Wer mit schlechtem Abi studieren will, hat vor allem in Großstädten immer schlechtere Chancen. An Berliner Unis ist nur noch jeder zehnte Studiengang zulassungsfrei. Knapp die Hälfte aller Studiengänge in Deutschland ist mittlerweile zulassungsbeschränkt. Mit einem Numerus clausus (NC) sind 45,5 Prozent der Studiengänge belegt. Das ergab eine Studie des Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung(CHE). Im Osten gibt es allerdings deutlich weniger Beschränkungen. Mehr...
Ein Kommentaron . Eine einzige Textstelle moniert Plagiatsjäger Heidingsfelder in Gerd Müllers Arbeit. Hier geht es nicht mehr nur um Wissenschaftsethik, hier geht es um Aufmerksamkeit. Ein jeder kann Martin Heidingsfelder buchen, um ihn Dissertationen prüfen zu lassen. Auf seiner Website sind Politikernamen angegeben, neben manchen steht ein Preis. Mehr...
By The issue of non-repayment raised by the Sutton Trust and the Institute for Fiscal Studies is just one of the problems with the student loan system (Report, 10 April). By introducing lower monthly repayments as a sweetener when the £9,000 fees were introduced, the government has in fact created something more burdensome for graduates by locking them into an average of 26 years of debt. Read more...By Chancellor tells American Enterprise Institute in Washington that investment in technology is key to sustained recovery. The UK's recovery will improve the living standards of all workers and generate well-paid jobs to replace those that technology makes obsolete, George Osborne told an audience of free-market campaigners in Washington on Friday. Read more...By Academic research can be hugely stressful. Now comes evidence from Australia that the demands of applying for a research grant also carry an emotional toll. Read more...By We at the Post-Crash Economics Society believe room must be made in economics teaching for non-mainstream theories. What follows may just seem to be a story about one course option at one university, but it has important ramifications, not only for an ongoing national debate about economics education, but for economic policy and politics itself. We, the Post-Crash Economics Society at the University of Manchester, believe that the contents of economics syllabuses and economics teaching methods should be rethought in the light of the financial crisis. We were recently informed that our economics department had rejected our proposal to teach a module, called Bubbles, Panics and Crashes: an Introduction to Alternative Theories of Crisis, next year. Read more...By Securing a job may require setting aside cherished plans. Mel and Dean reflect on some difficult decisions. Last month, I mentioned that the Williams Syndrome Foundation (WSF) has decided to fund my research and provide my maintenance. So this month, I have been focusing on finishing my PhD thesis. Read more...By No longer can students sit passively and imbibe information – today's 'blended learning' approach demands engagement and ideas. The best lecture I ever went to saw an inspirational academic – Professor David Ian Rabey; credit where credit's due – cracking an egg over his own head. A roomful of undergraduates watched, fascinated and aghast, as the yolky glop slid down his face and dripped on the floor. Read more...By Proofreading agencies are filling an academic support gap in UK universities, raising concerns around policy and plagiarism. International students are paying for their work to be proofread, edited and, in some cases, written entirely, by professional writers and agencies, raising concerns around issues of support and plagiarism. Read more...By Richard AdamsGovernment urged to rethink fees and loans system after study finds average student will graduate more than £44,000 in debt. The majority of undergraduates now at university will be paying off their student loans well into their 40s and 50s, with three-quarters of them unable to clear the debt before it is written off after 30 years, according to an analysis published on Thursday. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
