Showtime

We are coming to the end of the conventional academic year. Across most of the University, exams have been taken and marking is well underway. But that also means that – as the title of this blog indicates – it’s showtime.  In the Head Post Office, the Sheffield Institute of Art degree show is on,…

Life after Augar: the post-18 funding review

Last week, the government published the long-awaited independent panel report for the review of post-18 education and training funding. The panel, chaired by the former banker Philip Augar, was initially established by Theresa May in early 2018.  Its remit was to look at the long-term funding of universities and the balance between university-based higher education…