news and events

CUSN Communications and Business Development Manager Hannah Essex addressed the UCU conference, ‘Tackling Bullying’, in London on the 27 November.

In the presentation, Hannah discussed types of bullying, such as criticism, threats and obstructing career progression, offered examples of people who had contacted CUSN over bullying, gave advice on how to deal with bullying and explained how CUSN could help those suffering or witnessing bullying.

CUSN Chief Executive Patrick Nash will be addressing the forthcoming
conference on higher education and 14-19 reforms, ‘Matching access to
expectations: implications for higher education'.

We have negotiated a 15 per cent discount with the organisers for
anyone quoting CUSN's parent charity, Teacher Support Network, when
they book their places.

At the conference, which is organised by Neil Stewart Associates,
Patrick will be appearing as a panellist in a discussion on the best
practice in higher education.

CUSN Chief Executive Patrick Nash will be speaking at the forthcoming
conference, ‘Delivering 14-19 Provision: Meeting the Need of Students
and Employers.'

Organised by Westminster Briefing, Delegates will discuss reforms
and their implications for local authorities, schools, education
practitioners, employers, HE providers and this, and future,
generations of young people. Participants will have the opportunity to
engage with the panel in a number of interactive sessions throughout
the day.

Class sizes are rising, but more time is being spent on admin
duties than on students or research. Welcome to the life as a 21st
century lecturer.

Polling conducted by the College and
University Support Network (CUSN) for UCU on the eve of the union’s
annual congress has revealed that administration dominates lecturers’
workloads. The issue is set to be debated at the Manchester conference
with delegates likely to call for more effective guidelines to curtail
excessive workloads, and to ensure time for research and scholarship.

The survey revealed:

For CUSN to help those working in further, higher and adult education, we need to make sure that as many people as possible become aware of our services. As an independent charity, we rely to a large extent on word-of-mouth to increase our profile.

Please help us by telling your friends about the organisation, particularly
those who you think could benefit from our services.

By visiting our publication page or phoning 08000 32 99 52, you can order posters and leaflets to spread the word about CUSN and our services.

Happiness & Its Causes is a conference on the tools and techniques for a happier life.

The Second European Conference will be a meeting place for hundreds of delegates from industry, government, professional services and those seeking answers on how to improve happiness and overall quality of life.

Building on the 2007 event, this year's conference will feature over 30 leading speakers from fields such as science, psychology, philosophy, economics and religion.

At last month's UCU Annual Congress, the findings of our joint survey of lecturers were released. You can see them again here.

Those who took the time to help us by completing the questions were entered into a prize draw for some vouchers. The winners were:

Times Higher Education magazine reported this week the the organisation Quality of Working Life has published a report on the working lives of academics.

Last week, the Times Higher Education Supplement has published accusations that some British universities are offering "bogus" degrees in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

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