16 novembre 2015

Don't let social mobility fade out in the noise of university reform

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. The green paper has a lot to say about supporting disadvantaged students - we need to keep the conversation going. More...

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If you can’t afford a master’s in the UK, try studying abroad

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. If you want to do a master’s degree but need to keep costs down, studying in Europe may be a solution. Over the past five years there has been an explosion in the number of graduate programmes taught in English at universities in non-English speaking nations. More...

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Whatever you do, don't become Switzerland, Swiss academics tell UK

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Since voting to introduce quotas for EU citizens, Switzerland has been cut off from academic funding and international talent. More...

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Never mind pointless apps – our best minds should be solving real problems

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. A huge flowering of creativity is focused on the minor inconveniences of the cash-rich and time-poor. That’s why we need proper funding for science. More...

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White British pupils least likely to go to university, says research

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Indian and Chinese pupils more than twice as likely to go to university, reveals Institute for Fiscal Studies. More...

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Ten UK universities divest from fossil fuels

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Institutions with endowments worth £115m are withdrawing their investments from fossil fuels ahead of crunch UN climate talks in Paris. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 23:44 - - Permalien [#]

Five ways to be a global student without doing a year abroad

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. What other travel opportunities are there for students who don’t get to spend a year abroad. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 23:39 - - Permalien [#]

Government plan to allow 'better' universities to raise fees

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Shakeup will see universities that rank high on student satisfaction, teaching quality and employment outcomes permitted to charge more. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 23:37 - - Permalien [#]

When does philanthropy end and dirty self-promotion begin?

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. The naming of an Oxford University centre after its benefactor, Len Blavatnik, raises complex questions that can be resolved only at the moral mixing desk. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 23:30 - - Permalien [#]

Top state school pupils 'get better degrees than those from private schools'

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Researchers found state school pupils with A* grade A-levels were likely to get better degrees than those from private schools with similar A-level grades. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 23:29 - - Permalien [#]