Navigating the discourses of unauthorised collusion and collaboration: a UKES narrative

An often misunderstood challenge facing higher education students is the tension of legal regulation of authorial rights discourse and the dilemma which with is reinforced by institutional discourses about student engagement and collaborative learning.  This paper draws on the reflections of staff and students in focus group data from the Geography, Law and Mathematics programmes, who were offering feedback on the UK Engagement Survey (UKES)

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:Betty Leask (2015) Internationalising the Curriculum, Abingdon: Routledge (978-0-415-72815-7 [Pbk], 208pp)Laura Ritchie (2015) Fostering Self-efficacy in Higher Education Students, London: Palgrave (ISBN 978-1-137-46377-7 [Pbk], 159pp)Markus K. Harmes, Henk Huijser, & Patrick Alan Danaher (Eds.) (2015) Myths in Education, Learning and Teaching: Policies, Practices and Principles Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN 978-113747699-9 [Hbk], 205pp)Andrew Middleton (Ed.) (2015) Smart Learning: Teaching and Learning with Smartphones and Tablets in Post-Compulsory Education, Sheffield: Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group and Sheffield Hallam University (ISBN 978-1-84387381-5 [ePub]; 978-184387383-9 [Print on Demand], 297pp)Christian Beighton (2015) Deleuze and Lifelong Learning: Creativity, Events and Ethics, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN 978-1-137-48079-8 [Hbk], 204pp

Sector reports review: September 2015 to January 2016

Summary of UK higher education sector organisations’ reports and publications between September 2015 and January 2016. Organisations featured in the review include: ATOC                                      Association of Train Operating CompaniesBIS                                           Department of Business, Innovation and SkillsBritish CouncilGuildHEHEA                                        Higher Education AcademyHEFCE                                    Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandHESA                                      Higher Education Statistics AgencyHobsons EMEAIpsos MORIJiscNUS                                        National Union of StudentsOIA                                          Office of the Independent AdjudicatorQAA                                        Quality Assurance Agency for Higher EducationRand Europe                               SCONUL                                 Society of College, National and University LibrariesThe Sutton TrustTHE                                        Times Higher EducationUCAS                                      Universities and Colleges Admissions ServicesUCISA                                     Universities and Colleges Information SystemsUKCISA                                   UK Council for International Student AffairsUK HE International UnitUnipolUUK                                        Universities U

Another country: the trans-Atlantic alliance and the benefits of studying abroad in the USA

This paper, which is written by an American LJMU-based academic, reflects on the new strategic alliance between LJMU and Southern Connecticut State University.  In particular, in highlighting the experiences likely for LJMU students whilst studying in the USA, it provides a succinct overview of the post-compulsory US education, underlining the different experiences of the US student compared with their UK counterpart.  The paper further emphasises the benefits likely for LJMU students as a result of this alliance