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‘After the Election’– podcast & talks available
Last week’s Council for the Defence of British Universities event is now documented online. A full podcast of all panels is available as are the talks by Martin Hall and Claire Callender (highly...
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Endowments and financial independence for universities
Originally written for wonke.com After the last two years, it is something of a relief to read a policy report which does not offer some new twist on the English student loan scheme. In that and other...
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Future UniverCities – Seminar series in May (London)
The Bartlett (UCL) is holding a series of three seminars in May on the theme of Future UniverCities. I am delighted to feature on the second panel alongside Beth Parry, Mike Raco and Jan Toporowski....
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Relevance of Art Education Today – Mon 17 June (Leeds)
I will be talking about the relevance of Art Education today at a Symposium organised as part of the Fine Art degree show at The University of Leeds. For What it’s Worth: the Relevance of Art Education...
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Universities as Charities
Yesterday, the government published its strategy for promoting education as a UK export. Contained within is the telling paragraph: §2.12 UK education institutions have a noble history, rooted in the...
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RAB hits 45% – but what does that mean?
As official notes go this one appears pretty anodyne: “This department has been reviewing our modelling of the RAB charge on student loans. We currently estimate the RAB charge on student loans to be...
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Willetts resigns as Minister for Universities & Science
In advance of David Cameron’s ministerial and cabinet reshuffle, David Willetts has announced that he is standing down as Minister for Universities and Science and that he will not contest his...
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HE Commission report on the financial sustainability of English HE
The lastest report from the HE Commission focused on the financial sustainability of the HE system in England. It was officially launched at an event in the House of Commons on Monday. Here, I will...
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QR funding & research council reviews
So, I wasn’t planning on writing anything about the REF as it feels opaque to outsiders and the real stories of gameplaying and awry internal managerialism are better told by insiders. [I was once an...
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Cardiff University issues £300m bond
Although this blog has tended in recent years to concentrate on private providers and the various issues around student loans in England, a recurring theme has been the trend for universities to turn...
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