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 | Apr 19, 2021 | CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Opinion, UKRI, Uncategorized
Words by Elena Isayev, Professor of Ancient History and Place at the University of Exeter. Anita Entale, a Rwandan-born scientist, was developing cheap methods to clean contaminated water supplies, supported by a Royal Society grant. She is one of the numerous...
by CDBU Admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Higher Education and Research Act, Uncategorized
Rapid reaction to the House of Lords debate on the Higher Education and Research Bill by G.R. Evans The headline-grabbing result of the first session of the House of Lords in Committee on 9 January was a vote which defeated the Government. By a majority of 248-221 the...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 14, 2016 | Government, Guest blog, Higher Education and Research Act
No. 5 in a series of guest posts by G. R. Evans One of the most significant regulatory changes introduced by the Bill is the decisive separation of research done by a research-active higher education provider in England from its ‘educational’ or teaching work. This...
