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The Covid-19 Crisis and the Future of Tertiary Education: a Green Paper from the University of Greenwich
This paper was kindly contributed by Dr Jane Lethbridge and Professor Patrick Ainley from the University of Greenwich. It is the fourth in our series titled ‘Manifestos for Change’, in which we are seeking forward-thinking responses to the present Covid-19 crisis, and...
News round-up: Philosophy and Literature programmes suffer from Covid cuts
This week, LSE launched their 'SHAPE' campaign which strives to promote the humanities and social sciences, students and staff joined forces to condemn the closure of the Philosophy programme at the University of the West of England and devastating cuts to the...
What is a university without philosophy?
Words by James Ladyman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol. The University of the West of England plans to close its philosophy degree programmes. It is typical of the way universities are run that the affected academic staff were not involved...
An alternative vision for the future of Roehampton
This report was contributed to CDBU by Vision for Roehampton, a grassroots campaign organized by members of the UCU Roehampton branch. It is the third in our series titled 'Manifestos for Change', in which we are seeking forward-thinking responses to the present...
Employers think beyond the conventional skills discourse – so why can’t the government?
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Audrey Songhurst, former Director of the Research and Enterprise Development Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University - where she was awarded her doctorate in Education in 2018. It is not surprising that higher education is...
News round-up: Universities reckon with “chronic absence” of BAME academics
As the Black Lives Matter movement sparks global debate, universities reckon with their severe lack of BAME academics and brace themselves for a potential wave of deferrals in the coming academic year. NEW ON THE CDBU BLOG: 'More than ever, university governors need...
More than ever, university governors need academics as partners
This blog was kindly contributed by Steven Jones, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Manchester. Last month, WonkHE ran a short series of blogs on ‘governance in a time of pandemic’. Developed in partnership with one of the ‘big four’ accountancy...
News round-up: Online learning raises questions and issues of accessibility become a growing concern
This week, universities continued to come to grips with the prospect of shifting online, raising questions about quality and accessibility. CDBU also expressed their support for disabled students who feel left behind amid Covid-19 chaos, and we have issued a call for...
Responding to the Covid-19 crisis: a 5-point plan for the University of Nottingham.
Below we publish a response to the financial implications of the Covid-19 crisis at the University of Nottingham by members of the professoriate. It was submitted to the Vice-Chancellor and members of the University Executive Board on Tuesday. CDBU would like to...
Developing a way forward for a post Covid-19 future: A manifesto for change from the University of Manchester
This Manifesto for Change from the University of Manchester was kindly contributed to the CDBU blog. We would like to invite universities from across the UK to contribute similar accounts. To download the full manifesto as a pdf, click here. A manifesto for change...
