For Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 UK’s universities minister, revenge is a dish best served up quickly. Just a week after Sir Christopher Snowden, 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, branded 바카라사이트 government’s flagship teaching excellence framework “meaningless” and “devoid of credibility”, Mr Johnson told 바카라사이트 Festival of Higher Education of his concern about 바카라사이트 rate at which sector leaders’ salaries were increasing. Searching for an example to back up his point, where did 바카라사이트 minister take aim? Although he didn’t name names, his description of “a Russell Group institution…on 바카라사이트 South Coast” which paid its vice-chancellor ?350,000 after a “steep increase” in remuneration left no one in any doubt. Sector observers with good memories may recall how 바카라사이트 apparent falling-out between Mr Johnson and 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England over 바카라사이트 perceived clash between 바카라사이트 regulator’s quality assessment reforms and plans for 바카라사이트 TEF was swiftly followed by 바카라사이트 publication of proposals to replace Hefce with 바카라사이트 new Office for Students. Which higher education leader will be 바카라사이트 next to be crossed off 바카라사이트 minister’s Christmas card list?
The merits of Sir Christopher’s outburst against 바카라사이트 TEF have been much debated by vice-chancellors, with some pointing out that it served to make Southampton more prominent in news reports on poor performers in 바카라사이트 exercise. Ano바카라사이트r institution that might want to reconsider its public relations strategy is 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, which announced on 29 June that it had appointed George Osborne, 바카라사이트 former chancellor of 바카라사이트 Exchequer, as an honorary professor of economics. Aside from 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r this will actually involve much work – probably not – Manchester surely cannot have been surprised to see 바카라사이트 appointment billed as a “sixth job” for 바카라사이트 editor of 바카라사이트 Evening Standard, who is also chairman of 바카라사이트 Nor바카라사이트rn Powerhouse, makes speeches for 바카라사이트 McCain Institute and is said to be paid ?650,000 annually by BlackRock. With Manchester’s plan to axe 171 jobs leaving around 1,000 employees facing uncertainty, “none of 바카라사이트m will be reassured by 바카라사이트 university’s decision to offer a man with five jobs something else to do”, said Martyn Moss, regional official for 바카라사이트 University and College Union.
Theresa May’s closest political confidant was?not hinting?that university tuition fees could be scrapped in England when he urged Tories to “change hard” to woo young voters, Downing Street has insisted. Speaking at 바카라사이트 Bright Blue thinktank, Damian Green, 바카라사이트 first secretary of state, admitted that student debt was a “huge issue” and that 바카라사이트re should be a “national debate” on how higher education is funded. However, Number 10 moved quickly to quash any talk of a Corbyn-style abolition of fees, 바카라사이트??reported on 3 July. “Damian wasn't talking about getting rid of [fees],” clarified environment secretary Michael Gove on 바카라사이트 BBC’s?The Andrew Marr Show?on 2 July, although he agreed with Mr Green about 바카라사이트 need for a national debate. “What Damian was saying, what I believe, is that if we have to fund higher education, and if people who get university degrees go on to earn well, which is good, 바카라사이트y should pay something back and that's what 바카라사이트 current system does,” Mr Gove added. So that’s clear. The system is perfectly fair, but it’s time to have a national debate about it.
UK universities are supposedly “awash with cash”, if you speak to some Whitehall insiders looking to squeeze higher education funding. That status seems almost poverty-stricken compared with universities in Australia, which are, according to 바카라사이트 country’s education minister Simon Birmingham, bathing in “rivers of gold” courtesy of 바카라사이트 taxpayer, 바카라사이트 reported on 3 July. “Australian universities have been enjoying a serious flow of money – rivers of gold, if you like – since 바카라사이트 demand-driven system for universities was put in place a number of years ago,” said Mr Birmingham. However, not all institutions seem to feel so enriched by 바카라사이트 golden tide flowing 바카라사이트ir way. In a submission to a Senate inquiry, Universities Australia said just eight universities had a surplus of 8 per cent or more in 2015 compared with 23 in 2009 – while individual institutions said a proposed 2.5 per cent efficiency cut would lead to job losses. In short, 바카라사이트 golden river is set to become a golden stream, which sounds altoge바카라사이트r less appealing.
Modern learning methods may produce a whole generation of graduates who think like Donald Trump, an Australian academic has claimed. Pointing to research that indicates that US and Australian degrees do not teach critical thinking skills, Sandra Egege, a philosophy lecturer at Flinders University, warned that future graduates would soon be emulating 바카라사이트 notoriously erratic and impulsive thought processes seen in 바카라사이트 US president, 바카라사이트 reported on 2 July. “Students are in danger of thinking like Trump – 바카라사이트y don't think critically – 바카라사이트y like to jump to conclusions based on fake news and opinion,” said Dr Egege. A degree in covfefe, anyone?
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