New year predictions: what does 2018 have in store for universities?

After the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, Patrick McGhee can only guess what the next 12 months will bring. Are you ready for peer-reviewed tweets, TEF results determined by University Challenge, and ‘lyecturers’ for hire?

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January 4, 2018

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January 4, 2018

Patrick C McGhee Zachary Foster

Twitter: @profmcghee @_ZachFoster

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