“Universities UK has published a new guide to quality and standards structures in higher education. The BBC has picked up on the publication as universities rejecting more scrutiny in the face of parliamentary scrutiny and political and media debate on degree standards, use of external examiners and admissions requirements. The UUK publication is one of the first signs of the HE sector taking concerted steps to defend itself publicly against recent political attacks …” (more)
[Intersecting Sets, 6 November]