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The article focuses on an analysis of titles of journal papers submitted to Great Britain research excellence framework, according to which lengthy titles of journal papers may have a lower impact and inversely use of brief title of journal papers could have a significant positive impact.

The article discusses the white paper entitled "Educational Excellence Everywhere" published by the government of Great Britain. It states that the government wants universities to establish centers of excellence in initial teacher training (ITT). It mentions that the white paper shows that the government reaffirm commitment to moving towards a school-led ITT system.

The article focuses on a Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) working paper expressing concern over the problem of graduate "over-education," which also included its authors, Francis Green and Golo Henseke of UCL Institute of Education, rejecting the view of monitoring the average rate of return to higher education.

The article reports on the statement of British home secretary Theresa May that the approval of the plans for a higher education White Paper is a move against the plan of the funding council of England to fundamentally modify the quality assurance.

The article focuses on inclusion of widening participation metrics in the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in a Green Paper to be publish by British government as of October 2015. It discussed that government with include plans related to market entry and exit, English higher education, and reshaping the framework under British Prime Minister David Cameron. It mentions the views of Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, on linking widening participation and access to the TEF.

The author offers insights on research income and publications and its threat on the careers of scholars in Great Britain. The author discusses the problem of scholars on research and publication when applying for an academic job, way to evaluate quality rather than quantity in research papers, and the problem with high-impact journals.

The article reports on a seminar hosted by the Early Careers Network of University College London's Population and long Health Domain on April 22, 2015 in Great Britain. At the Rosie Bartlett and Kate Hoyland, former BBC journalists explained that researchers should think like journalists in order to get their work noticed by the press. The seminar discussed how researchers can make sure that their findings catch journalists' attention and, thereby, a wider audience.

The article discusses aspects of the graduate school work of the college students particularly the scientific papers in history in Great Britain. Topics mentioned include the long-term impact of scientific research on the field of biochemistry, the importance of citations in literature and the benchmarking of the institutions.

The article focuses on how universities in the Great Britain are prepared to begin Grade Point Average (GPA) but the universities are waiting to get permission from the ministers before running and mentions that the effect of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is to be seen before taking on GPA.

The article reports that an education bill is unlikely to be part of the British Parliament's session in 2016. Topics discussed include minister for government policy Oliver Letwin considering introducing education reforms as secondary legislation instead of as a fresh Act of Parliament, the implication of the absence of a legislative bill for the plan to merge the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Fair Access and the effects of Letwin's proposal on tuition fees.

In this article the author comments on the opportunity that new primary higher education legislation "White Paper" in Great Britain provides for a full and frank debate in Parliament and elsewhere. Topics include The White Paper focusing on four themes and the themes include competition from new providers, widening participation and student choice and implementing the review published in 2015 by Sir Paul Nurse.

The article discusses the issues that could be discussed in the Higher Education (HE) White Paper to be published by British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Topics discussed include discussion on Jo Johnson's minimum threshold on financial reserves all institutions must hold to fund their students, Emran Mian of the Social Market Foundation think tank, on the paper and Higher Education Funding Council for England's move for quality assurance.

The article examines whether the doctoral thesis has become obsolete in British universities and colleges. Topics covered include how the average doctoral student spends almost six months of their four-year programme writing their thesis and another six months waiting for it to be examined and the pros and cons of an integrated format for doctoral papers. INSETS: 'AN ATHLETE DOES THOUSANDS OF LAPS ON THE TRACK WITH NO ONE...;CUT TO THE PAPER CHASE: A HAPPY EXAMPLE OF THE INTEGRATED....

The article discusses the views of higher education policy expert David Watson on the Green Paper on higher education in Great Britain, released in November 2015.

The article offers information on the Next Steps for Computer Sciences in Higher Education conference on fundamental skills that computer science graduates learn in Great Britain in February 2016 and offers the views of Susan Eisenbach from the Imperial College London on the same.

The article mentions the views of Sorana Vieru, vice-president of the National Union of Students, on the impact of teaching excellence framework on curricula and standards which will be a disadvantage for staff and students from minority backgrounds.

The article discusses issues in the higher education sector in Great Britain as of late 2014, particularly the lack of a common standard in performance assessment of university degrees. Also cited are the 2012 paper "A Handbook for External Examining" from the Higher Education Academy, the position by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) on the issue, and the work of the Student Assessment and Classification Working Group on the topic.

The article reports that publishing giant Elsevier has denied to force academics in Great Britain to sign up to its other services in order to use the newly acquired Social Science Research Network (SSRN) repository. Topics include Elsevier's purchase of SSRN marks attempt to maintain control over publishing, and view of open access advocates, who have been highly critical of Elsevier that the publisher could crack down on the free dissemination of papers.

The article discusses the suggestions made by the Great Britain-based professional institution Higher Education Academy (HEA) for the government's teaching excellence framework, known as Green Paper, that focuses on improving the quality of teaching in colleges and universities. The emphasis on recognizing and rewarding teachers is suggested to enhance the motivational level. Further, the need and benefits of becoming an HEA member is mentioned.

The article discusses that the higher education White Paper "Success as a Knowledge Economy" in Great Britain marks the final stages of transformation of universities into second-rate schools. Topics include the White Paper stated to import the worst elements of the government's micromanagement of schools including inspections by Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education in England and it also recognizes that the quality of higher education cannot be measured by satisfaction alone.

The article discusses the potential impact of creating multiple tuition fee caps linked to the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in Great Britain according to higher education organizations Universities UK and GuildHE. Topics include the highlights of the "Green Paper" released by the British government, British legislation relating to the implementation of the "Green Paper," and the dynamic and developmental process of excellent teaching according to the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

The article discusses the move of the British government to implement reforms in the higher educational system at universities through the Green Paper framework. The consultation is focused on teaching excellence, costs of education, and student choices. It cites the Browne Review of the higher education Green Paper which highlights the regulatory burden of the tuition fee cap to align with inflation.

The article focuses on the research paper "Why international students have been ‘TEF-ed out'?" by Aneta Hayes from the Keele University in England, that criticizes Great Britain government's teaching excellence framework (TEF) for legitimizing and promoting subordination of international students.

The article talks about the copyright and intellectual property rights infringement while recording lectures as an appropriate policy followed by Universities. The reporting of the research paper on whether lecture recording in higher education is risky business or an evolving open practice revealing that lecture recording by UK institutions started in 2016 and them already having policy documents on the topic is also mentioned.

The article presents the views of Andrew Hamilton, the outgoing vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, on the higher education Green Paper. Hamilton warned that the teaching excellence framework discussed in the Green Paper could send negative messages to the world about the quality of teaching at British universities. It is stated that vice-chancellors have only themselves to blame for failing to provide the quality of leadership of teaching that their students deserve.

The article focuses on the future of Great Britain in research and student mobility programs in the European Union (EU) after it decided to withdraw from its EU membership. Topics discussed include suggestions to lobby Great Britain as an "associated country" with the research funding programmes of the EU and the future of freedom of movement after the Brexit. INSET: TOO MUCH AT ONCE: CALL TO DELAY WHITE PAPER PLANS AND BILL.

The article offers information on how the plans in the higher education White Paper to lessen the four-year track record needed before institutions can award their own degrees were welcomed by A. C. Grayling, master of the New College of the Humanities in London, England in 2016.

The article argues that Great Britain government's higher education Green Paper, published in November 2015 indicates that it will remain possibly subject to a metrics-based interim "refreshment". It is stated that there is even a proposal to introduce a version for teaching. Among the reasons that drove a panellist to quit the REF were the lack of time for proper peer review and inevitable grade inflation.

The article offers the author's comment on the British government Green Paper which outlines that there is a lot to play for before the teaching excellence framework becomes law, adding that it has went out of fashion for a while. According to the author, consulting is not necessary when one knows exactly what he or she wants to do. The author cites the publication of "Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice."

The article discusses the proposal of the British government to bring in more private colleges and universities in England. It references the provisions in the higher education Green Paper framework regarding reduced requirements for institutions to apply for degree-awarding powers. It cites the comments of professor Aldwyn Cooper on the distinction and definition of a university model in bringing quality education.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Offa pushes sector to do more to widen access" in the July 16, 2015 issue, "Compliant captives in a paper cage" in the May 21, 2015 issue, and "They would walk 500 miles" by Nick Hillman in the July 23, 2015 issue.

The article discusses the expansion of vocational education provision for Post-1992 universities proposed in Great Britain Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' (BIS) consultation paper. It mentions that these Post-92 universities have challenged the proposal to implement a polytechnic-type model. It presents the views of Nick Davy, higher education policy manager at the Association of Colleges, on the same.

In the article, the author discusses regulatory issues in the higher education sector in Great Britain as of June 2015, particularly the move by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) to outsource the work of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). He also cites the 2011 white paper "Students at the Heart of the System" claiming that Hefce should collaborate with the QAA, Office for Fair Access, and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the article "Psychic powers' paper pulled from journal after criticism," "Resits may not improve academic performance" and My university has asked me to keep a diary of my work, and I hate it."

The article discusses Alina Schartner's co-authored paper "Empty signifiers' and 'dreamy ideals': perceptions of the 'international university' among higher education students and staff at a British university" on college staff and students suspicious of international strategies.

The article offers information on the access to enterprise and entrepreneurship for all university students. Topics discussed include views of Henry Jinman, co-founder of Crowdfund Campus, on the problem in universities regarding the approach for entrepreneurship education explained in white paper Crowdfunding in the Curriculum; need for programmes to drop the business plan as assessment method; and teaching problem-solving and market testing skills in universities.

The article discusses the effects of the implementation of teaching excellence framework (TEF) on the economy of Great Britain. According to the White Paper released by the British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, there seems not to have effects on the budget of the country but the government wants to distance it from public expenditure and bureacracy. It adds that the success of the TEF will be based on the belief of universities that they can do well in order to raise funds.

The author reflects on plans and strategies for handling institutional failure, focusing on the impact of institutions exiting the market on both students and alumni, the city or region and the reputation of British higher education as a whole. He discusses the White Paper which represent the logical conclusion of free market philosophy, recommending student protection plan to ensure that students continue to achieve their academic outcomes in the event of institutional failures.

In this article the author opines that the higher education White Paper "Success as a Knowledge Economy" in Great Britain represents a major assault on the idea of a university and its vital public role of facilitating the creation and dissemination of knowledge and debate about common objectives. Topics include the government stated to have promoted higher education only in terms of private investment in human capital and students identified as consumers with purchasing power of tuition fee.

The article presents the White Paper which appears to criticise the move of the Higher Education Funding Council for England to put out tender quality assurance, which had been seen as risking the plans for a teaching excellence framework in England in 2016.

The article discusses the release of the second White Paper on the future of higher education with a theme to inject a bigger dose of market forces in the system which the government fears is too slow to respond to students' demands in Great Britain in 2016.

The article offers news briefs related to higher education (HE) as of March 2016. Topics include a report from the news paper "Daily Mirror" which reveals that one in four billionaires dropped out of university including Bill Gates and Gautam Adani; increase in the responsibilities of the Higher Education Funding Council for England to improve the teaching excellence framework and maintain Great Britain HE global reputation; and the death of Paul Webley, former director of University of London.

The article discusses the profile of the Creative Industries Federation, and mentions topics including a brief history of the Federation, the Federation's response to the British Government's "Green Paper," and the Federation's views on the metrics of the teaching excellence framework (TEF).

The author emphasizes the need to provide academics more structured support as they deal with improving public engagement in Great Britain. He says academics known for their public engagement were virtually sacrificing their academic career based on a research paper. He suggests incorporating some measure of public engagement in the metrics used for the teaching excellence framework. He cites that this approach would serve as a reward for efforts to promote higher education.

The article argues against Green Paper of government of Great Britain that exempts universities from Freedom of Information (FoI) by not considering them as public bodies for Fol purposes and mentions it to reduce scope for public scrutiny.

The article argues that the key finding of the higher education Green Paper in Great Britain is that universities have spent too much of the past few decades worrying about research and not enough about teaching. It is stated that the implication is that while the research is excellent, the teaching is not. It is opined that as a result, students graduate without sufficient skills for the workplace, with qualifications that are inconsistent across the sector.