Carlos LR
@carloslr.bsky.social
Librarian📚 working in Higher Education. 🌈
📍London
(Views are my own, of course).
📍London
(Views are my own, of course).
The University of California took a similar step back in 2019: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/u...
UC raised a key issue in the debate: open access to publicly funded research.
UC raised a key issue in the debate: open access to publicly funded research.
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The University of California took a similar step back in 2019: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/u...
UC raised a key issue in the debate: open access to publicly funded research.
UC raised a key issue in the debate: open access to publicly funded research.
From Times Higher Education:
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities.
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-off...
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities.
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-off...
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
From Times Higher Education:
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities.
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-off...
New offers from big five ‘still too costly’ for UK universities.
‘Significant’ number of institutions predicted to drop deals with main scholarly imprints, leaving journal access much reduced.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-off...
I struggle to see how this policy engages with the root causes of structural issues affecting the Higher Education sector.
And why is the same logic not applied to other public-interest and essential service institutions, such as energy and water suppliers, public transport, or council services?
And why is the same logic not applied to other public-interest and essential service institutions, such as energy and water suppliers, public transport, or council services?
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills
University tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.
In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I struggle to see how this policy engages with the root causes of structural issues affecting the Higher Education sector.
And why is the same logic not applied to other public-interest and essential service institutions, such as energy and water suppliers, public transport, or council services?
And why is the same logic not applied to other public-interest and essential service institutions, such as energy and water suppliers, public transport, or council services?
October 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM