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...
