By Peter Tait. Ambitious schools, concerned with their own standing, aspire for their best students to go to Oxbridge and nowhere else; what a narrow-minded view, says Peter Tait. Read more...
22 février 2015
22 février 2015
Fears that 1 in 10 British students could be lured overseas by Ucas shake up
By Gregory Walton. Ucas has announced that prospective students will be able to apply to European institutions, raising fears of a brain drain of Britain's best and brightest. Read more...
22 février 2015
Mandelson warns Labour on £6,000 fees
By . A cut to tuition fees not coupled with a rise in taxpayer funding would damage universities, Lord Mandelson has said as Labour finalises its policy. More...22 février 2015
Britons would rather be an academic than a Hollywood star
By . Becoming an academic is the third most desirable job for Britons and is seen as more attractive than being a Hollywood film star. More...22 février 2015
‘Macho’ university culture mirrors banks’ mistakes
By . Professors issue warning over obsession with performance management and research excellence. The way that UK universities prioritise research over teaching echoes the way that banks put profit before the interests of customers prior to the financial crash, two academics have claimed. More...
22 février 2015
English universities ‘over-reliant’ on Chinese postgraduates
By . The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students. More...22 février 2015
Nature to allow double-blind peer review
By . A top science journal is to offer authors the chance to remain anonymous when their manuscript goes through peer review.Nature and the wider stable of Nature research journals will introduce so-called “double-blind peer review” over the coming months as part of a trial. More...
22 février 2015
Research funding formula tweaked after REF 2014 results
By . England’s funding council has changed the formula for distributing quality-related research funding following the research excellence framework. More...
22 février 2015
Mental Health Day helps students share experiences
By . More than 50 higher education institutions are taking part in University Mental Health Day today.
A recent report by the Equality Challenge Unit, Understanding adjustments: supporting staff and students who are experiencing mental health difficulties, found that around half of all students and staff who have mental health problems have not disclosed them to their university. More...
22 février 2015
Trebling of fees had 'no major impact' on student mental health
By . A study has found no evidence that higher tuition fees affect student mental health in the long term. Academics from the University of Southampton and Solent NHS Trust found that students paying £9,000 fees experience symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress for longer in their first year than those paying less. More...
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