[S1: Ep2] - 2021 was another atypical admissions cycle, with record numbers of students meeting their conditional offers. Smita Jamdar and Catherine Savage discuss the legal and regulatory ramifications for universities. Those institutions that have unexpectedly large numbers of successful applicants will need to consider the impact on both new and existing students. Courses, where there has been unexpectedly low recruitment, may need to be changed, or cancelled. And for subjects with externally imposed caps, the room for manoeuvre is restricted from both a financial and a practical perspective.

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[S1:Ep1] - In episode one of our Going Further & Higher podcast, Smita Jamdar and Geraldine Swanton look at Mandatory vaccines, student protection problems & the Turing Scheme.

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[S1:Ep3] - In this podcast, Smita Jamdar and David Browne discuss the tranche of amendments that are currently being debated by the Public Bill Committee in relation to the higher education Freedom of Speech bill, specifically relating to the definition of academic freedom.

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[S1:Ep4] - In this episode, Smita Jamdar and Geraldine Swanton consider the question of the duty of care owed by universities to their students. Although a legally flexible and responsive concept, the duty of care nonetheless has its limits. However, as the context of the relationship evolves, so too does the boundary of the duty. We ask the question: where does the line of duty end?

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[S1:Ep5] - In this episode, Smita Jamdar and Joanna Forbes discuss the question of remuneration of university and college governors, a long running debate in the sector. We consider the motivation for paying governors and the legal constraints on doing so. In particular, we discuss whether remuneration of governors can create actual and/or perceived conflicts of interest, affect the collective nature of the responsibility of governors and change the dynamic between governors and the institution. We also discuss how else the diversity and workloads of governing bodies can be improved.

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[S1:Ep6] - In this episode, Smita Jamdar is joined by Geraldine Swanton, Joanna Forbes and Tom Long to discuss a range of issues that affected the sector in 2021 and their hopes (or fears) for the sector in 2022. This wide ranging discussion includes FE and skills policy, academic governance and student engagement, freedom of speech, levelling up, mandatory vaccination and even what it means to be a human.
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[S1:Ep7] - In this episode, Smita Jamdar speaks to Mike Wills, Director of Strategy & Policy at cyber security company CSS Assure about the serious threats universities and colleges face and what they can do to protect themselves from cyber-attacks.

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In this episode, Smita Jamdar and Tom Long discuss the new guide issued by universities UK published earlier this month about challenging culture and tackling sexual misconduct within higher education.

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