Juliette Rowsell
@julietterowsell.bsky.social
Reporter at @timeshighered.bsky.social covering employment, tech and teaching ✍️ [email protected] ✉️
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Northumbria University to offer staff one-off payment of £5.8K-£10K if they switch from expensive TPS pension to USS - those who do not switch face a pay freeze www.timeshighereducation.com/news/northum... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Northumbria to freeze pay if staff refuse TPS-USS pension switch
University says moving employees from more expensive scheme will save it up to £11 million a year
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November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Northumbria University to offer staff one-off payment of £5.8K-£10K if they switch from expensive TPS pension to USS - those who do not switch face a pay freeze www.timeshighereducation.com/news/northum... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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Reforming external examining and introducing progression measure risk standardising university curricula and treating them like schools, warn @paulashwin.bsky.social @davehitchcock.bsky.social @profstevenjones.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Risk of ‘standardisation’ as ministers mull progression measures
Universities would look to ‘game’ new metric for testing learning gain, critics warn, with external examination defended as ‘best we’ve got’
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October 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reforming external examining and introducing progression measure risk standardising university curricula and treating them like schools, warn @paulashwin.bsky.social @davehitchcock.bsky.social @profstevenjones.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/risk-st... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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The University of Derby has reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after letters sent to staff accidentally revealed they were vulnerable to redundancy. Juliette Rowsell reports #edusky https://ow.ly/RWeM50Xh13S
Derby letters accidentally reveal staff at risk of redundancy
University reports itself to watchdog after employees receive letters with the words ‘redundancy process’ clearly visible through an envelope
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October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The University of Derby has reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after letters sent to staff accidentally revealed they were vulnerable to redundancy. Juliette Rowsell reports #edusky https://ow.ly/RWeM50Xh13S
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Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans in its Skills White Paper, with universities expected to deliver higher-quality teaching and more specialised research in return, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/PsL050Xfga3
Skills White Paper: key reforms at a glance
Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans, with universities expected to deliver higher quality teaching and more specialised research in return
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October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Government commits to raising tuition fees and maintenance loans in its Skills White Paper, with universities expected to deliver higher-quality teaching and more specialised research in return, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/PsL050Xfga3
I went down to the student protests in London today, where there was a heavy police presence as students defied calls from Sir Keir Starmer to avoid protesting on the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks
Hundreds of UK students have attended pro-Palestinian marches on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite calls from prime minister Keir Starmer to stay away, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/WzTU50X7QAf
Students defy Starmer’s call not to hold Gaza protests
Hundreds gather in London despite the prime minister telling them to stay at home on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel
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October 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I went down to the student protests in London today, where there was a heavy police presence as students defied calls from Sir Keir Starmer to avoid protesting on the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks
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Hundreds of UK students have attended pro-Palestinian marches on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite calls from prime minister Keir Starmer to stay away, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/WzTU50X7QAf
Students defy Starmer’s call not to hold Gaza protests
Hundreds gather in London despite the prime minister telling them to stay at home on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel
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October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hundreds of UK students have attended pro-Palestinian marches on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite calls from prime minister Keir Starmer to stay away, reports Juliette Rowsell #edusky https://ow.ly/WzTU50X7QAf
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Limiting maintenance grants only to certain courses may end up undermining Labour’s goal of widening access and puts arts, humanities, and social sciences programmes at further risk, experts warn www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mainten... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social @patrickjack.bsky.social
Maintenance grants only for priority courses ‘deeply concerning’
Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear
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October 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Limiting maintenance grants only to certain courses may end up undermining Labour’s goal of widening access and puts arts, humanities, and social sciences programmes at further risk, experts warn www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mainten... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social @patrickjack.bsky.social
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New chief executive of @advancehe.bsky.social Alistair Jarvis discusses university finances, #EDI pressures and plans to pivot body from ‘development to transformation’ agency. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports www.timeshighereducation.com/news/jarvis-...
September 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New chief executive of @advancehe.bsky.social Alistair Jarvis discusses university finances, #EDI pressures and plans to pivot body from ‘development to transformation’ agency. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports www.timeshighereducation.com/news/jarvis-...
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TEF is “a completely inadequate measure of teaching excellence as it is, so the idea that [it] could now be used for some other purpose is seriously concerning”. Views from @tom-richmond.com @paulashwin.bsky.social et al www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tef-cha... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
TEF changes could lead to ‘more university mergers or closures’
Warnings revised TEF rules could damage universities with a widening participation agenda and fail to weed out bad actors
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September 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
TEF is “a completely inadequate measure of teaching excellence as it is, so the idea that [it] could now be used for some other purpose is seriously concerning”. Views from @tom-richmond.com @paulashwin.bsky.social et al www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tef-cha... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Have been pretty quiet on here recently, so here's a round-up of everything I've been working on for @timeshighered.bsky.social over the last couple of (busy!) weeks 🧵
September 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Have been pretty quiet on here recently, so here's a round-up of everything I've been working on for @timeshighered.bsky.social over the last couple of (busy!) weeks 🧵
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Proposed changes to the Teaching Excellence Framework could exacerbate universities’ precarious financial situation and lead to further mergers and institutional closures, analysts have warned. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports #TEF #academicsky www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tef-cha...
September 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Proposed changes to the Teaching Excellence Framework could exacerbate universities’ precarious financial situation and lead to further mergers and institutional closures, analysts have warned. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports #TEF #academicsky www.timeshighereducation.com/news/tef-cha...
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PQA has been repeatedly rejected, but with this year seeing another record number of students placed via clearing, is it being adopted by default? And would a wholesale switch address equity concerns or lower-tariff institutions’ recruitment woes? @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports bit.ly/3Ihxidi
September 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
PQA has been repeatedly rejected, but with this year seeing another record number of students placed via clearing, is it being adopted by default? And would a wholesale switch address equity concerns or lower-tariff institutions’ recruitment woes? @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports bit.ly/3Ihxidi
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“There’s never been a more important time for people to put themselves forward and try and do things a bit differently,” says @uniofbrighton.bsky.social v-c Donna Whitehead, adding that universities must “reform or die” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/vice-ch... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Vice-chancellor’s job ‘isn’t to be liked’, says new Brighton head
Donna Whitehead warns university leaders must be candid with staff as sector’s financial crisis endures
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September 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“There’s never been a more important time for people to put themselves forward and try and do things a bit differently,” says @uniofbrighton.bsky.social v-c Donna Whitehead, adding that universities must “reform or die” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/vice-ch... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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Donna Whitehead tells @julietterowsell.bsky.social that university leaders must be candid with staff as the UK sector’s financial crisis endures
#EduSky #highered
#EduSky #highered
Vice-chancellor’s job ‘isn’t to be liked’, says new Brighton head
Donna Whitehead warns university leaders must be candid with staff as sector’s financial crisis endures
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September 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Donna Whitehead tells @julietterowsell.bsky.social that university leaders must be candid with staff as the UK sector’s financial crisis endures
#EduSky #highered
#EduSky #highered
I spoke to Jane Harrington, the current vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, who is set to lead the 'Kentwich' merger. She said:
- Other universities could join the group at a later stage
- She could not rule out job cuts
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- Other universities could join the group at a later stage
- She could not rule out job cuts
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-un...
More universities could join new Kent-Greenwich group, says v-c
Incoming leader of new entity says course sharing on the cards ‘where it makes sense’ as unions fear merger will result in more job cuts
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September 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I spoke to Jane Harrington, the current vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, who is set to lead the 'Kentwich' merger. She said:
- Other universities could join the group at a later stage
- She could not rule out job cuts
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-un...
- Other universities could join the group at a later stage
- She could not rule out job cuts
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-un...
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Academics say their office hours increasingly have no attendees amid growing class sizes, the rise of student part-time work and widespread use of AI. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Death of office hours ‘damaging student-tutor relationships’
Amid declining attendances, some scholars see merit in making one-to-one feedback sessions mandatory while others say it is time to ditch historical anomaly
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September 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Academics say their office hours increasingly have no attendees amid growing class sizes, the rise of student part-time work and widespread use of AI. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
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UCU will be balloting members on whether to take national strike action over pay following the employer association's final offer of 1.4% - get in touch if you have any opinions on this.
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UK universities could be hit with nationwide strikes after the University and College Union announced it will ballot its members over pay, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
#academicsky #strikeballot
#academicsky #strikeballot
UCU to hold nationwide strike ballot after ‘insulting’ pay offer
Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities
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September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
UCU will be balloting members on whether to take national strike action over pay following the employer association's final offer of 1.4% - get in touch if you have any opinions on this.
DMs are open or email address is in bio ✉️
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UCU will be balloting members on whether to take national strike action over pay following the employer association's final offer of 1.4% - get in touch if you have any opinions on this.
DMs are open or email address is in bio ✉️
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UK universities could be hit with nationwide strikes after the University and College Union announced it will ballot its members over pay, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
#academicsky #strikeballot
#academicsky #strikeballot
UCU to hold nationwide strike ballot after ‘insulting’ pay offer
Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
UCU will be balloting members on whether to take national strike action over pay following the employer association's final offer of 1.4% - get in touch if you have any opinions on this.
DMs are open or email address is in bio ✉️
DMs are open or email address is in bio ✉️
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UK universities could be hit with nationwide strikes after the University and College Union announced it will ballot its members over pay, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
#academicsky #strikeballot
#academicsky #strikeballot
UCU to hold nationwide strike ballot after ‘insulting’ pay offer
Union threatens ‘coordinated’ strikes to cause ‘maximum disruption’ at UK universities
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
UK universities could be hit with nationwide strikes after the University and College Union announced it will ballot its members over pay, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social
#academicsky #strikeballot
#academicsky #strikeballot
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Universities’ efforts to stamp out sexual harassment and misconduct hampered by lack of regulation requiring staff to disclose previous incidents to new employers, says @the1752group.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/missed-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
‘Missed opportunity’ as harassment disclosure drive lacks support
Calls for regulator action as no universities voluntarily sign up to scheme that aims to prevent ‘passing the perpetrator’
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August 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Universities’ efforts to stamp out sexual harassment and misconduct hampered by lack of regulation requiring staff to disclose previous incidents to new employers, says @the1752group.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/missed-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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New Dundee principal acknowledges “clear failings in financial monitoring and management” at university, where leaders were “focused on their own portfolios, with limited cross-functional financial accountability” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dundee-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Dundee admits ‘clear failings’ in financial management
Under-pressure university commits to action plan to sort out its finances, acknowledging its governance ‘fell well short’
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August 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
New Dundee principal acknowledges “clear failings in financial monitoring and management” at university, where leaders were “focused on their own portfolios, with limited cross-functional financial accountability” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dundee-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
The government is 'running out of time' to help Gazan students take up their places at UK universities in September, with many of them unlikely to be able to reapply because of the worsening situation on the ground
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social 📰
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Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social 📰
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‘Time running out’ to help Gazan students blocked from UK study
Students unable to take up their places at start of academic year might never have the same chance again, campaigners warn
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August 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The government is 'running out of time' to help Gazan students take up their places at UK universities in September, with many of them unlikely to be able to reapply because of the worsening situation on the ground
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social 📰
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/time-ru...
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social 📰
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/time-ru...
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Students swapping places in clearing ‘new normal’ for university admissions, Ucas chief Jo Saxton tells @hepi-news.bsky.social webinar www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Students swapping places in clearing ‘new normal’ for admissions
Applicants returning to previously researched options instead of seeing clearing as opportunity to ‘trade-up’, says Ucas chief executive
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August 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Students swapping places in clearing ‘new normal’ for university admissions, Ucas chief Jo Saxton tells @hepi-news.bsky.social webinar www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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@timeshighered.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social Quoted in this piece on the stresses and strains on national collective bargaining in the university sector after employer body, UCEA, makes a 1.4% final offer
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wages-r...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wages-r...
Wages rise faster at universities outside national bargaining
Institutions not participating in annual negotiations again reward staff with more generous pay increases, with some paying double what employers have offered collectively
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August 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
@timeshighered.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social Quoted in this piece on the stresses and strains on national collective bargaining in the university sector after employer body, UCEA, makes a 1.4% final offer
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wages-r...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wages-r...
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I'm quoted in this @timeshighered.bsky.social piece about lecturers' contact with their students. I think what we're doing is diluting and polluting education of internationally-recognised quality. But there you are, that's just life I suppose. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...
Students ‘becoming anonymous’ to academics as teaching load soars
Growing class sizes and expanding workloads blamed as students doubt those teaching them know who they are
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August 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'm quoted in this @timeshighered.bsky.social piece about lecturers' contact with their students. I think what we're doing is diluting and polluting education of internationally-recognised quality. But there you are, that's just life I suppose. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student...