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In Pursuit of Prevent
Introducing a blog by John Holmwood A lot of attention within the Higher Education sector is currently directed at the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill going through Parliament. Concocted during Gavin Williamson’s period as Secretary of State for Education,...
MAY NEWS ROUND-UP
NEW FROM CDBU! Legislating against a phantom: Making sense of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Bill Notions of an ‘intolerant’ university that polices and controls the speech, behaviour and political standpoints of students are increasingly pushed by right-wing...
Legislating against a phantom: Making sense of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Bill
Words by Leo McCann, Professor of Management at the University of York ‘Mister Professor, you’re well educated, I know / But some things you quote to our youngsters has troubled me so.’ The opening lines of Mister Professor, a 1970 country song written by Leroy van...
APRIL NEWS ROUND-UP
LATEST NEWS FROM CDBU! CDBU is pleased to announce two competitions to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its formation. See below for details! THE CDBU ESSAY PRIZE The Council for the Defence of British Universities invites submissions of essays on key challenges...
ANNOUNCING: THE CDBU ESSAY PRIZE
On the tenth anniversary of its formation The Council for the Defence of British Universities invites submissions of essays on key challenges facing Higher Education in the UK today and possible solutions to them. Authors may take a creative, research-based or...
ANNOUNCING: CALL FOR FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT
The Council for the Defence of British Universities invites applications to undertake research into any aspect of higher education in the UK, including governance, policy, curricula developments, and staff and student welfare and wellbeing. Comparisons...
MARCH NEWS ROUND-UP: British universities grapple with knock on effects of war in Ukraine
British universities are currently grappling with the knock on effects of the war in Ukraine, including sanctions against Russia affecting climate science and space research, supporting education programmes for Ukrainian refugees, and offering mental health and...
REVIEW: Retreat or Resolution? Tackling the Crisis of Mass Higher Education
Review by Patrick Ainley, former professor of training and education at the University of Greenwich and regular contributor to the Post-16 Educator. The argument in this book is that mass higher education, for all its multiple and irreversible achievements, is...
FEBRUARY NEWS ROUND UP: STRIKES, STRIKES AND MORE STRIKES!
FEBRUARY AT CDBU: This month, we were pleased to launch a new 'Book Review' section of our blog. We will be posting regular reviews of higher education and topical books. If you would like to suggest a book for us to review, would like to author a review yourself, or...
REVIEW: What Universities Owe Democracy
Review by Professor Julian Preece Ronald J. Daniels, the lead author of this original and much-needed book, has been President of Johns Hopkins since 2007. He was previously head of the Law School at Toronto, then Provost at Pennsylvania. Universities have not only...
