HE, urges all leaders in higher education and related organisations to complete the inaugural Global Leadership Survey for Higher Education and be part of this global conversation. It is a chance to have your say and shape the future of higher education leadership. There has…

  • Cardiff Metropolitan University becomes first UK higher education institution to pledge no investments in border violence

    19 October 2022 by Eva Spiekermann

    This blog was contributed by Eva Spiekermann, Co-Director of the Migration Campaign and Movement Building at People & Planet. Today, Cardiff Metropolitan University made a landmark announcement in support of migrants’ rights by approving a policy to never invest in companies complicit in violence against people migrating and seeking sanctuary. An unprecedented act in UK…

  • How universities can step up to support the technical workforce

    19 October 2022 by Jane Hubble

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022.  HEPI is running a…

  • How should universities support staff during the pandemic?

    18 October 2022 by Rasha Kassem

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Rasha Kassem, research project team lead for ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Staff in UK Higher Education – A Comparative Analysis across the Four UK Nations’ at the Open University. See Rasha’s previous HEPI blog, ‘How did COVID-19 impact staff in UK higher education?’ Undeniably, the…

  • Representation Matters: Reflections on Academia’s ‘Leaky Pipeline’

    17 October 2022 by Blessing Marandure

    HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University. ‘Who did you say sent you?’…

  • New research study: Flexible working arrangements and presenteeism in UK higher education during and post-COVID

    14 October 2022 by Fotios Mitsakis

    This blog was written by Dr Fotios Mitsakis, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent Business School. Fotios is the PI of ‘Flexible working arrangements and presenteeism in the UK Higher Education Sector during and post the COVID-19 Pandemic’, a collaborative project between Nottingham Business School – Nottingham Trent University, Strathclyde Business School – University…

  • Leadership and Learning are Indispensable to Each Other

    13 October 2022 by Lesley Dobree

    This blog was kindly contributed by Professor Lesley Dobree, Leadership Coach and Leadership Consultant/ Advisor  with the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). The blog is the fourth in our series on leadership in partnership with NCEE. Being a consistently good and effective leader is not easy. In recent months, there has been…

  • Introducing the International Education Strategy for London

    12 October 2022 by Diana Beech

    This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer, London Higher. In her closing speech at last week’s Conservative Party Conference, Prime Minister Liz Truss made it clear that her Government’s priority is all about growth. In the speech, Truss stressed the need for the UK to be ‘internationally…