20 Apr 2011
The University announced its tuition fees for 2012/13 this week. It was a decision taken after much consultation, extensive modelling, deep thought and always with the impact on our future students in mind.
In setting our fee Winchester had t...
19 Dec 2010
While we all appreciate the difficult decisions that have to be made in the current financial climate, the withdrawal of government funding to support the teaching of the arts, humanities and social sciences is a matter of serious concern. These sub...
30 Nov 2010
Last week's government White Paper 'The Importance of Teaching' signalled that there may be some radical changes in the way teachers are trained in future.
The government wants to improve the quality of trainees and plans to raise the entry r...
13 Oct 2010
Lord Browne’s much anticipated review of higher education funding and student finance was published yesterday. If the government accept Lord Browne’s recommendations to remove the cap on tuition fees then the nature of higher education in England wi...
29 Sep 2010
I spent today in London at a meeting about the Research Excellence Framework. In the UK we have periodic research assessment exercises to judge the quality of research in universities and to allocate funding accordingly. We are gearing up for the ...
23 Sep 2010
I have just returned from our reception for international students. We have around 300 students from 60 countries. Tonight some were wearing splendid national costumes. One was dressed as a rabbit! International students are so important to the cu...