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7 septembre 2019

Servant Universities

A couple of days ago I discussed the choice Canadian institutions had between pursuing an international student market and serving local communities. I am sure this remark will have been denounced as a false choice by many – and to be fair, it isn’t a perfect binary – so I thought I would expand on that thought. More...

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7 septembre 2019

Could AI help universities spot student success or failure earlier?

As the new academic year begins, universities across the country will be putting strategies in place to help reduce the 7.6% of full-time, first degree entrants at English higher education institutions who are no longer studying their courses the following year. Disadvantaged students are 3 percentage points more likely to drop out than their more advantaged peers. More...

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7 septembre 2019

UCAS responds to our recent report on contextual admissions

UCAS has been providing school and area-level contextual data (e.g. POLAR3) to universities for over a decade. So we were delighted to see students’ views expressed in the recent HEPI Report mirror those of our own survey data, which have shown that many students agree that individual circumstances should be taken into account during the admissions process. More...

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7 septembre 2019

The Case Against Education: Why the education system is a waste of time and money

From the very start, and repeatedly in the first few pages, the author claims the book is a strong polemic, but one which is rooted in much evidence. Having read the book, I would suggest you read it if you are interested in the origins of a particular set of arguments; and why a small group of people make them, and may carry on making such arguments. More...

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7 septembre 2019

5 ways esports is impacting education right now

The esports industry is still young, but it is booming--and growth is expected to skyrocket. More...

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7 septembre 2019

Investors' huge profits on student housing are an academic failure

As students (or more likely their parents) struggle to find £6,000 to £7,000 to pay university accommodation providers for the academic year ahead, a stock market filing gives us an insight as to who is really pocketing huge profits from this business. More...

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7 septembre 2019

Why my daughter said no to Oxford University and yes to Leeds

Friends were outraged she turned down Oxbridge. But she’s right to reject our outmoded attachment to status and class. More...

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7 septembre 2019

Stop whining, empty nesters. Your child going to uni is not about you

Why are parents hijacking their kids’ experiences to put themselves at the centre? It’s not healthy. More...

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7 septembre 2019

What's the best tech to take to university?

Should you splash out £1,000 on a MacBook, or can you get away with a £229 Chromebook? Do you really need a top-end smartphone or will a budget alternative do? The right tools can make everything easier – from note taking to dissertation writing. So here’s a quick guide to what might help you get the most out of the academic year. More...

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