1988
May
6
‘1990s will be a ‘green’ decade’ Parliament is now recognising science’s concerns. Sussex must take its place in research around the environment and offer programmes that reflect these concerns – interdisciplinarity helps in this respect. Plans include, for 1990, a new degree in Ecology and Conservation, and a Diploma in Landscape Studies offered by CCE […]
1987
May
6
The VC is looking forward to the 1990s and the shape of universities in that decade Forthcoming trends in HE internationally could include East Asia being as great an economic power as the USA, and political changes in the Soviet bloc shaping the future. Sussex looks forward to cultural, social and economic exchanges as the […]
1986
May
6
Vice-Chancellor Sir Leslie Fielding, from October 1987 Education is crucial for a knowledge-based future but the education system is under critical scrutiny, with demands for greater accountability for the state resources consumed; ‘value for money’ and ‘relevance’ are watch words. Academic freedom has to be defended against bureaucratic centralism. Sussex’s progressive thinking is an advantage […]
1985
May
6
Silver jubilee year (Third) Chancellor the Earl of March (former Treasurer from 1979-82 and member of Council since 1975), is installed at summer graduation Silver jubilee celebrations include a service of thanksgiving at Chichester Cathedral; a garden party at Goodwood House, home of Lord March; a touring Exhibition on Sussex at the South of England […]
1984
May
6
Chancellor Lord Shawcross stands down July 1985 after taking over in 1965 following the death of Lord Monckton Government Green Paper on strategic planning for HE into the 1990s is published in May 1985. Short both in length and content, it is ‘a deep disappointment’ The VC’s report states that universities are the ultimate guardians […]
1983
May
6
Still awaiting Government decisions on future funding, with vague talk of the Government wanting better and more socially relevant HE at a lower cost The UGC argues for small subject groups/departments to be closed because they are not efficient, but the VC feels that universities should offer a wide range of programmes and defends decisions […]
1982
May
6
The financial situation is satisfactory but no better. The damage to efficiency and effectiveness has been ‘considerable’ with a loss of technical staff, reduction in teaching faculty from 485 to 389 and there is still the need to lose another 27 posts. Many of the losses have been senior members of faculty; the enhanced retirement […]
1981
May
6
VC continues to berate the Government for its ‘short-sightedness’ over removing funding for overseas students What became known as the ‘July’ letter from the funding council set out the funding/student cuts. Funding is directed by the Government into certain areas, allowing the University less room for manoeuvre and student numbers have to be reduced by […]
1980
May
6
Pro-Vice Chancellor Arts and Social Studies Margaret McGowan (the first woman PVC at Sussex) The ‘gathering storm’ of the past few years has broken. The full cost of a degree must be borne by overseas students, resulting in an eight per cent loss of income for the University. Inflation is rising faster than the funding […]
1979
May
6
Government will impose full recovery cost on overseas students from 1980-81 by deducting full cost from UGC grant. Opposition to this is met by all universities and lobbies, protests are undertaken throughout the year. All universities are at risk of losing a substantial proportion of income and in Sussex’s case up to 16 per cent. […]