Author
David Phoenix
Vice Chancellor, London South Bank University
Professor David Phoenix is Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University.
6 pieces
Newest first, since March 2017
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Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place
The government needs to boost maintenance – and the funds that are already there could be better utilised. David Phoenix explains
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What will MERs actually achieve?
For David Phoenix, government plans for minimum eligibility requirements don’t mesh with regulatory plans to set outcome baselines
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Wicked problems: what should be included in the HE curriculum?
Does the curriculum deliver the right balance of knowledge and skills? And whose job is it to decide? Dave Phoenix, Gilly Salmon and Mary Curnock Cook call for fresh thinking
With Gilly Salmon and Mary Curnock Cook
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Shining a light on our forgotten learners
David Phoenix, Chair of MillionPlus and London South Bank University, says it’s time for mature learners to be in the spotlight.
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It’s time to review higher education funding in England
London South Bank vice chancellor David Phoenix is the first to stick his head above the parapet and suggest that higher education funding in England may once again be indeed of drastic reform.
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Education for a career must take precedence over training for a job
Technical education has hitherto been too complex to meet the needs of learners. Universities, schools and colleges should collaborate more actively to give students greater flexibility and support as they prepare for th