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Kim Catcheside

Kim Catcheside is a journalist, consultant and commentator with 20 years of experience in reporting on education.
She was education and social policy correspondent for BBC radio for 12 years until 2010 and before that specialised in education for the BBC political programme On the Record.
She has transferred her expertise in higher education to a small communications agency called Champollion, where she is an associate director.
She is a founder member of the Higher Education Commission.

September 2012

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    Widening participation: time to put gender back on the agenda

    With female university applicants outstripping male across a range of subjects and institutions, we need to bring action on gender in line with social outreach, says Kim Catcheside

August 2012

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    Clearing 2012: universities need a better message than 'keep calm'

    While many university leaders are on holiday, a potential clearing crisis is brewing. Vice-chancellors must be informed of the problem and take action to prevent further confusion, argues Kim Catcheside

July 2012

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    University admissions: increased AAB offers will lead to crisis at clearing

    Clearing 2012: Universities are making more AAB offers, but fewer lower insurance choices for students could lead to a crisis in clearing, says Kim Catcheside

June 2012

  • Student Asleep

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    University teaching and assessment will not improve without tighter regulation

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    More home students need to take up postgraduate studies

May 2012

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    Why is postgraduate study missing from the social mobility debate?

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    Distracted by A-level reform: why you can't afford to ignore grade inflation

April 2012

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    What part should universities play in fostering academic talent?

    Government is finally investing money in the widening participation agenda, but what more should universities be doing, asks Kim Catcheside?

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    Digital technologies and the tensions between research and teaching

    Kim Catcheside looks at some of the issues to emerge from the recent live chat about what good teaching should look like in HE

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    Will universities in the 'squeezed middle' be forced to lower prices?

    Mid-ranking universities are getting passed over because they're not considered prestigious. Kim Catcheside has a solution

March 2012

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    Share of overseas students choosing to study in the UK set to grow

    A major investigation into the global HE market has shown how well placed UK universities are to take advantage of growth in the sector. Kim Catheside reports.

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    What do universities actually gain by improving league table performance?

    Following Russel Group movements, Kim Catcheside examines what universities are doing to improve their position in the league tables and wonders if it is possible to repeat their success

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    The benefits of a university education

    After reading all the latest reports, and Stefan Collini's new book, Kim Catcheside is still convinced no-one can better Thorstein Veblen's description of what a university is for

February 2012

  • Peter Pilotto show, Autumn Winter 2012, London Fashion Week - London, Britain - 20 Feb 2012

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    Lack of higher education funding could stifle UK's creative industries

  • England v Scotland - IRB RWC 2011 Match 36

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    Will England adopt Scotland's university reforms?

January 2012

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    HE bill postponed: is this the end of the 'HE market'?

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    HE rationing: we should not limit the number that universities can recruit

  • Fox Hunting Season Opens In Charleston

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    Competing for AAB students: open season on university places begins

  • Britain's new Conservative Prime Ministe

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    Why a new science university isn't going to stop a decline in research

December 2011

  • The Great Storm 20th anniversary

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    HE forecast for 2012: fees, applications, funding and course cuts

    Kim Catcheside explores the biggest HE issues of 2011 and suggests what ripple effects these may have next year

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