By Suzanne McGee. Obama’s plan to make community college free will please students and unions. But will the ‘dropout mills’ change how competitive US students really are? Read more...24 janvier 2015
Obama's free college plan doesn't yet answer the question: is the education worth the cost?
By Suzanne McGee. Obama’s plan to make community college free will please students and unions. But will the ‘dropout mills’ change how competitive US students really are? Read more...Student housing: what you need to know as a guarantor
By Dawn Foster. Student housing is often depicted as a damp and mould-riddled stop-gap, before students escape with their degree certificates into more palatable accomodation. Read more...How green is my university?
By Anna Bawden. Plymouth tops People & Planet ‘green league’ – but nearly half of universities boycott annual environmental table. Read more...Universities worry about fallout from research ranking
By Harriet Swain. As universities congratulate themselves on their ratings in the Research Excellence Framework, there are fears that subjects such as modern languages may end up losing out. Read more...School Direct is choking university teacher-training courses
By David Bell. It’s not just universities who will suffer from the teacher training competition – schools will too as the recruitment crisis deepens. Read more...Eight ways to encourage more students to study engineering
By Claire Shaw. We need curriculum reform, lower tuition fees and better careers advice to increase application rates for engineering degrees, say sector experts. Read more...Universities must place more emphasis on teaching quality
Universities should focus more on how learning contributes to wider social functions such as active and ethical citizenship and shaping a democratic civilised and more sustainable society, which is crucial if they are to play an active and responsible role in an increasingly complex and uncertain world. An expanding population, increasing globalisation and advances in technology will bring colossal societal and ecological changes, particularly if our unsustainable practices and lifestyles prevail. This is just a taste of what a graduate’s future might look like. Read more...UK now ranked fifth on HE participation, says OECD
By. The UK is ranked fifth among the world’s most developed nations for the number of young people with higher education, after rapid progress since 2000. More...
Warnings issued over EU research budget changes
By . The performance of the whole European research system could be harmed if changes to EU budgets go ahead, it has been warned. More...
Carter review says universities 'key' to teacher training
By . Despite facing mounting difficulties in recent years, which have seen massive reductions to universities’ teacher training places as government policy moved towards a school-led system, the Carter review of initial teacher training suggests higher education institutions are an integral part of the landscape. More...
