Third of students say Reform UK should be banned from speaking at universities
The poll suggests the problem is not with banning speakers as such, but with which speakers.
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Woke-bashing of the week – Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on universities championed by the Mail
The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.
UCU warns of ‘serious industrial unrest’ over plans to cut Cardiff University jobs
‘Cardiff’s vice-chancellor […] needs to cut her own £290k salary before she attacks the hard-working staff who keep the university going’
Ten UK universities ban fossil fuel companies from recruiting at careers fairs
New analysis has found that universities established after 1992 are leading the way on sustainability
Over three-quarters of UK universities exclude investments in fossil fuel companies
‘115 (out of 149) UK universities have now publicly committed to divest from fossil fuels, representing 77% of the UK Higher Education sector’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, June 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
NUS is fighting back against the links between universities and fossil fuels
NUS is backing a new campaign calling for universities to stop advertising careers in the fossil fuel industry to students
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 5, March 2022
The news you didn’t seek this week…
Why grade-dependent student loans are a recipe for social exclusion
‘It is reasonable to conclude that the government’s proposals for grade-conditional loans are deliberately discriminatory towards students from poor backgrounds.’
Gavin Williamson mocked for demanding universities get back to ‘in person teaching’ while using videolink
“Gavin a mare’ should be a thing.”