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Degrees even more valuable for job seekers in a recession

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:04:59 GMT

Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School, explains how those with a degree can expect to earn nearly 60 per cent more than those without one - and how Warwick Business School graduates are almost guaranteed a good start in the job market, with 93 per cent finding work quickly in their first three months after graduation.

It Isn't All Bad News

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:41:39 GMT

The latest entry from Vice-Chancellor Nigel Thrift's blog:

Many academic commentators on contemporary Western higher education want to harken back to what they see as a golden age of academe — and bemoan their present lot. No doubt there are things to complain about. Probably many. But it is possible to become mired in an account which sees nothing but gloom and negativity in the current academic scene and which, by implication, sees no way of ever effecting any positive changes.

The Perils of Presidency

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:18:04 GMT

Taking on a university presidency is becoming a more and more precarious option–a sinecure it is not. No doubt that is as it should be, but recent events show just how difficult the task of leading a university can now be. No wonder that the average length of tenure of university presidents is declining almost everywhere.

On Ceremony and Ritual - Vice Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:07:05 GMT

"We often downplay the importance of ceremony and ritual in university life. But, having just come to the end of a graduation week with eleven graduation ceremonies in total, I can report that ceremony is alive and kicking."

Worldwide? - Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nigel Thrift

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:35:56 GMT

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nigel Thrift - explores the higher education landscape across the world in WorldWise, The Chronicle's international blog.

Registrar Jon Baldwin comments on the future of the HE Sector

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:44:41 GMT

University Registrar, Jon Baldwin says the Higher Education sector can't afford to leave its fate in the hands of the party that happens to win the next general election. Read his comments in the Times Higher Education

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick comments on latest university funding news

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:29:21 GMT

Professor Nigel Thrift, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, commented today, 23rd December 2009, on the latest university funding news.