by CDBU Admin | Dec 7, 2018 | Free speech, News round-up, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers, Widening access
This week, a new universities minister takes the helm – and despite a gradual rise in students from disadvantaged backgrounds attending university, the top public schools still dominate Oxbridge entry Eton and Westminster among eight schools dominating Oxbridge The...
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 | 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...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 25, 2018 | Book review, Guest blog, Uncategorized, Widening access
Patrick Ainley welcomes a book that rethinks the purpose of a university – and offers some radical suggestions of his own Everyone knows who universities are for. As another book in the Bristol University/ Policy Press shorts series concludes: ‘The English education...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Admissions, Brexit, News round-up, Part-time students, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
Brexit dominates the headlines this week, as Imperial announces a partnership with a German university and a scientist warns of the ‘catastrophic’ effect leaving the EU could have on cancer research University ‘dual nationality’ plan for Brexit BBC, 10/10/2018, Sean...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Guest blog, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
Discussions about student funding don’t have to revolve around tuition fees, argue Josie McLellan, Richard Pettigrew and Tom Sperlinger. Instead we should start by asking fundamental questions about the purpose of a university education Debates about higher...
