10 questions universities don’t want to be asked at open days

Union asks students to probe institutions’ employment practices when visiting campuses

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July 7, 2014
Last updated
June 10, 2015
Chris Parr

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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by paul.... on July 7, 2014 - 1:22pm
Any idea why the UCU itself doesn't publish the answers to these questions? If they published an annual ranking of universities according to "good employer" characteristics, it would attract interest.
#2 Submitted by Statistics2018 on July 12, 2014 - 12:14pm
Why is Martin Bean being lauded when his University has the worst retention and progression figures, by far, in the country?
#3 Submitted by sceptic_academic on September 13, 2016 - 5:46pm
How many of the people you employ in 'central directorates' are on salaries greater than the average academic salary and why are you wasting my fees on these people instead of investing more money in frontline teaching staff?
#4 Submitted by ... on July 3, 2017 - 10:45pm
They should also ask: - how much time are staff given to prepare the classes they teach? - how much time are staff / module leaders allocated to meet / support students? - are academics provided with appropriate working conditions, e.g.: an office, etc. ? ...

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