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Martin Hall

Articles by Martin Hall

Union Buildings, Pretoria, seat of the South African government

Zuma may be gone but his populist fees policy lives on

New South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s first budget confirmed funding for hundreds of thousands of students to be exempted from tuition fees, writes Martin Hall

22 March

David Goldblatt,

Who owns a photograph? Goldblatt archive should remain in Cape Town

Groundbreaking photographer David Goldblatt’s archive should stay in South Africa, where it belongs, writes Martin Hall

18 March

Brown University

Confronting slavery: turning Brown’s difficult past into future opportunities

Martin Hall on how Brown University is confronting its controversial past

12 December

blockchain, digital, bitcoin

The blockchain revolution: will universities use it, or abuse it?

Web 3.0 could revolutionise the way higher education is delivered, but will it be used as a force for good, asks Martin Hall

28 November

Sizwesandile Mnisi and the rest of the cast of The Fall.

World insight: South Africa’s student protests: on stage and on the streets

A trip to the theatre prompts Martin Hall to think afresh about the demonstrations gripping his country’s campuses

27 October

South Africa flag

World Insight: South Africa's universities on the edge

As institutions battle crippling deficits, there are hard and volatile times ahead, writes Martin Hall

16 August

Apprentices at work

The vocational alternative: a definitive opportunity for universities?

The Sainsbury review represents a huge opportunity for UK universities, while institutions across the world can reap the rewards of vocational courses, says Martin Hall

31 July

Image of African continent

World insight: how do you encourage innovation across a continent of a billion people?

The MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge focused on Africa’s strengths, not its weaknesses, says Martin Hall

17 June

Kurdish refugees at a camp in Suruc, Turkey

World insight: higher education for refugees trapped in transit

Technology can help to educate people fleeing from conflict, but the conservatism of universities must be overcome also, says Martin Hall

11 April

Digital footprint

World insight: the global potential of learning analytics

Sharing data on students’ academic activities will bring the field to a tipping point, says Martin Hall

11 March

African drumming

World insight: Discomfort is part of an international curriculum

Global higher education programmes should respond to our unstable world, says Martin Hall

11 February

World insight: Researchers must take their work beyond the developed world

Studies of childhood development demonstrate the value of research outside high-income countries, says Martin Hall

8 January

South Africa flag

World insight: South Africa’s student uprising

Freeze on tuition fee increases does nothing to counter inequality, writes Martin Hall

9 December

Matthew Brazier illustration (29 October 2015)

The discontent of South Africa’s students goes beyond fees

The country’s young are angry about more than just tuition costs, which is why solutions are difficult, says Martin Hall

29 October