by Becca Bashford | Jul 23, 2021 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Further education, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, Press Releases, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
The universities regulator, The Office for Students, has this week confirmed drastic cuts to funding for arts and creative subjects amid government plans to redirect the money to fund other “high-cost” subjects including science, technology, engineering...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 6, 2021 | Academic freedom, CDBU Updates, In the News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
The Council for the Defence of British Universities is pleased to publish its position paper on Academic Freedom brought together by three executive committee members: Dr Kelli Rudolph, Professor Susan Bruce and Professor John Holmwood. The paper articulates the...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 6, 2021 | Academic freedom, CDBU Updates, Government, In the News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
PRESS RELEASE: JULY 6, 2021 The Council for the Defence of British Universities is pleased to publish its position paper on Academic Freedom brought together by three executive committee members: Dr Kelli Rudolph, Professor Susan Bruce and Professor John Holmwood. The...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 18, 2021 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, Misogyny, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, Pensions, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized
Top universities including Durham, York and Manchester have employed specialist investigators to deal with a rapid rise in reported sexual assault cases, with some paying investigators up to £10,000 per case. This follows the publication of a new anonymous testimonial...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 9, 2021 | Casual staff, Covid-19, Government, Guest blog, In the News, Marketisation, Office for Students, Opinion, Uncategorized
Words by Professor David Midgley. The writing was on the wall in January. It was then that the government published its response to Dame Shirley Pearce’s review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework, commonly known as the TEF. Dame...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 5, 2021 | A-levels, Academic freedom, Casual staff, Covid-19, Free speech, Further education, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, Opinion, Uncategorized
On 27 May, staff at the University of Sheffield received confirmation via email that it’s renowned archeology department will close and be merged with other departments. The decision has been met with huge criticism and described as an ‘act of cultural...
