Top shelf! Ranking university spirits
Registrarism returns with an essential ranking of university-branded whiskeys and gins
The archive
Sixteen years of registrarial comment and observations
Every Registrarism post Paul Greatrix published between April 2007 and May 2023 – on university life, league tables, honorary degrees, true crime on campus and the strange business of running a university.
The unbearable heaviness of regulation
Should universities really need to retain every piece of assessed student work for five years? Paul Greatrix asks what happens when regulation goes too far
The real free speech problem in universities
The real problem that universities have with freedom of speech is that they are no good at talking about it, argues Paul Greatrix
It’s still important that students are registered to vote
Universities are required to help students register to vote. Paul Greatrix wonders if this is still a priority?
The minister’s letter of note hints at a threat to autonomy
Paul Greatrix reads Michelle Donelan’s letter to vice chancellors on free speech and “external benchmarking programmes” like the Race Equality Charter
Is the university library really sinking?
Paul Greatrix addresses one of the most persistent and widespread campus myths: that your library is slowly sinking due to the weight of books.
What do heads of university administration do?
A report from HUMANE examines the changing roles of the university head of administration. Who better than Paul Greatrix to take a look?
Fantasy land – It’s the 2022 fictional universities ranking
Registrarism returns with the ultimate guide to universities that you can’t actually apply to or attend
All Square – it’s the all new Registrarism UK University Quad ranking
Who doesn’t love a good quad? Paul Greatrix shares his favourites.
Goodbye to all this
After an incredible 14 years Paul Greatrix – Registrarism – bids a fond farewell to the world of regular blogging
True Crime on Campus: The Platinum Collection
Paul Greatrix has the very best of the very best of campus crime reports from the archives. Enjoy.
Universities and guns don’t mix
Paul Greatrix remains bewildered about the very notion of students carrying guns on campus
More true crime on campus on the big screen
Paul Greatrix has exciting news of stories from universities making their way on to TV and cinema screens near you.
Doctor Soccer: Academia and the beautiful game
Paul Greatrix celebrates the football players who combine sporting excellence with a higher education qualification.
Playing at university management
University management is just a game to some people. Paul Greatrix shows you how you can become one of them.
Buggies and beds: racing traditions on campus
Paul Greatrix has your essential round-up of some strange student racing traditions
Heads above water: university swim tests in the pandemic
If the ability to swim is a graduation requirement, Paul Greatrix asks what you do when Covid-19 closes the pool?
Who let the dogs out?
Paul Greatrix has a round-up of all the important campus news about canines on campus.
Now That’s What I Call FoI!
Paul Greatrix has a top thirty hit parade of his favourite Freedom of Information requests ever to have come across his desk.
The Wonkhe Scandinavian University Picture Quiz
Paul Greatrix’s university picture quizzes reach Scandinavia. Tak!