Nic Mitchell 
Handling the end of cancer treatment!
I never believed anyone might actually miss the routine that takes over your life during a year of…
U-Multirank claims to be biggest university rankings
Once again U-Multirank, the European Commission supported world university rankings, was largely ignored by the British media and…
Road back to normality after chemo ‘house arrest’
Thanks to everyone for following my story about beating bowel cancer for the last year. In this blog,…
Swiss lessons for UK universities’ referendum campaign
Lessons, sadly not learned from the Swiss, for UK universities leading up to the Brexit referendum...
The rise of English-taught degrees abroad
ONE of the big education stories of our times is the drive towards ‘internationalisation’ by universities all over…
How good communications helped struggling university!
To hear that effective communications can play an important role in turning around the fortunes of struggling institutions…
A year in the life of fighting cancer
As the New Year kicks into gear, I can’t pretend not to breathe a sigh of relief that…
What’s driving the urge for universities to merge?
Universities across Europe are talking about merging or forming alliances and concentrating faculties like never before. Since the…
Nic wins Higher Education Journalism Award
Winning the 2015 Award for Outstanding Higher Education Journalism from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)…
My first bowel cancer anniversary !
As bonfire night falls, I’m reminded that exactly a year ago I was sitting down with a doctor…