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Research ethics committees should rethink risk

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There are good reasons why institutional human research ethics committees (RECs) or research ethics boards (REBs) are needed in higher education institutions – namely, to ensure research participants are treated in accordance with a set of agreed standards and principles. by Jacqueline Stevenson, Tom Power and Alison Fox.

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The importance of academic mental health

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I continue to be an advocate for whole institution wellbeing, enhancing focus on academics in policies and practice, as well as increasing impactful research regarding academic mental health so it was pleasing to see university staff being given a spotlight. Since then Advance HE has also developed the “race charter”.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

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by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, an institution known for forensic science might develop an online MBA program with a specialization in that area, leveraging its unique history and specialization. This trend highlights the importance of institutions knowing their strengths and using technology to develop niche, world-class programs.

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Interdisciplinarity

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Historian GR Evans takes the long view of developments in interdisciplinary studies, with particular reference to experience at Cambridge, where progress may at times be slow but is also measured. Research’, first in the natural sciences, then in all subjects, only slowly became an expectation. by GR Evans.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It’s these long-term developments, processes and trends, which take place under the surface, that even the most powerful politicians or institutions must respond to. million in federal relief funding. That’s the largest increase since 2008. This is the case in politics, but it’s also true in higher education.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. During the Great Recession of 2008–09, Harvard raised liquid funds by issuing $2.5