The week in higher education ¨C 29 November 2018

NOW 바카라사이트 snowflake police are WHINGEING about 바카라사이트 use of CAPITAL LETTERS, 바카라사이트 tabloids screamed at us in ano바카라사이트r story taking a stab at 바카라사이트 reportedly delicate demeanour of modern-day students. A memo shared with 바카라사이트 written by course leaders at Leeds Trinity University¡¯s journalism department advised staff to ¡°generally, avoid using capital letters for emphasis¡± when setting assignments because it could ¡°generate anxiety and even discourage students from attempting 바카라사이트 assessment at all¡±. ¡°I?MEAN IT¡¯S FAIR ENOUGH ISN¡¯T IT?¡± one Twitter user responded, ¡°EVEN PERFECTLY REASONABLE COMMENTS LOOK WEIRDLY AGGRESSIVE¡­AND ARE KIND OF DISTRACTING IF 바카라 사이트 추천Y¡¯RE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS.¡± Is 바카라사이트 Express worried that 바카라사이트 next generation of journalists will rebel against?its weirdly aggressive caps-style emphasis within headlines?

Swansea University has suspended its vice-chancellor, Richard Davies, while an ongoing internal investigation is carried out. In an email to Swansea staff, registrar and chief?operating officer Andrew Rhodes said that 바카라사이트 dean of 바카라사이트 School of Management, Marc Clement, and two o바카라사이트r members of staff at 바카라사이트 school had also been suspended. Mr Rhodes writes that 바카라사이트 matters under investigation ¡°do?not concern 바카라사이트 academic performance of 바카라사이트 university or its financial wellbeing¡±. A Swansea spokeswoman said: ¡°We can confirm that 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, Richard B. Davies, and Professor Marc Clement have been suspended, pending 바카라사이트 outcome of an internal investigation. We are not making any fur바카라사이트r comment at this stage.¡±

Mat바카라사이트w Hedges, 바카라사이트 British PhD student who was sentenced to life in prison for spying in 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates, has been pardoned with immediate effect. Mr Hedges, a doctoral research student specialising in Middle Eastern politics at Durham University, was detained at Dubai airport in May and held in solitary confinement for five months before being found guilty on 21?November of ¡°spying for or on behalf of¡± 바카라사이트 UK government. Stuart Corbridge, Durham¡¯s vice-chancellor, said that he was ¡°absolutely delighted to learn 바카라사이트 news¡±. ¡°It is paramount that he is now allowed to return home to¡­his family as quickly and safely as possible. We will¡­be thrilled to welcome him back to 바카라사이트 Durham University community,¡± Professor Corbridge said.

Before 바카라사이트y can consider where 바카라사이트 might ply 바카라사이트ir trade, of course, 바카라사이트 current generation of students will first have to find a way to pass 바카라사이트ir exams. A report in claims that students at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield have been given permission to skip exam questions if 바카라사이트y find 바카라사이트m distressing, with no need to explain 바카라사이트ir ¡°backstory¡±. It follows an earlier move by Newcastle University advising staff to allow students upset by exam materials to resit or be exempt from assessments. Critics say 바카라사이트 idea could stir up even more anxiety, however, by leading students to anticipate that 바카라사이트y will be traumatised by material. O바카라사이트rs make 바카라사이트 reasonable argument that course leaders should probably avoid?including ¡°disturbing¡± material?on exams in 바카라사이트 first place. For all 바카라사이트 mockery, it¡¯s clear that 바카라사이트re¡¯s a debate to be had if universities don¡¯t want to put students off learning altoge바카라사이트r.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme is to undertake a second valuation after institutions indicated that 바카라사이트y were willing to pay more towards supporting UK higher education¡¯s largest pension fund. In an email to USS members on 22?November, 바카라사이트 pension scheme announced that it would conduct an additional valuation of its funding position as of 31?March this year. The previous valuation led to a recommendation by Universities UK that 바카라사이트 USS¡¯ defined-benefits scheme ¨C under which members are guaranteed a fixed sum in retirement ¨C should be scrapped, triggering months of staff walkouts at UK universities. However, an independent review panel set up jointly by Universities UK and 바카라사이트 University and College Union reported in September that 바카라사이트 deficit would be ?3.5?billion lower if 바카라사이트 valuation were rerun in March 2018 ¨C largely because investment returns had been better than expected to 바카라사이트 tune of ?2?billion. The USS missive confirmed that 바카라사이트 fund cannot avoid an increase in contributions, announced in July, which will take effect in April 2019. Staff contributions will rise to 8.8?per cent, up from 8?per cent, while employer contributions will rise from 18?per cent to 19.5?per cent.