Emeritus prof HE management, editor SRHE News/Blog; previously deputy VC, journal editor, Chair SRHE, policy/mgt consultant UK/Europe/N America/Africa/China

Joined April 2009
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
Mar 27
šŸ“¢ CfP now open for the SRHE International #Conference 2026! We're inviting submissions reflecting on the theme Future Ready Higher Education. We welcome submissions for: šŸ” Research Papers šŸ—£ļø Symposia šŸ–¼ļø Posters #CfP here: bit.ly/4bBWCGO Deadline: 15 May 2026 #SRHE2026
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
My thanks to Oliver Sullivan and @TeachingTimes for posting my analysis showing that about 50% to 55% of GCSE, AS and A level grades have marking errors. @miss_mcinerney @heymrshallahan @cazjwheeler @CommonsEd @Appg_Schools @HMC_Org @NEUnion @SFCA_info teachingtimes.com/is-ai-bett…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
What do you do when you are a witness to wrong-doing? My thanks to @RobCuthbert, Rob Graham and all @SRHE for publishing today's blog. @nickhillman @cazjwheeler @CommonsEd @Appg_Schools @DanWorth @FCDWhittaker @miss_mcinerney @louise_eccles @poppyeh srheblog.com/2025/12/17/walk…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
6 Aug 2025
šŸ“¢ Open calls for papers: Studies in Higher Education Special Issues on: Learner Agency and Human-AI Collaboration, Advancing Female Academics into Executive Leadership Positions, Reconciling Marketisation. Find out more: bit.ly/4mmzxed #HEresearch #HEpolicy #CFP
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
1 Aug 2025
In the latest SRHE blog post, @RobCuthbert highlights how Trump‑era interventions are reshaping US higher education, from legal wrangles over abolishing the Education Department, to funding threats against Columbia and Harvard. Read it here šŸ‘‡bit.ly/4ohsJzy #HEPolicy

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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
29 Jul 2025
"...proximity to students is not the same as access, and … transnational education requires more than exporting curricula across borders, it demands building relevance across cultures." Blog post: Branch campuses and the mirage of demand by Kyuseok Kim šŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3IRFl06
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
11 Jul 2025
šŸ“£ Research & Scoping Awards 2025 - submissions now open! We invite applications for: - Member Awards for research on HE policy/HE practice/HE & society - Scoping Awards for projects on emerging areas of HE research Visit bit.ly/4kzWk4u for details. Deadline 1 September

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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
3 Jul 2025
Congratulations to this year'sĀ NewerĀ Researcher Award winners @BetzabeTorres_O, @JessBrown_UK, Yabing Liu! Learn more about their projects on our website: srhe.ac.uk/research/latest-n…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
24 Jun 2025
šŸ“£ Upcoming event: On Wednesday 2 July we will be joined by Syed Farid Alatas, @shuchen_xi71290 and @ibrar_bhatt to discuss Re-thinking Knowledge, Intellectual Canons, and #DecolonisingAcademia. Find out more and register here: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civiwp=C…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
9 Jun 2025
Join us at this upcoming workshop on 20 June to explore AI and the current thoughts, practice, and applications of AI tools in higher education research. Register here: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civiwp=C… #AI #AITools #NewerResearchers #HigherEducationResearch
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
30 May 2025
Join us on 19 June to examine the challenges and opportunities of moving from a research/teaching background in the ā€˜hard sciences’, towards the softer sciences underpinning education research: bit.ly/43BVIob #PedagogicalResearch #HEResearch
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
21 May 2025
What the experience of neurodivergent PhD students teaches us, and why it makes me angry - latest post on srheblog.com by Inger Mewburn @thesiswhisperer srheblog.com/2025/05/20/what…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
1) Join us July 2nd, 2025 (12–3pm, incl. lunch) in central London for ā€œIn Conversation with Syed Farid Alatas: Re-Thinking Knowledge, Intellectual Canons & Decolonisation of Academia.ā€ An in-person event hosted by @SRHE73 Register srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civiwp=C…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
8 May 2025
ā° Final week to submit your papers, symposia and posters for #SRHE2025! Details of the full CFP and how to make a submission: srhe.ac.uk/international-con… Deadline: 15 May 2025 (23:59 GMT 1) #HigherEducation #ResearchConference #CallForPapers
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
2 May 2025
Do we really empower sabbatical officers to be the voice of students? Latest post on srheblog.com by Rebecca Turner, Jennie Winter & Nadine Schaefer srheblog.com/2025/04/30/do-w…
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
28 Apr 2025
The Special Issues editors for Studies in Higher Education are inviting proposals from colleagues interested in guest editing a Special Issue of the journal, to be published from 2026 onwards. Proposals by 15th May - see tandfonline.com/journals/csh… @tandfeducation
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Rob Cuthbert retweeted
25 Apr 2025
In the latest post on srheblog.com @robcuthbert looks back to HE in the 1960s and reminisces on 60 years of the Society for Research into Higher Education via the musical soundtrack of the time srheblog.com/2025/04/24/edit…
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