by Becca Bashford | Jul 24, 2020 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Employability, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, Tuition fees, Uncategorized
The government recently published their ‘Restructuring Regime’ for universities facing financial collapse, causing many to question whether university autonomy is a thing of the past. The petitions committee announced that there will be no automatic...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 21, 2020 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Employability, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, Press Releases, Uncategorized, University governance
PRESS RELEASE: July 21, 2020 The Council for the Defence of British Universities is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rowan Williams (Lord Williams of Oystermouth) as our new Chair of Trustees. We offer a warm welcome to Lord Williams, who we know will...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 10, 2020 | Admissions, Boris Johnson, Casual staff, Covid-19, Employability, Further education, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, REF, Scotland, Uncategorized
Ucas recently announced that UK universities had received a record number of applications over the lockdown period, despite growing concerns about the impacts of coronavirus on the higher education sector. Many universities are pushing ahead with devastating cuts, and...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 18, 2020 | Employability, Government, Opinion, Uncategorized
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...
