Author
Sorana Vieru
Vice President (Higher Education), NUS
Sorana Vieru has been Vice President (Higher Education) at the National Union of Students since 2015.
3 pieces
Newest first, since November 2015
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TEF could worsen, rather than improve, universities’ retention challenge
Sorana Vieru asks whether TEF could have a negative influence on student retention, in spite (or because) of it’s inclusion as a core metric in TEF.
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Male underachievement debate risks a battle of the sexes
NUS Vice-President (Higher Education), Sorana Vieru argues that concerns about male underachievement are overhyped, make erroneous use of figures, and fail to account for class and non-university opportunities.
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We’ve got the power! No, you’ve got the power. Hang on, who’s got the power?
The government’s HE Green Paper published on Friday goes out of its way to tell you that the proposals are student-centred and driven by what students want. But on closer inspection not all is what it seems.