by CDBU Admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Government, Higher Education and Research Act, Uncategorized
Rapid reaction to the First Amendment by G.R.Evans It’s certainly a story when the House of Lords is packed, as it was on 9 January to discuss the first of well over 500 amendments to a Bill. Several speakers noted that they were adding themselves to the long list...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Guest blog, Higher Education and Research Act
No. 6 in a series of guest posts by G. R. Evans The Higher Education and Research Bill applies only to England. Several speakers in the parliamentary debates so far have expressed concerns about the consequences of the proposed changes for the reputation of UKHE as a...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 5, 2016 | Grade inflation, Guest blog, Higher Education and Research Act
No. 3 in a series of Guest posts by G. R. Evans One of the most controversial suggestions in the White Paper of May 16 is a change to the long-standing policy that on the rare occasion higher education providers get into difficulties the funding council will support...