Category: Quality
Understanding complex ambiguous problems through the lens of Soft Systems Methodology
by Joy Garfield and Amrik Singh As the future leaders of a society that is increasingly complex and challenging higher […]
February 24, 2026
Tax rules are penalising some external examiners
Pathway programmes and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) provision play a critical role in UK higher education, particularly in supporting […]
February 13, 2026
Students in quality assurance – representatives, partners, or even experts?
by Jens Jungblut & Bjørn Stensaker Throughout Europe, students are often regular members of external quality assurance mandated to perform […]
February 3, 2026
So you’ve been accused of harbouring “Mickey Mouse” courses at your institution…now what?
Margaret Hodge’s 2003 speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research on “achieving excellence and equality in post-16 education” tells […]
January 12, 2026
Identifying “mickey mouse” courses | Wonkhe
St Valentine’s Day, 1966. Salem, Oregon. State legislator Morris Crothers (Salem-R), a qualified doctor, is unhappy with a Bachelor’s degree in […]
January 12, 2026
Collegiality and competition in German Centres of Excellence
by Lautaro Vilches Collegiality, although threatened by increasing competitive pressures and described as a slippery and elastic concept, remains a […]
January 9, 2026
TEF proposals’ radical reconfiguration of quality risk destabilising the sector – here’s the fix
The post-16 education and skills white paper reiterates what the Office for Students’ (OfS) recent consultation on the future of […]
December 8, 2025
What external examiners do and why it matters
Within the big visions presented in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, a specific element of the academic standards […]
December 8, 2025
Quality assurance behind the dashboard
The depressing thing about the contemporary debate on the quality of higher education in England is how limited it is. […]
December 8, 2025