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Time for a University Admissions Revolution?

Universities have now entered Visit Day season. Where students with offers come to look around universities before making their final choices of where they would like to go to, provided they meet their conditions. However, there will soon be proposed … Read More »

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Building Bridges With Students

I am a fan of football, and when discussing this with a colleague we wondered if we could get enough staff together for a 5-a-side game after work. There were several staff interested and after mentioning the game to some … Read More »

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Tuition Fees: The Unanswered Questions and an Uncertain Atmosphere

Up and down the country at the moment Universities are trying to decide what fees to charge for students starting in 2012. The government expects most to charge £6,000 with only a few charging the maximum £9,000. However, with most … Read More »

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How can a temp job boost your career prospects?

A temp job is definitely not ideal. It’s not something you want to be into for your whole life, it doesn’t offer job security and it probably pays less too. This is as true in the higher education sector as … Read More »

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Partnering with other institutions

One of the projects I’m currently working on is a funding application to one of the UK’s main funding bodies for an ambitious research project. For this project, we have partnered with another institution in the Greater London area and … Read More »

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The other parts of the interview – Part I

Most higher education institutions will not grill you with numerous interviews that go on for weeks or even months. In most cases, you won’t be required to attend an interview more than once. This is good news. However, it’s very … Read More »

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Enterprise Week came and went

Last week was a busy week. It was the Global Enterprise Week, which means that numerous organizations had events planned and put together for that week. My institution wasn’t an exception. Overall, our office planned and/or attended seven events that … Read More »

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