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Robbins, Specialist Institutions and Industrial Policy

HEPI

HEPI has marked the anniversary of the Robbins Report with a Policy Note on the influence of the Robbins Report and a blog series – you can access all the material here. The Robbins Report had a great deal to say about higher education in the UK and some parts are better known than others.

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WEEKEND READING: The next 20 years – rediscovering the social purpose of higher education

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Dr Jonathan Grant, founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. We are currently running chapters from the Anniversary Collection as a series of blogs.

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Ensuring the competence of engineers in South Africa: The contributions of Engineering Council South Africa (ECSA)

Creatrix Campus

This blog explores the role of ECSA in ensuring the competence of engineers in South Africa and the benefits of ECSA accreditation for engineers and engineering programs. It's important to note that each category has its own specific education, training, and experience requirements, as well as different levels of responsibility and authority.

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Weekend Reading: Becoming An Academic Manager

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by GatenbySanderson , a people advisory firm which works with HE leaders. He talked about how becoming a manager ‘puzzled and challenged’ him in equal measure. Since Martin first became Head, the role has become even more critical to institutional success.

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Will Your School Start Recruiting Incarcerated Students?

EAB

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. So when I wrote my blog post for EAB, I really wanted to be in that realm. MM: When exactly is that going to take place?

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KJB-Tel Records’ Higher Ed Breakup Album

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! The higher education sector seems fraught for every employee these days—faculty, staff and administrators alike. Leaving your institution can be a challenging prospect. The CFO has 37 cats; those are some questionable decision-making skills. I can’t find a parking place.