Author
Simon Meacher
Head of the Executive and Governance Office
Simon Meacher is the Head of the Executive and Governance Office at Newcastle University. He is responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the Executive and Governance Office, is secretary to University Executive Board. He has worked at Newcastle University since 2002, the year he completed a doctoral thesis on ‘The Aestheticization of Green Ideas in German Literature of the 1980s and 1990s’ at the University of Exeter.
4 pieces
Newest first, since May 2022
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Universities, climate, and COP30
What do the outcomes from COP30 mean for higher education? And what role do universities play in addressing and understanding the climate crisis? Simon Meacher finds hope in the work the sector is doing
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The Magna Charta Universitatum
There’s an international observatory dedicated to supporting academic freedom from government influence. Simon Meacher introduces the Magna Charta Universitatum
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A manifesto for green governance
Governors need to be comfortable using the language and terminology of sustainability, climate breakdown and environmental justice to hold institutions accountable, warns Simon Meacher
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The role of governance in addressing grade inflation
What can governing bodies do to convince OfS their degree classifications are valid? Simon Meacher outlines the resources available