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...
by CDBU Admin | May 15, 2018 | Higher Education and Research Act, Office for Students, Uncategorized
The themes playing out in the higher education debates in the houses of parliament seem strangely familiar, writes Professor David Midgley HERB 2.0 (the Higher Education Research Bill) has been playing in both houses of parliament recently. Like HERB 1.0, which...
by CDBU Admin | Apr 25, 2018 | Office for Students, Opinion
On Monday, the Labour Party tried unsuccessfully to block the legislation that would enable the new Office for Students to regulate universities. Professor GR Evans takes a look at the arguments During the debates on the Higher Education and Research Bill, members of...
by CDBU Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | CDBU Updates, News round-up
Academic staff have voted to accept an offer to reopen negotiations with employers, and the position of the OU’s vice-chancellor finally becomes untenable Student nurses face financial hardship over loan error, says nursing body The Guardian, 16/04/2018,...
by CDBU Admin | Mar 31, 2018 | CDBU Updates, News round-up, Office for Students
The pensions dispute rumbles on, the OfS admits to making a mistake over the Toby Young appointment, and the OU vice-chancellor faces a vote of no confidence Universities give out unconditional offers like candy, say head teachers The Times, 31/03/2018,...
