by CDBU Admin | Jan 18, 2019 | Academic freedom, Free speech, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, Widening access
There is controversy over leaked plans to end loans to students with three Ds or less, and one university is shutting students out of campus libraries for failing to pay rent Oxford places ban on donations and research grants from Huawei The Guardian, 18/01/2018,...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Brexit, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
A drop in EU student numbers, a huge increase in borrowing by universities and another overseas campus closes. The financial omens for the sector are not looking good Universities raise alarm over no-deal Brexit and EU student enrolment The Guardian, 04/01/2019,...
by CDBU Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | News round-up, Office for Students, REF, Tuition fees, Uncategorized
Student loans will now be reclassified as public spending – and the Office for Students issues universities with a warning about grade inflation Philosophers urge Hull to think again over course cuts Times Higher Education, 21/12/2018, Matthew Reisz Leading...
by CDBU Admin | Dec 7, 2018 | Free speech, News round-up, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, Widening access
This week, a new universities minister takes the helm – and despite a gradual rise in students from disadvantaged backgrounds attending university, the top public schools still dominate Oxbridge entry Eton and Westminster among eight schools dominating Oxbridge The...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 26, 2018 | REF, TEF, Uncategorized
Last week, the CDBU’s Professor Dorothy Bishop gave a terrific lecture looking at what metrics can offer in evaluating universities – and where they fail. If you were unlucky to miss it, here’s your chance to listen to the lecture. You can view the...
