by Becca Bashford | Mar 31, 2022 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Protest, UCU, Ukraine, Uncategorized
British universities are currently grappling with the knock on effects of the war in Ukraine, including sanctions against Russia affecting climate science and space research, supporting education programmes for Ukrainian refugees, and offering mental health and...
by Becca Bashford | Jan 8, 2021 | A-levels, Academic freedom, Covid-19, Erasmus, Erasmus+, Free speech, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Uncategorized, Widening access
As the world welcomes a new year, the issues that the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on higher education remain. Students across the UK have begun rent strikes, university staff face the prospect of returning to unsafe campuses, and debates about the value of...