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Articles by Fleur Nielsen
The financial pressure is real - but please don’t penalise vulnerable graduate teachers
As a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities are facing dwindling student admissions and dramatic falls in income. While some universities have been praised for their response to the crisis, others have come under fire for actual or suspected plans to reduce staffing numbers to manage costs. Our own university has announced plans to freeze graduate teaching and laboratory assistant posts for the next two years, as part of a plan to reduce the cost of teaching.
Blink and you'll miss it: ten hidden treasures buried deep in Augar
It’s inevitable that the headline cut in fees to £7,500 and the return of maintenance grants are the items making the news. But Phillip Augar’s report is detailed enough to hide a whole range of nuggets for avid higher education policy watchers in plain sight.
Who are the winners and losers from the Augar review?
After much delay, and extensive leaks, the Augar Review has been published. In terms of size, it’s a 216 page beast with more than 50 recommendations. In terms of the sector response, there will be many views on the recommendations made and what they mean for higher education (if ever implemented). However, there is a fair amount of detail in the actual report (so far!) which will not be reflected in much of the press coverage, so it’s important to consider the report fully – whatever your views.
Will the next PM take the Augar report seriously?
The Augar report is 210 pages long. I would place a large amount of money that the eleven people running for Prime Minister of this country will read, at best, a one page brief on it, written in haste, by a non specialist aide. I have seen similar processes from the inside. When I was in government, I remember writing a submission (a memo) to a Secretary of State. It was on quite a complex issue, and I tried hard to summarise it. From memory, it ended up ten pages long.
Government to Take Back Control as universities get their most thoughtful kicking to date
At over 200 pages and 50 recommendations, the Augar report does not disappoint as a meaty piece of policy work. It will take us some time to fully digest its many implications, the job of which we’ve started work on already and will involve the ideas and analysis of countless experts from inside and outside universities. I write this article having read it all the way through once, not having had sight of much of the underlying research or funding datasets.
The Augar review: the essential overview for HE
Weighing in at a mighty 200 pages, the Augar review of post-18 education in England is remarkable for the scope of its recommendations and the depth of its reflections.
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