Join us for a discussion about the government’s recent Green Paper on Higher Education, including the effects of opening up universities to private providers, new forms of measurement for ‘teaching excellence’ as well as research, raising fees, deregulation, attacks on local statutes and academic freedom … and OUR RESPONSE TO IT.

Monday 11 January, 5pm–6.30pm
Workshop Theatre Studio 1, University of Leeds

Speakers:
Liz Lawrence, National President of UCU, on the implications of a rapid growth in the number of private for-profit providers of higher education
Professor Paul Kleiman, senior consultant (Higher Education) at Ciel Associates, on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

The meeting is open to all staff and students of all local HE institutions.

Link to the government consultation paper and questions: gov.uk/government/consultations/higher-education-teaching-excellence-social-mobility-and-student-choice

Update: you may be interested in the powerpoint presentation given by UCU national president Liz Lawrence at that meeting: The Green Paper on HE and Privatisation