by CDBU Admin | Nov 15, 2019 | Grade inflation, News round-up, Uncategorized, University funding
Nottingham Trent University is cutting the number of firsts, while one of their academics has faced a backlash for encouraging students to register to vote Universities ‘central’ to solutions on UK regional inequality Times Higher Education, 15/11/2019, John Morgan...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Guest blog, Marketisation, Uncategorized, Workplace stress
A huge rise in mental health referrals amongst academics is the result of increasingly stressful working conditions, argues researcher and independent scholar Liz Morrish It is often said that lecturers’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions. My...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Admissions, Casual staff, Further education, Marketisation, News round-up, Pensions, Racism, TEF, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, University funding, Widening access
University staff are to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions – and an imminent general election casts uncertainty over higher education policy December election puts UK policy progress on hold Times Higher Education, 01/11/2019, Simon Baker News that a...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorized, University technical colleges
Martin Allen takes a look at the woes facing the programme to introduce technical schools sponsored by universities What’s happened to University Technology Colleges – the 14-19 schools created by one time Secretary of State Kenneth (now Lord) Baker? Citing...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Academic freedom, Brexit, Free speech, Grade inflation, News round-up, Racism, Uncategorized
Female academics are less likely to reach senior positions than male ones, and since the referendum, there’s been a big rise in EU academics leaving the UK Gender not children ‘holds women academics back’ BBC, 17/10/2019, Hannah Richardson Women...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 6, 2019 | Marketisation, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Vice-chancellor pay
Norman Gowar was unimpressed by the Augar Review’s recommendations on student finance. He lays out an alternative proposal that would work for students, universities and taxpayers It is sad that the government’s attempts to marketise universities received scant...
