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...
by CDBU Admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Marketisation, REF, TEF, Uncategorized
Stories about vice-chancellors’ large salaries have led people to ask whether universities provide value for money. We should begin by tackling the question of how we meet infrastructure costs, argues Gill Evans, emeritus professor of medieval theology and...
by CDBU Admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Guest blog, REF
Opinion piece by G. R. Evans It is very welcome news that the Government has decided to include a definition of the Haldane Principle on the face of the Bill. Jo Johnson made a special point of this in his speech to Universities UK on 24 February. An accompanying...
by CDBU Admin | Mar 30, 2016 | CDBU Updates, REF
In December, Jo Johnson, the Universities and Science Minister, launched a review of university research funding. The goals of the review appear well-aligned with those of CDBU: ‘to cut red tape so that universities can focus more on delivering the world-leading...
