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 | 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...
by Becca Bashford | May 27, 2021 | A-levels, Augar Review, Covid-19, Employability, Further education, Government, In the News, Opinion, Uncategorized
Words by Patrick Ainley, former professor of training and education at the University of Greenwich and regular contributor to the Post-16 Educator. The ‘Skills for Jobs’ Bill proposed in the Queen’s speech last week and introduced to Parliament today ‘is not a serious...
by Becca Bashford | May 21, 2021 | Academic freedom, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Uncategorized
The Higher Education Freedom of Speech Bill, and debates surrounding it, have continued to disturb and disrupt the higher education sector this week. Critics have suggested that the bill will have a ‘chilling effect’ by threatening universities and student...
