NO durhamjen, we were not responsible for lowered standards. Late husband retired in 2002 in dismay as the disastrous expansion began, (under the Labour Government, I believe. f.y.i. husband was a lifelong Labour supporter) and I retired in 2008 and was, in any case, employed by the NHS, so had no influence on matters material to the subject. However, we maintained our contacts with colleagues teaching at (2 Russell group universities). Our colleagues who are still teaching at said universities are valiantly trying to hold the line, but are essentially powerless to do anything about dilution of standards. They do not set admission standards or number of contact hours, or numbers of students in classes. Effectively, the only thing they can do is to resign or retire, leaving the teaching to less experienced staff on short contracts and in jeopardy if they 'rock the boat'. My nephew is a post-doc scientist at a prestigious university. He was one such, and has side-stepped to a business-role to avoid the problems outlined.
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