by Becca Bashford | Nov 27, 2020 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Employability, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, REF, Uncategorized, Universities UK, University governance
Sexual abuse at English and Welsh universities has been described as a “public scandal” after a report revealed that universities are systematically failing to address instances of assault and harassment, while another report commissioned by Universities...
by Becca Bashford | Oct 16, 2020 | Academic freedom, Boris Johnson, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, National Union of Students, News round-up, Opinion, Uncategorized, University governance
As Covid cases across the UK rise exponentially, universities have quickly become virus hotspots. Students forced into quarantine have reported feeling “abandoned” by their universities, raising concerns about the mental health crisis that might be...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 31, 2020 | Academic freedom, Covid-19, Free speech, Government, In the News, Marketisation, Opinion, Uncategorized, University governance
Words by Liz Morrish, independent scholar. One thing governments have learned over the last 30 years is not to let a disaster go to waste. In the guise of offering a survival strategy for universities in the pandemic, the Department for Education has issued a...
by Becca Bashford | Jul 21, 2020 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Employability, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, Press Releases, Uncategorized, University governance
PRESS RELEASE: July 21, 2020 The Council for the Defence of British Universities is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rowan Williams (Lord Williams of Oystermouth) as our new Chair of Trustees. We offer a warm welcome to Lord Williams, who we know will...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 23, 2020 | Casual staff, Covid-19, Manifestos for Change, Marketisation, Opinion, Publications, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance
This report was contributed to CDBU by Vision for Roehampton, a grassroots campaign organized by members of the UCU Roehampton branch. It is the third in our series titled ‘Manifestos for Change’, in which we are seeking forward-thinking responses to the...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 5, 2020 | CDBU Updates, Covid-19, In the News, Marketisation, Opinion, Uncategorized, University governance
This blog was kindly contributed by Steven Jones, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Manchester. Last month, WonkHE ran a short series of blogs on ‘governance in a time of pandemic’. Developed in partnership with one of the ‘big four’ accountancy...
