by Becca Bashford | Apr 3, 2021 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Racism, Uncategorized
Waves of redundancies announced at the University of Leicester, Kent, and Chester have sparked outrage across the higher education community. Students and fellow staff have responded by creating petitions, open letters, or have demanded that highest paid staff take...
by Becca Bashford | Feb 19, 2021 | Academic freedom, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Government, In the News, Marketisation, National Union of Students, News round-up, Opinion, Racism, Scotland, Uncategorized, University governance
The “free-speech debate” has intensified after the government announced it would introduce a ‘Free Speech Champion’ for higher education who will have the powers to fine universities or student unions that restrict free speech. The announcement...
by Becca Bashford | Feb 1, 2021 | Academic freedom, Anti-Semitism, Free speech, Government, In the News, Opinion, Racism, Uncategorized
Words by Andrew M Colman, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester. The UK Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, wrote to universities in October 2020 directing them to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of...
by Becca Bashford | Dec 11, 2020 | A-levels, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Racism, Scotland, Uncategorized
An FOI request made by Times Higher Education has revealed that thousands of university staff have been made redundant since the coronavirus pandemic hit. Meanwhile, students across the country have planned the biggest rent strike in decades with over 20 strikes...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 25, 2020 | Admissions, Casual staff, Covid-19, Government, Guest blog, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Racism, Scotland, Uncategorized
This week, LSE launched their ‘SHAPE’ campaign which strives to promote the humanities and social sciences, students and staff joined forces to condemn the closure of the Philosophy programme at the University of the West of England and devastating cuts to...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Admissions, Free speech, News round-up, Racism, REF, Uncategorized, Vice-chancellor pay, Widening access
Attacks on free speech at our oldest university – and a revelation that there are no black academics in the most senior managerial ranks in UK higher education Oxford University professor given security guards for lectures after threats from transgender...
