I’ve just finished reading a new report on higher education by the think tank uk2020. It’s a pretty good diagnosis … Continue reading “A review of uk2020’s report on higher education”

Three main policy drives – on research, teaching quality and the promotion of social mobility – mean that in recent … Continue reading “Let’s do away with ‘Excellence Frameworks’ in higher education”

The Department of Business Innovation and Skills, which in a sensible world probably wouldn’t be responsible for our universities, has … Continue reading “Oh, please: Not yet another ‘excellence framework’ for higher education”

You don’t have to be a Marxist to believe in historical materialism. The idea that changes in the economic environment … Continue reading “Universities need new freedoms. The government is making matters worse”