International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM) faculty
As part of the School of Management, ICHEM brings together world-class scholars, visiting professors and doctoral researchers from over 25 countries.
The International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
We explore higher education innovation for global wellbeing.
Who we are and what we do
Find out more about our research and publications from ICHEM members.
International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM) research
Our research spans leadership, management and policy to influence thinking and ways of working in higher education.
International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM) publications
Journal and conference papers relating to our work.
Upcoming events
Find out more about our seminars and workshops
Developments and insights
Research, analysis and news.
Who gets to decide what counts as knowledge?
Prof Dirk Lindebaum and his co-authors address big tech, AI, and the future of epistemic agency in higher education.
ICHEM academics present at Conference on Research into Postgraduate Supervision
Dr Gina Wisker and Dr Ludovic Highman discussed their new work on experiences of doctoral vivas across different countries.
Blog: Universities' international engagement – time for an ethical overhaul?
DBA alumni Professor Nigel Healey, Dr Fiona Hunter and Dr Vicky Lewis grapple with the ethics of university internationalisation.
Blog: Why the HE skills debate is a false dichotomy
Director of Higher Education Management Programmes Dr Dan Davies argues against the positioning of higher and further education in opposition to one another.
DBA profile: Charlie Tennant
The Vice Principal at London School of Science & Technology shares his experience of this unique doctoral programme.
Blog: Universities, AI and the common good
Professor Rajani Naidoo lays out how higher education must find paths for meaningful engagement with AI, to leverage its potential and mitigate the hazards.
Engagement with practice
We collaborate with researchers, policy makers and leaders to create new ideas and facilitate changes.
DBA in Higher Education Management
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. POWERFUL RESEARCH. THOUGHT(FUL) LEADERSHIP.
About us
ICHEM is an interdisciplinary research centre, based in the School of Management at the University of Bath. With a focus on sustainable transformation, we challenge taken for granted assumptions, build theoretical advances and develop alternative strategies for higher education that can contribute to global wellbeing.
Contact us
Contact us for more information, or to ask about our DBA, PhDs, research and consultancy.