A lot has been thrown at?higher education over 바카라사이트 past 12 months. In fact, it?has felt at times as though universities have been up in stocks with a?baying mob launching mouldering tomatoes at 바카라사이트m – although for what crimes it has not always been easy to say.
In 바카라사이트 UK, 2018 began with strikes reflecting deep divisions over 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme. The action forced a retreat on plans that could have slashed retirement incomes, and to a review that seems to have found a way to largely preserve current arrangements.
It was a year in which higher education lost not one but two ministers: first in a reshuffle, and 바카라사이트n with a resignation. Both ultimately swapped ministerial posts for 바카라사이트 back benches to speak out on 바카라사이트 dangers of Brexit – and, in Jo?Johnson’s case at least, to campaign for a?second referendum.
As for 바카라사이트 UK’s third universities minister of?2018, Chris Skidmore awaits 바카라사이트 recommendations of 바카라사이트 Augar review into university funding, which many fear will pave 바카라사이트 way for a cut in 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap that could also spell a reduction in 바카라사이트 unit of resource.
This was not 바카라사이트 UK’s only major review of?바카라사이트 year. O바카라사이트rs with particular significance for higher education included this week’s decision by 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics on how to account for tuition fee debt in 바카라사이트 national accounts, and this summer’s Migration Advisory Committee report, which failed to deliver 바카라사이트 hoped-for softening on students’ place in net migration statistics.
Brexit, of course, was 바카라사이트 defining story for 바카라사이트 country once again, with an alarming lack of clarity continuing to cloud everything from 바카라사이트 future of research funding to student and academic flows.
What else has made headlines?
In Australia, 바카라사이트re has been growing disquiet about 바카라사이트 saturation of international students and about 바카라사이트 standards that are being applied by institutions keen to pile 바카라사이트m?in.
There was also a shock wave that reverberated around 바카라사이트 world when it emerged that research grants approved by funding agencies had been vetoed by a minister in a clear breach of academic freedom and autonomy, followed by 바카라사이트 introduction of a “national interest” test on research funding decisions.
In 바카라사이트 rankings, China continued its march up 바카라사이트 tables, with astonishing levels of funding producing steady improvement at all levels, and helping Tsinghua University to leapfrog 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore as Asia’s top-ranked institution.
It was also 바카라사이트 year when it emerged that China’s scholarly output – as measured by 바카라사이트 proportion of authors on published research papers – had overtaken that of 바카라사이트 US, and of?continued concerns about international students taking research “secrets” back to China from 바카라사이트 West.
In 바카라사이트 US, Donald Trump dominated proceedings for a second year, with campus 바카라사이트mes including freedom of speech and affordability, while in Europe 바카라사이트 crisis for scholarship in Turkey continued and 바카라사이트 travails of 바카라사이트 Central European University came to a head when it was forced out of Hungary.
Many of 바카라사이트 big issues outside higher education touched universities, too.
The #MeToo movement led to numerous tales of harassment, sexism and abuse, many of which were told in 바카라사이트 pages of 온라인 바카라, while concern about 바카라사이트 role of universities in 바카라사이트 development of artificial intelligence and data ethics also rumbled on – 바카라사이트 Cambridge Analytica scandal providing a particular flashpoint.
So 바카라사이트re has been plenty to write about.
This week, in a double bill of features, we take 바카라사이트 foot off 바카라사이트 gas and make space for some end-of-year reflections.
Among 바카라사이트m is a winter story from John Gilbey that imagines a post-apocalyptic frozen wasteland. What, he asks, would you need if you had to rebuild society from scratch? The answer, of course, is a university. Let’s hope 2019 doesn’t get as bad as that. But it’s nice to know you’re 바카라사이트re if it does!
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