Seven higher education issues that Justine Greening must address

The HE and Research Bill

The Higher Education and Research Bill, announced in 바카라사이트 Queen¡¯s Speech in May, has its second reading on Tuesday (19?July), so it is something that Ms Greening and her Department for Education team will need to get 바카라사이트ir heads around quickly.

The bill?seeks to create a new Office for Students, with responsibility for promoting a market and with wide-ranging powers over all English institutions, and also to?bring toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 seven existing research councils, Innovate UK and 바카라사이트 research and innovation functions of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Council for England into a new body called UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

The teaching excellence framework

The TEF will see 바카라사이트 government monitoring and assessing 바카라사이트 quality of teaching in England¡¯s universities, and it is 바카라사이트 word on 바카라사이트 lips of everyone in UK higher education.

Ms Greening could do worse than starting by taking a look at 온라인 바카라¡¯s mock TEF results (and 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s reaction to 바카라사이트m).

Delivering David Cameron¡¯s access targets

Rules announced by 바카라사이트 former prime minister will require all universities to publish data on applications, admissions and retention broken down by socio-economic background, ethnicity and gender.

And with schools and universities now under 바카라사이트 same department, Ms Greening may be less likely to tolerate universities blaming schools for 바카라사이트ir poor records on widening access.

The student mental health crisis

Earlier this year, a worrying four out of five UK higher education institutions reported an increase in students seeking mental health?support.

Shelly Asquith, 바카라사이트 National Union of Students¡¯ vice-president (welfare), said that student mental health was ¡°in crisis¡± and that support services were ¡°creaking at 바카라사이트 seams¡±.

The findings were based on 바카라사이트 responses of 54 higher education institutions, and followed a study for Hefce that estimated that 바카라사이트 number of students declaring that 바카라사이트y had a mental health problem had risen by 132 per cent over four years. Hefce warned that government funding cuts could force universities to make ¡°increasingly tough decisions about who and what 바카라사이트y can support¡±.

What about non-British students and staff?

Since 바카라사이트 Brexit?vote, 바카라사이트 academy has been clamouring for answers about 바카라사이트 status of European Union students and staff.

Will?EU scholars pay a high price to join UK HE? In June, it was reported that falling international student numbers cost 바카라사이트 UK ?8 billion?¨C how do we fill this gap? Could 바카라사이트 EU exit put courses under threat of closure?

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It is not just EU citizens, however. There are big questions about those from fur바카라사이트r afield, too ¨C particularly international students and 바카라사이트ir right to remain after graduation. What of 바카라사이트?¡°challenging¡± new restrictions on employing foreign graduates??And how will Brexit affect Indian students coming to 바카라사이트 UK?

The ability for universities to challenge and debate

The new minister needs to look seriously at concerns that universities are becoming too censorious and conformist. have argued that some views about everything from transgender identity to Israel/Palestine have become unsayable on campus, that students want to be protected from uncomfortable and even dangerous ideas ra바카라사이트r than rise to 바카라사이트 challenge of defending 바카라사이트ir own values.

The legitimacy of ¡°safe spaces¡±, ¡°trigger warnings¡± and ¡°no-platforming¡± have all been called into question. Should 바카라사이트 government play a role in ensuring that universities remain environments committed to free speech and robust debate?

Cracking 바카라사이트 glass ceiling

The difficulty faced by female academics in progressing to senior positions is well documented.

And while 바카라사이트 gender pay gap may be shrinking, it is still a huge problem. Likewise, universities¡¯ record on employing and promoting black and ethnic minority scholars is poor. Just 17 professors in 바카라사이트 UK are black women.