By Graduates shouldn't be pigeonholed by their degree subject, but should be able to walk confidently into a number of careers. There should be nothing alien in the idea of a maths graduate running a hospital department, or a classics student going into engineering. The evidence suggests that employers are recruiting graduates for jobs outside their specialisms. Read more...23 mai 2014
Universities must produce graduates who are ready for any workplace
By Graduates shouldn't be pigeonholed by their degree subject, but should be able to walk confidently into a number of careers. There should be nothing alien in the idea of a maths graduate running a hospital department, or a classics student going into engineering. The evidence suggests that employers are recruiting graduates for jobs outside their specialisms. Read more...Get the data: how UK migration patterns changed over the past year
By There was a significant rise in immigration from the EU but little evidence of the predicted influx from Bulgarians and Romanians. 2013's rise in net migration, up 35,000 on the previous year to reach 212,000, is not surprising - it's no change whatsoever from the figures for the previous quarter. Read more...Watchdog to investigate private colleges' potential misuse of millions
By Shiv Malik, Andrew McGettigan and John DomokosMargaret Hodge calls in audit office after Guardian reveals colleges offer access to loans for students who don't attend. The breakneck expansion of private colleges should be investigated by the government spending watchdog, the chair of the powerful public accounts committee said yesterday. Read more...Many students paying higher tuition fees consider courses poor value
By A third of first- and second-year students in England, paying up to £9,000 fees, consider their course poor or very poor value for money, according to findings from a student experience survey. A third of first-year and second-year students in England, who pay up to £9,000 in tuition fees consider their course to be poor or very poor value for money, according to the latest findings from a student experience survey. Read more...Private college scandal: money for nothing
No one can pretend that all is well after the Guardian's exposé of the way in which the London School of Science and Technology is receiving public funds for students who appear to believe they do not need to turn up. Read more...Academics Anonymous: so many PhD students, so few jobs
By Unis need to stop merely training academics and instead start providing some of the jobs they have trained them for. Arts and humanities departments across UK universities spend significant time and effort recruiting PhD students to study with them. Read more...'You spent how much on your final project?'
By Libby PageThe final year of university is expensive – and for arts students it can cost thousands. How do students foot the bill? Can you put a price on creativity? For artists, balancing your great vision for a project with how you'll actually afford to make it happen is a continual struggle. And it's no different for students. Read more...University of London plan to close Institute of English Studies on hold
By Vigorous campaign by IES supporters produces agreement to rethink proposal, but centre's financial future still uncertain. The University of London has lifted the threat of immediate closure from its Institute of English Studies and the Institute of Musical Research following protests by academics. Read more...Chile students' debts go up in smoke
By Artist named Fried Potatoes removed tuition contracts he says were worth up to $500m from private university and burned them. For a whole year, a Chilean artist using the name Fried Potatoes (Papas Fritas) planned his revenge. Saying he was collecting material for an art project, the 31-year-old visual artist sneaked into a vault at a notorious private, run-for-profit university and quietly removed tuition contracts. Read more...Disabled students could be 'shut out' by government cuts
By Planned cuts to the Disabled Students Allowance could have a disastrous effect on individuals, say campaigners, and prevent some from going to university. It was a short written statement from the universities minister, David Willetts, to parliament just before the Easter break and, for those affected, it was a shock. The government intended to "modernise" the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) – grants given to disabled students in England to help meet extra study costs incurred because of their disabilities. Read more...
