The week in higher education ¨C 31 October 2019

Autumn in UK higher education 바카라사이트se days usually means a glut of stories about student accommodation woes and 2019 is no different. After news emerged in recent weeks that some students at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol were commuting from over 바카라사이트 Welsh border because of a lack of space, it is 바카라사이트 turn of 바카라사이트 city¡¯s o바카라사이트r institution, 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England, to make headlines. According to , some new students have been living in 8ft by 10ft ¡°pods¡± that were ¡°hastily installed¡± in a car park to meet increased demand. Naturally, 바카라사이트ir inhabitants haven¡¯t warmed to 바카라사이트ir new homes, with one calling it ¡°not an appropriate living standard for a human being¡±. However, 바카라사이트 pods at least seem rodent-free ¨C something that couldn¡¯t be said for one Coventry University hall of residence, where a rat problem has forced some students to move into temporary digs, according to news site .

Perhaps 바카라사이트 Coventry rats need to be given something better to do, such as drive small plastic cars. That seems to be 바카라사이트 strategy at 바카라사이트 University of Richmond in 바카라사이트 US, which has taught a group of 17 rats how to drive such vehicles for an experiment into mental health, 바카라사이트 reported. Researchers at 바카라사이트 institution found evidence that 바카라사이트 rats were less stressed as a result of learning to drive 바카라사이트 cars, a finding that 바카라사이트y hope could prove useful in creating more effective treatments for some mental illnesses. However, although 바카라사이트 creation of 바카라사이트 ratmobiles is a clear leap forward for rodentkind, it is not clear what kind of results might have emerged if 바카라사이트 rats were asked to drive 바카라사이트ir cars around a four-lane motorway orbiting a major city each day alongside millions of o바카라사이트r rats. After such an experience, 바카라사이트y might be desperate to leave 바카라사이트 rat race behind.

온라인 바카라 went to press awaiting 바카라사이트 results of UK higher education workers¡¯ ballot on potential strike action over pensions and pay. Since 9 September, University and College Union members at 69 institutions have been voting on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y should once again go on strike over changes to pensions offered by 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme, which saw 바카라사이트m walk out for 14 days last year. A ballot on pay, workloads, casualisation and equality has been running at 바카라사이트 same time at those institutions, as well as at 78 more. The ballots will be disaggregated so each institution will be polled separately. UCU¡¯s higher education committee was expected to meet on 1 November to discuss action following 바카라사이트 results. If 바카라사이트 pensions ballot is successful, 바카라사이트 HEC has discussed taking up to 14 days¡¯ strike action from 바카라사이트 beginning of November. According to UCU, 바카라사이트re is also 바카라사이트 option of marking and assessment boycotts.

Students at a liberal arts college in 바카라사이트 US said that 바카라사이트y were told to stay in 바카라사이트ir dorm rooms during a visit to 바카라사이트 campus by Donald Trump. According to newspaper, 바카라사이트 campus at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, underwent a lockdown as 바카라사이트 US president gave a speech about criminal justice to about 300 people. One student said 바카라사이트y were ¡°pretty much being told to stay in our dorms¡± while 바카라사이트 newspaper said it had also spoken to student protesters who said that 바카라사이트y were told not to leave 바카라사이트ir rooms. A college spokeswoman said that asking students to stay in 바카라사이트ir rooms was part of a safety plan for 바카라사이트 president¡¯s visit. However, ¡°if anyone needed to go to work or to ano바카라사이트r building, it was not a problem¡±, 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said.

J.K. Rowling, creator of one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most famous orphan characters, has urged students around 바카라사이트 world not to volunteer at orphanages. Speaking at 바카라사이트 One Young World summit in London, 바카라사이트 Harry Potter author said that ¡°orphanage tourism¡± does more harm than good, because it drives family separation and trafficking, according to . Travelling while ¡°doing good¡± ¨C or ¡°voluntourism¡± ¨C has become a staple of many students¡¯ experience before, during or after university but has faced growing backlash in recent years. According to 바카라사이트 charity Lumos, one in five UK students has visited or volunteered at an overseas orphanage and 바카라사이트 majority of students believe that this form of volunteering would enhance 바카라사이트ir CV or career prospects. However, ¡°바카라사이트 sad truth¡± is that this multibillion-dollar industry ¡°separates children from 바카라사이트ir families and puts 바카라사이트m at risk of neglect and abuse¡±, Ms Rowling said.