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...
by Becca Bashford | May 29, 2020 | Academic freedom, Admissions, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, National Union of Students, News round-up, Opinion, Scotland, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance, Wales, Widening access, Workplace stress
This week, universities continued to come to grips with the prospect of shifting online, raising questions about quality and accessibility. CDBU also expressed their support for disabled students who feel left behind amid Covid-19 chaos, and we have issued a call for...
by Becca Bashford | May 15, 2020 | Admissions, Casual staff, Covid-19, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, National Union of Students, News round-up, Scotland, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance
The government’s rejection of the multi-billion pound bailout needed to save universities has raised serious concerns for the future of higher education. Voluntary severance schemes have been introduced, graduate prospects look bleak, and the shift to online...
by Becca Bashford | May 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, Opinion, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, University governance
“If we wish to change the model, to have higher education serve the public, students and academics, and not as a Ponzi scheme floated on a bubble of student fees, we need to act now”, argues John Holmwood. The financial crisis facing the higher education...
