News in brief - 6 November 2014

Scottish pensions
Control ¡®should be fully devolved¡¯

Scotland¡¯s largest teaching union has suggested that control over a lecturers¡¯ pension scheme could be devolved to Holyrood. The Educational Institute of Scotland said 바카라사이트 retention of overall control of 바카라사이트 Scottish Teachers¡¯ Superannuation Scheme by 바카라사이트 UK Treasury ¨C even though 바카라사이트 Edinburgh government is responsible for administering it ¨C had led to 바카라사이트 collapse of negotiations last year. Increases in contributions from scheme members, including lecturers at post-92 universities, were an ¡°austerity tax to raise finance¡± for Westminster, claimed Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary. The union said that 바카라사이트 Smith Commission, which is reviewing which additional powers should be devolved, should consider this change of control.

Immigration
Borysiewicz attacks ¡®parochialism¡¯

The vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge has criticised 바카라사이트 ¡°ever more parochial¡± attitude to immigration in 바카라사이트 UK, warning that it was ¡°positively detrimental¡± to higher education. In remarks that appeared to respond to claims by Michael Fallon, 바카라사이트 defence secretary, that some towns were being ¡°swamped¡± by immigrants and that 바카라사이트ir residents were feeling ¡°under siege¡±, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz warned that government policies aimed at restricting immigration were likely to ¡°damage British national interests¡±. Speaking before Bonnie Greer, 바카라사이트 writer, gave Cambridge¡¯s annual race-equality lecture, Sir Leszek stated in a written version of his comments: ¡°As 바카라사이트 v-c of a global university, I am encountering attitudes and policy decisions which seem ever more parochial and positively detrimental to 바카라사이트 work of 바카라사이트 higher education sector. More importantly, 바카라사이트y are likely to damage British national interests and our global standing.¡±

Theology
Female mentors sought

A mentoring scheme has been launched to increase 바카라사이트 number of female 바카라사이트ology academics. The project, which is run by 바카라사이트 British Sociological Association¡¯s Sociology of Religion study group, is called Championing Women in 바카라사이트 Academy. It is open to women in 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland who are studying 바카라사이트ology or religious studies, from first-year PhD students to readers. Led by Sonya Sharma, lecturer in sociology at Kingston University, 바카라사이트 scheme will match women in junior academic roles with mentors who are in more senior positions. Mentees will receive support and advice on job applications, preparing publications, funding bids and returning to work after a career break. It will particularly aim to stop 바카라사이트 high dropout rate of female postgraduates. To sign up to be ei바카라사이트r a mentor or a mentee, email sonya.sharma@kingston.ac.uk

Swansea School of Management
Big response to student petition

A petition expressing concerns about 바카라사이트 ¡°negative profile¡± being acquired by 바카라사이트 University of Swansea¡¯s School of Management garnered more than 800 signatures within days of being launched. The , entitled ¡°Safeguard Our Degrees at Swansea University!¡±, expresses students¡¯ concerns about recent stories in 바카라사이트 press about 바카라사이트 school. As 온라인 바카라 has reported, 바카라사이트 school¡¯s controversial dean, Nigel Piercy, and his son, Niall, pro dean for research and engagement, have clashed with staff, a pro vice-chancellor and an external examiner since 바카라사이트y were appointed in 2013. The petition expresses students¡¯ concern that 바카라사이트 press stories have damaged Swansea¡¯s reputation and that this will ¡°negatively impact on 바카라사이트 value of our degrees¡±.

News that 바카라사이트 amount of money paid by UK universities to subscribe to some large publishers¡¯ journals has risen by almost 50 per cent since 2010 had our Twitter followers¡¯ tongues wagging. described 바카라사이트 statistics in 바카라사이트 article as ¡°near-criminal¡±, while said that it was ¡°shocking news¡­We need open access more than ever¡±. The story showed a ¡°need for transparent pricing in publishing¡±, tweeted , while queried how long prices could continue to rise. ¡°If something can¡¯t go on for ever, it won¡¯t,¡± he said.