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John Brennan is a Visiting Professor and a Variable Hours Teaching Fellow at ICHEM, and also an Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Research at the Open University, where for 20 years he directed the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI). CHERI undertook research projects on higher education nationally and internationally, often in partnerships with other institutions. Professor Brennan has authored or co-authored 13 books about higher education, along with very many journal articles and other publications.
In recent years, Professor Brennan has also worked with several universities in the UK, as well as Bath including Oxford, Bristol and the London School of Economics. He has also worked with a UNESCO higher education research centre, and several universities around the world.
Professor Brennan’s background is in sociology and his higher education research has focused on topics such as graduate employment, social equity, regional impacts of universities, quality assurance, flexible learning pathways and lifelong learning.
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Teaching Excellence in the Disciplines
Abbas, A., Brennan, J., Abbas, J., Gantogtokh, O. & Bryman, K., Jul 2016, Higher Education Academy. 90 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Foreword
Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J., 11 Dec 2015, The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education: Convergence and Diversity, Centres and Peripheries, Revised 2nd ed.. Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J. (eds.). Oxford, U. K.: Peter Lang Publishing Group, p. 7-10 4 p. (Higher Education Research and Policy ; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Higher education differentiation and the myth of meritocracy: the case of the UK
Brennan, J., 11 Dec 2015, The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education: Higher Education Differentiation and the Myth of Meritocracy. Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J. (eds.). Peter Lang Publishing Group, p. 185-199 15 p. (Higher Education Research and Policy; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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Introduction
Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J., 11 Dec 2015, Challenges for European Higher Education: 'Global' and 'National', 'Europe' and 'Sub-Europes'. Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J. (eds.). Oxford, U. K.: Peter Lang Publishing Group, p. 11-30 20 p. ( Higher Education Research and Policy; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education: Convergence and Diversity, Centres and Peripheries
Zgaga, P., Teichler, U. & Brennan, J., 11 Dec 2015, Oxford, U. K.: Peter Lang Publishing Group. 389 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book