By Chris Jutting. Learning analytics are becoming increasingly popular for improving learning and cutting drop-out rates – but critics question the impact on privacy. More...
28 août 2016
28 août 2016
Fall in state-school university entrants since tuition fees hit £9,000
By Lisa O'Carroll and Carmen Fishwick. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner says government ‘slamming the doors’ on talented students on low incomes. More...
28 août 2016
I'm a serious academic, not a professional Instagrammer
By Academics Anonymous. We should not have to parade ourselves on social media to please our employers or be considered enthusiastic. More...
28 août 2016
A blind student's guide to choosing a university
By Holly Scott-Gardner. Can you get the bus to campus? Are electronic books available? Here are the main things to consider before you apply. More...
28 août 2016
I’m a non-serious academic. I make no apologies for this
By . A recent article condemned the use of social media by academics, arguing it is unprofessional, disrespectful and annoying. This article takes… a different view. More...
28 août 2016
A battle for the soul of higher education
The Russell Group has 24 members not 27, and London Metropolitan University does not “recruit more BME students than the entire Russell Group”. The latest data shows our universities recruiting 29,495 BME students, 10 times the number recruited by LMU. More...
28 août 2016
This higher education bill forces market dogma on our universities
By . Proposals to judge teaching quality by graduate earnings are a convenient way to ignore the causes of rising debt, falling salaries and the widening income gap. More...
28 août 2016
Buy-one-get-one-free degrees: when higher education meets discount pricing
In a bid to attract students, universities are promising cheap master’s courses to undergraduates, money-off deals, family and friends offers – and even Premier League football tickets. More...
28 août 2016
TEF is an unreliable test for university teaching
We are writing to voice the disquiet of students’ unions over the proposed Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and call upon our universities’ vice-chancellors to take a public stance on harmful changes to higher education. More...
28 août 2016
More than a third of UK graduates regret attending university
By Patrick Collinson. Report finds graduates have just £150 spare each month after living costs and half feel a degree has not helped their life path. More...
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