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and some of the specific angles get explored in the three articles in this thread: bsky.app/profile/qmuc...
This week saw the publication of 3articles which piece together some of the #UKHE clusterfuck, all fab in catching a particular aspect.
The level of clusterfuckedness, that can't be fully captured in 1 deepdive, shows how this can't be left to individual institutions.
There's governance flip-flops
The level of clusterfuckedness, that can't be fully captured in 1 deepdive, shows how this can't be left to individual institutions.
There's governance flip-flops
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
and some of the specific angles get explored in the three articles in this thread: bsky.app/profile/qmuc...
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It's a tricky one to cover in one go, as it's a rather complex combination of underfunding, perverse incentives, questionable managerial priorities, and failures to defend universities on their own merit.
This long-read from July 2024 captures a lot: www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
This long-read from July 2024 captures a lot: www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster
The long read: Over the past 14 years, the Conservative dream of a free market in higher education has collided with the harsh reality of austerity and the cultural resentment of the radical right – d...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's a tricky one to cover in one go, as it's a rather complex combination of underfunding, perverse incentives, questionable managerial priorities, and failures to defend universities on their own merit.
This long-read from July 2024 captures a lot: www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
This long-read from July 2024 captures a lot: www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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So why launch an OfS investigation in December? I get that you might not want to get in the way of what sounds like very serious police activity, but as that work is still under way, why is December a good time to launch one when March or May was not?
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So why launch an OfS investigation in December? I get that you might not want to get in the way of what sounds like very serious police activity, but as that work is still under way, why is December a good time to launch one when March or May was not?
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I mean, I get that there is due process to follow, but surely the point at which a provider suspends three senior figures including the VC because the police is investigating it for suspected fraud and bribery is the point at which you pretty much have to step in? And that point was in May.
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I mean, I get that there is due process to follow, but surely the point at which a provider suspends three senior figures including the VC because the police is investigating it for suspected fraud and bribery is the point at which you pretty much have to step in? And that point was in May.
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Thank you to everyone who responded to the consultation. This is the first Code of #governance in the #UKHE sector to be grounded in academic research and to reflect a broad spectrum of views. A summary of consultation responses is here. www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/stro...
Strong support for ethical reform of university governance - HEPI
New research suggests there is strong backing for a university governance Code that addresses power imbalances and over-financialisation. This is the first of two reports that HEPI is publishing on un...
www.hepi.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thank you to everyone who responded to the consultation. This is the first Code of #governance in the #UKHE sector to be grounded in academic research and to reflect a broad spectrum of views. A summary of consultation responses is here. www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/stro...