By . Universities have proposed wide-ranging changes to modern languages A levels as “serious deficiencies” mean they are seen as “dull and uninspiring”. More...
27 juillet 2014
27 juillet 2014
University applications ‘at a high’ for low-income pupils
By . University applications from school pupils eligible for free school meals have hit a record high, according to the admissions body Ucas. More...
27 juillet 2014
Student loan system ‘needs urgent review’, say MPs
By . BIS committee also criticises plans to sell loan book. MPs have recommended that the government undertakes “an urgent review of the sustainability of the student loan system” and have criticised plans to sell loans. More...
27 juillet 2014
Cable ‘scraps’ sale of student loans
By . Vince Cable has reportedly announced plans to scrap a planned sale of student loans, raising questions over the uncapping of student numbers. More...
27 juillet 2014
New Imperial College president reveals pay
By . The new American president of Imperial College London has chosen to disclose her £421,000 pay package before she even starts in the job. More...
27 juillet 2014
BBC helps produce First World War Moocs
By . Four UK universities are teaming up with the BBC to produce massive open online courses about the First World War. The pilot project, part of the BBC’s World War One series of programming which marks the centenary of the start of the conflict, will pair short, three-week online courses on the FutureLearn Mooc platform with multimedia content from the BBC’s archive. More...
27 juillet 2014
BME students ‘need more support’ in computer science
By . Too many black and minority ethnic computer science graduates are failing to get jobs after they graduate, a report has claimed. “While most computer science graduates go on to well-paid, professional jobs, too many find themselves unemployed,” the Labour-backed report, Digital Skills for Tomorrow’s World, says. More...
27 juillet 2014
Universities ahead for technology in education, finds OECD
By . Primary and secondary education can learn from higher education when it comes to adopting innovative technologies, it has been claimed. According to the Measuring Innovation in Education: A New Perspective, Educational Research and Innovation report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, “innovation intensity” is greatest in higher education, and well above the rate in primary and secondary education. More...
27 juillet 2014
Young scientists worried by rising cost of study
By . Young people visiting London for an international science forum have aired concerns about the cost of a university education in the UK. More...
27 juillet 2014
Three-minute thesis finalists chosen
By . Elephant poo and ageing among the topics outlined in brief by PhD students. Presentations on elephant poo, ageing and Aids have all made it to the final of a competition that challenges PhD students to describe their thesis in three minutes. More...
/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)