{"id":43,"date":"2021-07-02T17:17:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/council-digest\/?p=43"},"modified":"2021-07-02T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:17:38","slug":"essay-mills-and-immigration-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/council-digest\/2021\/07\/02\/essay-mills-and-immigration-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay mills and immigration woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is some <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/red-list-uk-international-students-travel-ban-countries-start-university-autumn-1079190\">frustration<\/a> this week with the continuing uncertainty surrounding provision for students arriving from red list countries at the start of the coming academic year. Meanwhile, the Immigration Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukcisa.org.uk\/studentnews\/1746\/Exclusive-from-UKCISA-conference-Immigration-Minister-announces-extension-to-Covid-concession\">announced<\/a> that the government would extend the Covid visa concession enabling blended and distance learning for the first two semesters of 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUALITY AND STANDARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In light of the growing awareness of the impact of essay mills and no doubt prompted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/bills\/2871\">private member\u2019s bill<\/a> outlawing them, OfS has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officeforstudents.org.uk\/news-blog-and-events\/blog\/trouble-at-mill-protecting-students-from-contract-cheating\/\">blog post<\/a> about its role in protecting standards in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Athena Swan has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advance-he.ac.uk\/news-and-views\/step-change-gender-equality-transformed-uk-athena-swan-charter-launched-today\">revised Charter<\/a> following an independent review \u2013 there are reflections on what this means on <a href=\"https:\/\/wonkhe.com\/blogs\/the-renewed-athena-swan-will-continue-pushing-gender-equality-in-higher-education\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Wonkhe%20Daily%20-%20Wednesday%2030%20June&amp;utm_content=Wonkhe%20Daily%20-%20Wednesday%2030%20June+CID_9096e858c38841b4f4a5f81daa4dedaa&amp;utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&amp;utm_term=sets%20out%20the%20revised%20charter\">Wonkhe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>REGULATORY AND FINANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OfS Chief Executive, Nicola Dandridge, has published the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officeforstudents.org.uk\/news-blog-and-events\/blog\/reflections-on-a-challenging-year-and-priorities-for-the-future\/\">text of a speech<\/a> in which she sets out OfS\u2019s priorities for the year ahead \u2013 the two headlines are a \u201cproportionate\u201d approach to regulation, particularly where risk is low, and a continuing focus on quality.<\/p>\n<p>Another OfS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officeforstudents.org.uk\/publications\/financial-sustainability-of-higher-education-providers-in-england-2021\/\">report<\/a> finds that finances in the sector remain broadly in good order, though THE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/news\/english-elite-report-highest-borrowing-and-biggest-deficits?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial-daily&amp;mc_cid=5c6c143c65&amp;mc_eid=f3d44b8d75\">notes<\/a> that England\u2019s most selective universities are expecting the highest levels of borrowing and biggest deficits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID There is some frustration this week with the continuing uncertainty surrounding provision for students arriving from red list countries at the start of the coming academic year. 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