Five Manifestos for Change in Higher Education
Three manifestos on University Governance have attracted our attention, and made us wonder ‘what would a UoB manifesto look like?’
1. De Montfort University – ‘DMU Renewed. A Manifesto’
https://ucudemontfort.wordpress.com/2019/02/11/dmu-renewed-a-manifesto-for-change/
It covers the following matters:
* Our governing principles: DMU as a public university
* Governance
* Finance
* Teaching and Learning
* Research
* The Importance of Professional Services
* What is to be done?
2. QMU – ‘ Towards a Cooperative University: A Manifesto of Ideas and Influence’
https://ucuscotland.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/towards-a-cooperative-university-a-manifesto-of-ideas-and-influence/
* Towards a Cooperative University: A Manifesto of Ideas and Influence
* Ideas: alternatives for a cooperative university
* Another university is possible
3. Aberdeen University – ‘Reclaiming Our University’
https://reclaimingouruniversity.wordpress.com/
* The Manifesto
* The university and its purpose
* Freedom
* Trust
* Education
* Community
* We have the opportunity to rebuild our university. We must seize it now.
4. Goldsmiths University – the Gold Paper
https://goldsmithsucu.wordpress.com/the-gold-paper/
* A Gold Approach: Building Blocks and Easels
* Governance
* Finance
* Teaching and Learning
* Research
* Infrastructure and support services
* Building a consortium for change
* Next Steps
5. Coventry University – Growth is OK, but … What about quality?
* University leadership – problems at the top
* The biggest risk we face is reputational damage
* Talking shop
* Business as usual
* What about equality?
* Our equality charter
