SA lecturer's 'freedom to criticise' verdict welcomed by UK
Melanie Newman
Academic freedom includes the right to criticise university managers, a High Court judge has ruled. Although the case was heard in the South African courts, the ruling has been welcomed by UK campaigners, who argue that academics' right to question received wisdom must not be restricted to cover only their area of research expertise.
http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/story.aspx?story_id=2039630
Feedback must be top priority
Tariq Tahir
While student satisfaction overall is high, survey shows improvements are needed. It is students' single biggest gripe, and universities are rapidly waking up to the fact that, if they want to enhance that all-important "student experience", their lecturers must provide better feedback.
The Higher Education Academy's assessment team has confirmed that it gets more requests for help to improve the system of feedback in universities than on any other issue.
http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/story.aspx?story_id=2039638
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