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New chapter on the changing practices and identities of academics in Europe and the U.S.

Dr Liudvika Leisyte, Senior Researcher at CHEPS together with Dr. Jay Dee from the University of Massachusetts Boston published a chapter on the changing practices and identities of academics in Europe and the U.S.: "Understanding Academic Work in a Changing Institutional Environment. Faculty Autonomy, Productivity, and ... read more

"Multidimensional Ranking" by Frans van Vught and Frank Ziegele

This new book presents a comprehensive overview of the current ‘state of the art’ of ranking in higher education and research, and introduces a completely new approach called ‘multidimensional ranking’. In part 1 rankings are discussed in the broader context of quality assurance and transparency in higher education and research. ... read more

Honours: Jürgen Enders member of the Academia Europæa

Professor Jürgen Enders has been elected as a member of Academia Europaea, an eminent organisation for European scholars. The non-governmental academy was founded in Cambridge in 1988 as the European Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Letters. It has about 2300 members, including over 40 Nobel Laureates, from 35 European countries and 8 non-European countries. Membership is by invitation only. A three stage election process is followed to select the top scientists and scholars in different fields including ... read more

New book: "Questioning Excellence in Higher Education"

Policies, Experiences and Challenges in National and Comparative Perspective
Edited by Michele Rostan and Massimiliano Vaira (Centre for Study and Reasearch on Higher Education Systems, University of Pavia, Italy)
Questioning Excellence in Higher Education casts an empirical and critical glance on how the rhetoric of excellence has emerged, diffused and affected the higher education sector, ... read more