Instead of focusing their attention on promoting information to mainstream media, some university public affairs offices are using the power of social media to engage the community directly.
EnablingOpenScholarship (EOS) is an organisation for universities and research institutions worldwide. The organisation is both an information service and a forum for raising and discussing issues around the mission of modern universities and research ins
British universities have been encouraged to embrace the concept of the "celebrity academic" and follow in the footsteps of their "shamelessly" self-promoting peers in North America. Chris Brauer, lecturer in online journalism at City University London, s
The University of Leicester, a research-intensive institution, has topped the National Student Survey for mainstream universities for three consecutive years, hence is in a position to offer insight into effective learner-centred design. Leicester's pilot
This is the project blog for a JISC funded project - Evaluating assessment diaries and GradeMark at the University of Glamorgan.
This project is part of the JISC Assessment and Feedback Programme. The programme has three strands. Our project is in Strand B where we will evaluate assessment and feedback related innovations which are already underway in a faculty or institution, and report on lessons for the sector.
Guardian live chat panelists from universities including Cornell, Bath, MIT and Glasgow Caledonia suggest how to successfully extend the classroom into virtual environments
This post is more about this very unorthodox software company that is rebelling against many conventions, than merely being a career guidance. It is also partly about a boy named Saran Babu who is a flagship developer at Zoho. The connection between the t
Open learning and new technology are about to smash the structure of the modern university - and higher education is too distracted by its funding problems to notice
For some staff, teaching in British universities often takes second place to research. If we want to keep our reputation, this can't go on says Craig Mahoney
The Government has confirmed that it is to launch an official annual university league table, using measures such as students' personal feedback on their lecturers via the website Twitter.
Singularity University aims to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity's grand challenges.
The Edgeless University argues that technology in higher education is not just about virtual learning environments, but is increasingly central to the way institutions provide learning and facilitateresearch. Technology is making research and learning pos