as if to confirm the point, I notice that this story seems to get the name of ‘Lancaster University’ wrong when reporting their concerns about UCLAN rebranding to ‘University of Lancashire’? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - ThreadSky

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willpooley.bsky.social • 33 days ago

as if to confirm the point, I notice that this story seems to get the name of ‘Lancaster University’ wrong when reporting their concerns about UCLAN rebranding to ‘University of Lancashire’?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c623z59x8zeo

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brodiewaddell.bsky.social•33 days ago

That's amazing. So there will be University of Lancashire, a Lancaster University, a University of Manchester, and a University of Greater Manchester. I know it's small beans compared to the binfire of the sector as a whole, but it feels like the OfS might not be entirely on the ball with this one.

willpooley.bsky.social•33 days ago

I mean I can see what UoM and LU will be annoyed but also legitimately how many students (staff!) are gonna get confused when applying or even attending??!

brodiewaddell.bsky.social•33 days ago

It'll be the online application portal equivalent of all the international students who arrive at Warwick train station every September looking for the university.

anterotesis.bsky.social•33 days ago

There's also Manchester Metropolitan university. OfS nowhere near the ball.

willpooley.bsky.social•33 days ago

ofs like

willpooley.bsky.social•33 days ago

they’re too busy telling students that what students WANT just happens to be what ofs decided the priorities were years ago https://wonkhe.com/blogs/ventriloquising-the-student-interest/

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