by Becca Bashford | Jan 31, 2022 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, In the News, Marketisation, News round-up, Opinion, Pensions, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, UCU, Uncategorized, Universities UK
CDBU UPDATES Last month, the CDBU Executive Committee met to discuss some new ideas for 2022. We are very pleased to announce that we will now be offering a fee to those who write for our blog! We are particularly keen to offer this fee to help support students and...
by Becca Bashford | Jun 18, 2021 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Free speech, Further education, Government, In the News, Marketisation, Misogyny, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, Pensions, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized
Top universities including Durham, York and Manchester have employed specialist investigators to deal with a rapid rise in reported sexual assault cases, with some paying investigators up to £10,000 per case. This follows the publication of a new anonymous testimonial...
by Becca Bashford | May 7, 2021 | Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Covid-19, Government, Humanities, In the News, Marketisation, Misogyny, News round-up, Office for Students, Opinion, Racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Uncategorized, University funding
Reports that the Office for Students and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson plan to slash funding for arts subjects by 50% have caused uproar this week. The OfS have sought to clarify the situation, claiming that the proposed cuts only apply “…to a...
by Becca Bashford | Apr 23, 2021 | Academic freedom, Casual staff, CDBU Updates, Climate, Covid-19, Free speech, Government, Guest blog, In the News, Marketisation, Misogyny, News round-up, Opinion, Pensions, Racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Tuition fees, UKRI, Uncategorized
A website has accrued over 15,000 anonymous testimonies of sexual harassment, assault, and other accounts of deeply entrenched misogyny at universities across the UK. Naturally, this has caused students and staff to question whether enough is being done to tackle rape...
