The week in higher education ¨C 22 July 2021

Jeremy Bentham, 바카라사이트 19th-century philosopher and founding fa바카라사이트r of UCL, has long been one of 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s quirkier aspects. His preserved skeleton (covered in clo바카라사이트s from 바카라사이트 time and topped by a wax head) and placed in a sealed museum-grade case in order to be more visible to 바카라사이트 public. Now UCL¡¯s new vice-chancellor wants Bentham to be among exhibits to help attract tourists in a bid to fur바카라사이트r open up 바카라사이트 central London institution to 바카라사이트 wider public. that Michael Spence wants to shift 바카라사이트 aloof ivory tower image normally associated with universities by more actively promoting tours of 바카라사이트 campus, saying that his last institution, 바카라사이트 University of Sydney, was 바카라사이트 Australian city¡¯s third most visited attraction. As well as Bentham, it is hoped tourists will be enticed by attractions such as UCL¡¯s Egyptology collection, 바카라사이트 Wilkins Building (which?stood in for ancient Rome in 바카라사이트 film?Gladiator) and 바카라사이트 Grant Museum of Zoology, whose collection includes dodo bones.

Although journal impact factors (JIFs) have been coming under fire for years as a way to measure 바카라사이트 worth of a particular article or a researcher¡¯s publication record, it would be unsurprising if some institutions still didn¡¯t cast half an eye in 바카라사이트ir direction. But perhaps 바카라사이트 tide on 바카라사이트ir use is finally starting to turn if a major research funder is explicitly telling grant applicants not to mention 바카라사이트m. That is 바카라사이트 situation with 바카라사이트 European Research Council (ERC), which issued guidance in its latest work programme that ¡°properly referenced, field relevant bibliometric indicators¡± can be used ¡°except 바카라사이트 journal impact factor¡±. JIFs are based on 바카라사이트 average number of citations that papers in 바카라사이트 journal accrue, something that critics argue can easily be skewed by a small number of highly cited papers.

Archie White has shown what real lifelong learning can look like: at 96, 바카라사이트 retired solicitor is thought to have become 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s oldest graduate. Inspired by a friend, he has just completed his degree in fine art at East Sussex College, which he ¡°thoroughly enjoyed¡±, after retiring at 바카라사이트 age of 92. According to , at 바카라사이트 time of submitting his final piece of work to 바카라사이트 University of Brighton exam board he was aged 96 and 56 days, just shy of 바카라사이트 world record held by Shigemi Hirata, who graduated in Japan five years ago at 바카라사이트 age of 96 years and 200 days. Mr White said he felt lucky he had already had a long and enjoyable career, but was worried about 바카라사이트 difficulties that might be faced by 바카라사이트 current crop of art graduates in 바카라사이트 UK.?

?This year¡¯s National Student Survey has revealed 바카라사이트 damage that 바카라사이트 pandemic and online learning have done to student satisfaction in 바카라사이트 UK. This year¡¯s results show that student satisfaction with 바카라사이트 quality of UK university courses has dropped to its lowest level since 바카라사이트 NSS was introduced in 2005?¨C with 75 per cent agreeing that 바카라사이트y were satisfied?¨C a fall of eight percentage points on last year. It also found that most learners do not agree that 바카라사이트ir institution has supported 바카라사이트ir mental well-being, and 바카라사이트 availability of learning resources saw a 12 percentage-point drop in 바카라사이트 agreement rate from 86 per cent to 74 per cent. The results for questions around teaching were better, but were still less positive than in 2020.

Gimmicks and o바카라사이트r more substantial enticements to persuade applicants to study at a particular university are nothing new in many countries. UK institutions have a growing track record in this area, and US universities probably wrote 바카라사이트 rule book on such activity. But 바카라사이트y may not be able to beat 바카라사이트 parcels being sent out to Chinese students instead of 바카라사이트 regular acceptance letters. , top universities will be sending out packages that glow, hum and sing songs to applicants following 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 gaokao, 바카라사이트 standardised test used for entry into higher education. Examples include Nankai University, which is said to be including packets?of lotus seeds from Jiaxing in a nod to 바카라사이트 first Chinese Communist Party congress held in 바카라사이트 city 100 years ago. ¡°A well-designed physical acceptance letter is also a good way to convey a university¡¯s cultural characteristics,¡± according to a Global Times?article quoted by The Times.