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10 avril 2015

How will universities swing in a hung parliament?

By Martin McQuillan. With only 29 days to go until the General Election, the higher education sector is looking at the political landscape with as much bewilderment as everyone else.
All polls suggest this will be the most closely fought election in years and the possible outcomes may not be good news for our universities. While the question of who will form the next government is too close to call, there are some things that we can say about the next parliament with a degree of certainty. More...

5 avril 2015

General election 2015: survey of university staff now open

By . The Times Higher Education general election survey is seeking the views of all UK higher education employees on the upcoming election. More...

29 mars 2015

University politics seminars are a breeding ground for chauvinism

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy . Female politics students often feel intimidated and belittled in class, says a student blogger. More...

28 mars 2015

The policy maker’s guide to graft

By Bill Below. Think back to a time when your purse or wallet was stolen, or your laptop with all your files in it lifted from your bag, or any other possession taken from you. What did you feel? Probably outrage, anger and even despair, perhaps with a surprising sense of helplessness. When corruption occurs, intense emotions rarely, if ever, result (unless you count the joys of mounds of illicitly acquired cash or the agony of incarceration). More...

22 mars 2015

Students to get voter registration reminder by mobile linkup

The Guardian homeBy . The Electoral Commission has launched a campaign to encourage students to register to vote by sending them a text message reminder as soon as they set foot on campus. Read more...
22 mars 2015

Education, schools and universities: General Election 2015 policies of the political parties

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPxnNUZkzq1IINmqwJMRe0Mx9jmcJPvZ89WaflkoXFnHo0R2jfVuceEAwwBy . 500 new free schools, £6,000 tuition fees, smaller class sizes and abolishing SATS are among the education policies from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ukip, Green Party and the SNP. Read more...

1 mars 2015

Proposed pension tax relief changes: how they affect you

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy . Labour’s planned changes, the current rules and their possible impact on your pension and savings schemes. More...

1 mars 2015

Political parties are neglecting young people – it's time for unis to step in

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Young people are disillusioned with electoral politics and political parties, and feel let down by public policy. Who can blame them? Many young people protested against the Iraq War. It happened, but few would now argue that they were wrong. More...

1 mars 2015

Government based university fee modelling on ‘invented’ figures, says official

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy . Education department official casts doubt on calculations while opposing the release of secret documents on impact of Coalition’s higher education reforms. More...

1 mars 2015

The market – not Miliband – is key to our university challenge

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPxnNUZkzq1IINmqwJMRe0Mx9jmcJPvZ89WaflkoXFnHo0R2jfVuceEAwwBy . It is not difficult to understand why so many young people are so upset. University fees have shot up, and yet the quality of higher education and the employability of graduates hasn’t improved. Read more...

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