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ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bath's SU President, Franci Masala, has a blog post<\/a> on the Wonkhe website which highlights the important role students and Student Unions can play in ensuring that universities are held accountable for delivery against their Access and Participation Plans (APPs).<\/p>\n

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REGULATORY AND GOVERNANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights will be conducting scrutiny on human rights issues in relation to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech Bill) \u2013 the government has published its evidence to this inquiry in the form of a memorandum<\/a>. There is also now a House of Commons Library briefing on the bill<\/a>. Meanwhile, the government has published the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill<\/a> (Lords): Wonkhe is unimpressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OfS Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge has written a blog post<\/a> on a piece of work which it hopes will reduce the regulatory burden it imposes.<\/p>\n

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CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a new online programme<\/a> for students and staff that has been produced by Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) with the intention of supporting people in HE to reduce their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

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EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Naidoo, Chair of the Race Equality Taskforce<\/a>, has shared the blog and video<\/a> from the successful University Seminar on decolonising the curriculum.<\/p>\n

The Wellcome Trust has commissioned Advance HE to design a pilot project to improve the diversity of governing boards<\/a> in research.<\/p>\n

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COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n

OfS has updated its student FAQs<\/a> on Covid.<\/p>\n

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FINANCE AND FUNDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE has been digging into government thinking on the tuition fee cut<\/a> recommended by the Augar review.<\/p>\n

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