by CDBU Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | News round-up, Office for Students, REF, Tuition fees, Uncategorized
Student loans will now be reclassified as public spending – and the Office for Students issues universities with a warning about grade inflation Philosophers urge Hull to think again over course cuts Times Higher Education, 21/12/2018, Matthew Reisz Leading...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 26, 2018 | REF, TEF, Uncategorized
Last week, the CDBU’s Professor Dorothy Bishop gave a terrific lecture looking at what metrics can offer in evaluating universities – and where they fail. If you were unlucky to miss it, here’s your chance to listen to the lecture. You can view the...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 23, 2018 | Grade inflation, News round-up, REF, Uncategorized, University funding
A new study finds that the larger part of tuition fees is spent on support, admin and buildings rather than tuition – and the two-year degree makes one of its periodic reappearances Scrap REF and allocate QR funding by headcount, says professor Times Higher...
by CDBU Admin | Jun 24, 2018 | Guest blog, REF, Uncategorized, University governance
Changes to the 2021 Research Evaluation Framework will increase the stress on academics and strengthen the hand of the managerial elite, argues Josh Robinson, lecturer in English literature at Cardiff University Two of the changes implemented for the 2021 Research...
by CDBU Admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Admissions, Grade inflation, News round-up, Office for Students, REF, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
A think tank attacks grade inflation, while a new study calls for an end to the UK admissions system based on predicted A-level grades Too many firsts risk universities’ credibility, says think tank BBC, 21/06/2018 Universities risk losing their credibility due to...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Opinion, REF
Mary Curnock Cook, the former chief executive of UCAS, delivered an annual lecture to the CDBU on January 23. Professor Dorothy Bishop, who was there, responds to accusations that academics prioritise research over teaching Ms Curnock Cook is a brave woman: she noted...
