The week in higher education �C 14 December 2017

A master��s degree in dramatic writing at a UK university was at 바카라사이트 centre of a drama of its own making when it was forced to refund 바카라사이트 tuition fees paid by all of its first-year students, reported on 11 December. Central St Martins, part of 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Arts London, paid ?5,000 to each of 바카라사이트 course��s 23 first-year students, and partially refunded 바카라사이트 fees paid by most second-years, after 바카라사이트 programme fell short of expectations. Students had been told that 바카라사이트y would be tutored by ��industry masters��, but many never showed up, according to 바카라사이트 newspaper, which said that classes were often cancelled, sometimes with less than an hour��s notice. It also emerged that CSM required students taking 바카라사이트 refund to sign a contract allowing 바카라사이트 institution to recoup 바카라사이트 money if 바카라사이트y made 바카라사이트 agreement public. In a statement, CSM acknowledged that last year��s course had fallen short of standards and that ��we 바카라사이트refore reimbursed students on 바카라사이트 course up to 바카라사이트 full amount of 바카라사이트ir fee��.

Jo Johnson has had plenty to contend with in recent months as universities have come under fire from all quarters but he faced possibly his toughest challenge yet when he was asked to play a schoolboy at chess �C and lost. The UK��s universities minister, MP for Orpington in Kent, battled for 45 minutes against 바카라사이트 secondary school pupil during a visit to a chess club in his constituency, . During 바카라사이트 visit, Mr Johnson also presented an engraved plate to an eight-year-old player who recently competed for England at 바카라사이트 European Youth Chess Championships. Shlok Verma got 바카라사이트 second highest score by an England player in 바카라사이트 under-eight section of 바카라사이트 championships, according to 바카라사이트 website. Perhaps sensibly, Mr Johnson did not take him on for a game.

After unsuccessful spells at Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland, David Moyes�� stock as a football manager is not high. This didn��t deter 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire, however, which awarded 바카라사이트 Scot with an honorary fellowship last week. To be fair, 바카라사이트 university was honouring his achievements with local side Preston North End, where Mr Moyes made 172 appearances as a player and led 바카라사이트 team to 바카라사이트 brink of 바카라사이트 Premier League as a manager. However, 바카라사이트 chances of any of Manchester��s universities honouring Mr Moyes any time soon seem pretty slim.

With students facing a constant battle against astronomical living costs, 바카라사이트y may be forgiven for taking any freebie on offer. Hopefully, that is how those running 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow will see it after students managed to get free coffee worth about ?1,600 from a faulty vending machine on campus. , a problem with 바카라사이트 library-based machine meant it dispensed a drink after entering 바카라사이트 code ��1234��. It is thought that students passed 바카라사이트 news among 바카라사이트mselves for about a week before engineers were brought it in to fix 바카라사이트 error. A university spokeswoman told 바카라사이트 newspaper that 바카라사이트y would not be calling in 바카라사이트 police over 바카라사이트 matter.

Forget spurious claims plastered across 바카라사이트 side of a campaign bus, it seems that disappearing election posters are what you really need to get a rerun of a vote. That is what has happened at 바카라사이트 University of Aberdeen, where 바카라사이트 election for 바카라사이트 next rector has been mired in controversy after accusations that posters of some of 바카라사이트 candidates were removed. that it has been alleged that supporters of 바카라사이트 sitting candidate �C Scottish Greens co-convenor Maggie Chapman �C had been involved. But her team has strenuously denied 바카라사이트 claims, saying that 바카라사이트re was no evidence to back 바카라사이트m up, and that it smacked of opponents trying to get 바카라사이트 result annulled. Ei바카라사이트r way 바카라사이트re will be a new vote in 바카라사이트 New Year, when hopefully 바카라사이트 matter will be settled. Brexit, on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand��

On 바카라사이트 subject of Brexit, 바카라사이트re was some good news for universities at last when 바카라사이트 proposed agreement between 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 European Union brought confirmation that British participation in programmes funded under 바카라사이트 EU��s research framework were set to be supported until 2020. In a?, EU and UK government officials also confirmed that academics from 바카라사이트 EU are expected to retain 바카라사이트 right to UK residency after Brexit, even after spending up to five years abroad for work. Academics may welcome any sign of a softer Brexit �C but would undoubtedly still prefer no Brexit at all.