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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 describes a higher education White Paper as a flawed strategy that will fail to achieve many of the aims of the government of Great Britain, according to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute in Great Britain. The report considers the emergence of a bipolar system as a factor that could exacerbate inequality between institutions and it warns about the competition among universities to recruit AAB students. It also raised issues on reforms and financial support.

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 presents a summary of the British government's White Paper on higher education, which includes the proposal for universities to compete for one in four student places.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being asked for his passport while examining in one of the British universities.

The article focuses on reports that several universities in Great Britain are taking steps to curb the amount they spend on office basics in an effort to cut costs.

The article reports on the plan to make doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees a requirement for all academic posts in British universities. It mentions circumstances wherein experience in the private sector may be of more value than a research qualification. Universities are called upon to avoid a cloistered attitude and consider contextual information to set aside the PhD requirement whenever appropriate.

The article discusses possible scenarios that could materialize if the British government's proposal to open one in four student places to competition between higher education institutions has the effects the government desires.

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 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 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 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 reports on the British government's refusal to release papers from meetings between universities and science minister David Willetts and private higher education providers, as papers obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show limited detail on the ministerial meetings.

The author reflects on the access proposals of the British government in its White Paper released in 2011. He states that the Office for Fair Access (Offa), which was given increased resources by the government, has been given the power to specify levels of institutional investment in access and naming access recalcitrants. He also mentions the introduction of competition for well-qualified student applicants, as stated in the paper. He recommends collaborations between the universities to secure student access.

The article comments on the British government's White Paper on higher education. According to the author, while universities play a critical role in addressing issues confronting the government, the White Paper does not address the consequences of funding changes and student-number controls. The author further asserts that universities are drivers of innovation and economic growth.

The article reports on the premature online release of the paper "Perspectives of UK Vice-Chancellors on Leading Universities in a Knowledge-Based Economy" on June 16, 2009 by the journal "Higher Education Quarterly." The paper has been taken down online temporarily. The content of the paper features the views of vice-chancellors interviewed by researchers from Canada on issues like academic freedom and the utilitarian value of degrees.

The article reports that multinational publishing firm Elsevier is planning to setup an alternative open-access institutional research archives. This initiative would take repositories out of the control of universities which are archived research papers in portable document folder (PDF) files. The academic community in Great Britain raised its concerns over the effort of Elsevier and stressed that the control of the papers should remain with the hands of the researchers. Elsevier announced that the initiative aimed to improve research methods.

The article reports on the decision of the University and College Union (UCU) to retract a briefing paper that criticized INTO University Partnerships after the private education company threatened to sue the trade union for libel. INTO threatened the UCU with legal action in July 2008 over its briefing paper alleging that joint ventures with the company would affect university reputations. It is noted that INTO prepares international students for higher education in Great Britain under commercial partnerships with universities.

The article focuses on the warning issued by Ray Paul, a professor at Brunel University in England, about the negative impact of the use of journal rankings to select the best research papers to submit to the 2008 research assessment exercise (RAE) in Great Britain. The results of the RAE will be released in December 2008. In an opinion piece in the "European Journal of Information Systems," Paul said it was common knowledge that universities had used journal rankings to decide which papers to submit to the RAE, despite rules disallowing it. INSET: THE LEADING COMPUTER SCIENTIST RECRUITED BY BIRMINGHAM.

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.

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.

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 discusses funding-related issues between British universities and for-profit providers. Private providers are reportedly requesting for increased student loan access from the British government while universities continue to argue that state loans should only be allotted for charitable institutions. The intention of Laureate Education to acquire or establish a university in the country is described. Details of the White Paper technical consultation regarding the matter are explored.

The article discusses the reassurance sought by the Charity Commission from the British government that its higher education reforms will not set an alarming precedent by removing protections that safeguard the charitable status of universities. The Charity Commission says that it is concerned about speculation that the higher education White Paper opens the possibility for universities to convert to non-charitable for-profit status. The terms of the law governing charities are also discussed.

The author reflects on the recommendation by the British government's White Paper as of July 2011 for universities to provide more detailed information about course content, academic staff and academic views.

The article reports that the inspection of British universities by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) should be based on a risk-based approach which reduces red tape for well-regarded providers, according to the proposal from the government's White Paper on higher education.

The author argues that many universities in Great Britain tend to focus on pleasing students and covering up errors instead of prioritizing quality control. Examples are given of how educational standards are sometimes not maintained, including the case where a teacher lost a set of test papers and graded students based on their performance in other examinations. She states that higher education institutions should not rely on external examiners to ensure that educational standards are maintained.

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 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.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A lighter weight of paper," published in the August 28, 2008 issue, "Ditch the island mentality," in the September 4, 2008 issue and "Finances top list of threats to the health of UK sector," in the September 4, 2008 issue.

The article discusses a study on research competitiveness in universities in Great Britain. It references the paper "Measuring research competitiveness in UK universities: introducing the Herfindahl Index to the 2008 and 2014 research assessment exercises," by Anthony Kelly and published in "Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education" in August 2015. Among the research subjects that are competitive include computer science, business and management, and art and design.

This section offers news briefs on higher education in Great Britain as of September 2015 including Scottish universities concerned about losing their status as charities, the tendency for academics to rise up the citations list through snappy titles for their papers and Great Britain's ranking as the world's top destination for fashion students.

The article discusses a research paper on the earnings of graduates from an elite Group of Eight university compared to those of less selective institutions in Great Britain.

The article reports that universities in Great Britain have been requested to think carefully about the challenges of religion in a stimulus paper released by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

The article discusses the importance of departmental reviews in ensuring the quality of research and teaching in the British higher education sector as of February 2015. Topics covered include the 2014 research excellence framework (REF), information on the discussion paper "The Future of Quality Assessment in Higher Education" of the Quality of Assessment Review Steering Group, and the involvement of universities in knowledge transfer, civic engagement and other third-stream activities.

This section offers news briefs about universities in Great Britain as of October 9, 2014. Researchers from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh are studying eggs from emus and chickens to understand the causes of birth defect. Queen Margaret University has launched the world's first postgraduate degree for professional complaint handlers. The "University Paper" set up by Nottingham Trent University student Chris Moss has signed a deal with Simian Publishing.

The article warns about the alleged danger of the cultural shift of universities in Great Britain toward the application of square management techniques to the academic workforce. An overview of a paper published in the June 2014 issue of the journal "Studies in Higher Education," which analyzed the effect of management-by-results in Finnish universities is presented. Arguments are raised over the trend among British universities in using annual grant income as a measure of staff performance.

The article focuses on the argument raised by the Pearson Think Tank that personal statements should be banned from university admissions papers in Great Britain as they provide an unfair advantage to private school applicants, according to a report issued by the independent policy unit in 2013.

The article discusses the 2013 policy paper "International Education: Global Growth and Prosperity," which outlines how Great Britain can profit from selling education abroad. It proposes a tougher Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regime to rigorously inspect universities that offer courses overseas to avoid scandals over quality. Universities and science minister David Willetts explains that oversight needs to be strengthened.

The article discusses the desire of British universities and science minister David Willetts to allow for-profit providers in higher education to compete for students. It says that Willetts met such firms before the publication of the higher education White Paper in June 2011. According to the author, the proposed regulatory reforms make it easier for universities to become for-profit enterprises. The difference between charitable and for-profit institutions is also discussed.

This section offers news briefs on the higher education sector in Great Britain. Imperial College London will review the award of a doctor of philosophy (PhD) to a former student after it emerged that a paper he wrote is to be retracted. The National Student Housing Survey reveals that students rate good Internet access above location and value for money when it comes to university accommodation. University employees are being invited to join the reader panel of "Times Higher Education."

The article reports on a proposal from the British government's White Paper on higher education to ease restrictions on the use of the university title, making it easier for private and foreign-based institutions to set up small colleges.

The article reflects on university life at the Poppletonian University. Concerns about the viability of Poppleton's Cake Shop University grew following reports that star members will only offer one 10-minute tutorial a year. Director of Corporte Affairs Jamie Targett assured that the university's decision to opt for 9,000 British pounds in tuition was marginally influenced by inferiority. The convenor of staff seminars at the Department of Media and Cultural Studies agrees that seminars should be an exciting event to learn about academic papers.