by CDBU Admin | Feb 15, 2019 | Academic freedom, Free speech, TEF, Uncategorized, University funding
Struggling universities are cutting staff – and a survey reveals just how unpopular TEF is More job cuts on cards unless tuition fee cap lifted, v-c warns Times Higher Education, 15/02/2019, Jack Grove A sector leader has warned that more leading UK universities...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Brexit, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
A drop in EU student numbers, a huge increase in borrowing by universities and another overseas campus closes. The financial omens for the sector are not looking good Universities raise alarm over no-deal Brexit and EU student enrolment The Guardian, 04/01/2019,...
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 | Nov 13, 2018 | Guest blog, Part-time students, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance, Widening access
When the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Leicester was threatened with closure, a campaign was launched to re-open it as a community-owned college. Founder member Dr Miriam Gill looks forward to a brighter future for adult education in the...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Office for Students, Part-time students, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance
Sir Michael Barber, head of the Office for Students, has said that the regulator will not come to the aid of failing universities. It’s a policy that could have disastrous consequences for students, argues Professor DVM Bishop In a much-publicised speech on November...
by CDBU Admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Admissions, Office for Students, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance, Widening access
As it emerges that some universities are near bankruptcy, there has been a heated debate about whether the government should – or would – allow them to fail Stormzy: Oxford University turned down my scholarship offer The Guardian, 08/11/2018, Sarah Marsh and Dan...
