by CDBU Admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Academic freedom, Admissions, Free speech, Marketisation, News round-up, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, Widening access
Inevitably, this week’s round-up is dominated by one story – the coronavirus’s impact on teaching, exams and admissions Exam cancellations to spark ‘almighty scramble’ in UK admissions Times Higher Education, 20/03/2020, Anna McKie The cancellation of exams caused by...
by CDBU Admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, Free speech, News round-up, Uncategorized
An end to the academics’ strike may be in sight, but as the death toll from coronavirus rises, Western universities are being urged to close campuses UCU offers ‘significant concessions’ in pay and pensions disputes Times Higher Education, 05/03/2020, Anna McKie...
by CDBU Admin | Feb 7, 2020 | Academic freedom, Admissions, Casual staff, Free speech, Government, Grade inflation, News round-up, Pensions, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, Widening access
Strong words from the education secretary on free speech, and new figures show that two in five 18-year-olds now apply to university Gavin Williamson gives universities final warning on free speech The Times, 07/02/2020, Rosemary Bennett The education secretary...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 20, 2020 | Academic freedom, Book review, Uncategorized
Professor David Midgley takes a look at a timely new publication that puts the current debates on academic freedom into a historical context In September 2017 it was widely reported that the Attorney General of the USA, Jeff Sessions, had told an audience of...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 29, 2019 | Academic freedom, Admissions, Casual staff, General election, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, University funding
The strikes at half of the UK’s universities dominate this week’s news round-up – while new figures show that institutions are competing fiercely for a shrinking band of 18-year olds UCU says some universities are using ‘highly questionable tactics’ as...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 25, 2019 | Academic freedom, Admissions, Augar Review, Further education, Office for Students, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
Professor GR Evans takes a look at what the three major political parties have planned for higher education For those of us interested in higher education, one of the most eagerly-awaited aspects of the manifestos was how they would deal with the...
