A groundbreaking new project at Birkbeck funds foundation years for asylum seekers – with life-changing results. More...
Has the tide turned towards responsible metrics in research?
A new report takes stock of how metrics are being used and abused in research management across UK universities. More...
Handimooc : en route vers l’emploi
En juin dernier le cabinet TH Conseil lance le 1er mooc de France destiné à accompagner les demandeurs d’emploi handicapés. HandiMooc est un outil innovant qui propose une formation gratuite en ligne avec un parcours construit autour d’activités, de quiz, de vidéos, de témoignages. Plus...
Festival Métiers à l'affiche, édition 2018 : le palmarès
Orientation, formation, insertion et emploi… autant d’interrogations et d'étapes qui jalonnent la vie du collégien, du lycéen, de l’étudiant, lorsqu’il s’interroge sur son avenir professionnel mais aussi toute personne qui se trouve confrontée à une nouvelle orientation de carrière, qu’elle soit souhaitée ou subie. Plus...
Life outside lectures: how to make your university club great
The first thing you need is backup. You don’t want to take all the work on yourself, so meet with your committee and keep this going throughout the year. No need to sacrifice your degree; delegate the work to your team. More...
Student mental health must be top priority – universities minister
The government has issued an ultimatum to vice-chancellors on student mental health, warning them it is not good enough to suggest that university is about academic education and nothing else. More...
Large part of Glasgow School of Art to be urgently dismantled
Council says significant part of south facade will have to go after being deemed unsafe. More...
Student loans: use of RPI costs graduates up to £16,000
Graduates with student loans in England are saddled with up to £16,000 more debt because of the government’s use of an unreliable inflation measure to set interest rates, according to research from the House of Commons library. More...
Youth club: a new era of photography – in pictures
Images by undergraduates are going on display at Free Range, which showcases an extensive selection of work from students at leading institutions. It opens on 29 June at Old Truman Brewery, London. More...
Boomerang children can be good for family relationships – study
The findings contradict research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant decline in their parents’ quality of life and wellbeing. More...