Tackling fee levy (strange numbers and stranger conclusions), market research to help, and Innovative Research Universities (IRU)'s question - should public funding support redistribution from the haves to the have nots? When the Levy Breaks linkedin.com/pulse/when-lev…

The Interim Report into International Education has some great recommendations, and one very odd one. In a head spinning moment, I stand up against adequate regional funding. Some Regional Investment to Refuse? linkedin.com/pulse/some-reg…

#RIHlive CLR James blamed bodyline on the great currents of history - modernism and the rise of fascism. Agree? Or was Douglas Jardine just one of the great bastards of history?

We have data showing the equity profile of Australian higher education up to the time Jason Clare took the reins, and it's ugly. Some thoughts on that past and how we leave it behind. The Past in the Rear View Mirror linkedin.com/pulse/past-rea…

An integrated post-school system is sure to be an Accord recommendation, makes total sense, but how on earth do we get there? Thoughts based on bruises of experience. A more integrated tertiary education system Stan … and world peace! linkedin.com/pulse/more-int… via LinkedIn

Some thoughts, based on public management models, about why the Sunday Times international student story is a serious risk. International Education, Greedy Dons and Maintaining Trust linkedin.com/pulse/internat… via LinkedIn

This piece x.com/JohnRoss49/sta… suggests liability for an international fee levy could depend on universities' accounting choices. That may mean minimised liabilities and perverse outcomes. To help explain what is going on I take up Goodhart's Law, linkedin.com/pulse/bricks-w…

The Universities Accord final report paid particular attention to regional higher education. How delighted am I? Amongst many, many comments on the report, these are my thoughts on that bit in particular. linkedin.com/pulse/accord-r… via LinkedIn

Compare and contrast Government decision making - for the Accord, and for the clampdown on student visas. To help explain, there's alternative decision models available. The Garbage Can Cometh linkedin.com/pulse/garbage-… via LinkedIn

I use positioning (and depositioning) to explore lobbying in higher education, what does not help and who actually is a northerner. Best enjoyed sipping a pint with a real head on it linkedin.com/pulse/idea-nor… via LinkedIn

First time in history that there are more people in the cabinet who were born in Sunderland (Bridget Phillipson and Jonathan Reynolds) than went to Eton. Result

The Needs Based Funding paper is out, with proposals to fund delivery for regional students. Very 2023, but not much on how to fund the outreach and recruitment required to deliver the Accord's regional growth targets. Some thoughts...,linkedin.com/pulse/funding-… via LinkedIn

A sponsorship crisis, political marketing and gin and tonic combine for my perfect marketing issue. How has the mixer brand found itself tied to Trump, and what could be done? Some research-driven thoughts. Fever Tree Sweats in Milwaukee linkedin.com/pulse/fever-tr… via LinkedIn

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Farewell to Destination Australia. Certainly flawed, but one of very few attempts to invest incrementally in the growth of regional higher education, both domestically and internationally. And with success. Destination Australia Departs linkedin.com/pulse/destinat… via LinkedIn

Olympic sponsorship is a battle for attention, and one new arrival stood out for me. Some thoughts on LVMH and its Olympic sponsorship decisions. Check out my latest article: Citius, Altius, Luxurious linkedin.com/pulse/citius-a… via LinkedIn

#RIHLive what is the most consequential event on a sports field for world history?

What does the caps data release tell us about universities' strategies? Dusting off Mintzberg's framework to help explain what's going on Emergent Strategy, Revealed Priorities and International Caps linkedin.com/pulse/emergent… via LinkedIn

The greatest thing on Twitter - through a wormhole in time from Trafalgar.

Running up to Halloween, a horror story about twinning, TNE and possible exemptions from the international caps Check out my latest article: Twinning. Be Careful What You Wish For linkedin.com/pulse/twinning… via LinkedIn