Now officially in its second year, following a pilot, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings is garnering more attention among institutions than before. This year, 1115 institutions are globally ranked, compared to 768 last year.  The Impact Rankings measure ...

The public discourse around leadership, empathy and communication style has elevated in recent weeks in political and corporate contexts.  Empathy trainers must be having a field day. We are witnessing restated calls for how to be, how to lead and ...

This (sort of) commemorative article will try to juxtapose an aspect of the Thomist lex aeterna (in Latin, English translation ‘eternal law’) with two other concepts arguably derived from anthropology and feminist legal theory to be discussed below. Apart from ...

Perhaps, just as questions about age, gender preferences and politics have been made redundant (even illegal), job applicants should no longer be required to name where they studied and recruitment processes should have institutions’ names redacted from all applicants’ listed ...

It is well established that like other entities, universities are in the business of identifying and developing competitive advantages in the marketplace for students and knowledge, based on capability, location, tradition and technology. Global rankings, although criticised, do provide some ...

After suffering widespread disruption during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020, Australian universities are now coming to terms with what the future might hold for tertiary education. While many international students have been unable to return, lectures and tutorials are cranking ...

February 21 2021 (to use the historic present tense) is the 344th anniversary of the death of philosopher Baruch Spinoza (24 November 1632–21 February 1677). This article will comment on only a paragraph in one of Spinoza's letters. Stretching a ...

Higher education providers around the globe are re-examining the way they conduct student assessments. Smart universities are looking to online proctoring as part of their efforts to futureproof their programs. Both the impact of COVID-19 on higher education institutions and ...

The conversations about higher education were never more listened to, or diverse. But what do we hear, what sense do we make of it, and how do we respond? What I heard most clearly last week was the student voice. ...

Higher education providers have been forced to think differently about course delivery and whether a full return to face-to-face learning will be achieved. How that paradigm shift is maintained longer term will determine the fate of our higher education institutions. ...