by CDBU Admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Admissions, Marketisation, Part-time students, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
The fall in applications has led to fierce competition between universities, a drop in income and an uncertain future for both students and staff, argues Professor GR Evans The A-level results are out. Applicants are getting to grips with fending for themselves in...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
A rise in unconditional offers and arguments over student loans have dominated the higher education new in the past month Call to rethink China branch campuses over academic freedom risks Times Higher Education, 02/08/2018, Ellie Bothwell Western universities have...
by CDBU Admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Teaching Excellence Framework, TEF, Uncategorized
Now that all the data used to inform TEF ratings is publicly available, argues Professor D V M Bishop, TEF itself becomes redundant I have been vocal in my criticism of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): its rationale is disingenuous, it is based on measures...
by CDBU Admin | Jul 6, 2018 | Office for Students, Part-time students, Uncategorized, University funding
More evidence that an academic career is highly stressful, while the UKRI counts the cost as it fails to register as a charity Half of UK academics ‘suffer stress-linked mental health problems’ Times Higher Education, 06/07/2018, Jack Grove About half of all UK...
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...
