The Guardian University Awards (the “Awards”) recognise excellence in the UK’s best universities and is open to all recognised higher education institutes and university professionals in the UK. More...
University Awards 2018: the categories
Here are the 15 categories for the 2018 awards – lots of choice for every university to find an area in which it excels. Universities may enter as many categories as they wish. More...
University Awards 2018: supporters
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University Awards 2018: thanks for entering
Toby Young: how barrage of nudges made OfS position untenable
The self-styled provocateur was helped on his way by a growing rebellion among fellow board members and Tory allies. More...
The universities’ Faustian pact of 2010 gave us Toby Young
The bargain with the Tory-led coalition – more funding from high fees for more intrusive regulation – has come back to haunt higher education. More...
A visionary to save the Open University – or the man who will run it into the ground?
In the digital age, what happened to newspapers will happen to universities. This was the startling proposition put to an audience of academics a few weeks ago within the 900-year-old walls of Durham Castle, by Peter Horrocks, vice-chancellor of the Open University. More...
Edinburgh University's new vice-chancellor condemned in staff survey
The University of Edinburgh’s new vice-chancellor failed to uphold academic freedom and did not understand the needs of students, according to a survey of staff at his current institution. More...
How to enter - tell us how your university shines
We invite entries from UK universities and university professionals across 15 categories, which are shortlisted and evaluated by an expert panel. We also invite nominations for the sector’s Inspiring Leader, voted for by readers of the Guardian Higher Education Network. An ideas bank of all winning and shortlisted entries will be published on the Guardian website after the ceremony. More...
L'aide à l'insertion professionnelle des personnes handicapées : Agefiph et FIPHFP – Cour des comptes
L’emploi de travailleurs handicapés à hauteur de 6 % des effectifs est une obligation pour les entreprises et les organismes publics, lorsqu’ils emploient plus de 20 salariés. En cas de non-respect, les employeurs privés et publics doivent verser respectivement à l’association nationale de gestion du fonds pour l’insertion professionnelle des personnes handicapées (Agefiph) et au fonds pour l’insertion des personnes handicapées dans la fonction publique (FIPHFP) une contribution destinée à financer des actions dans le cadre de la politique d’aide à l’insertion professionnelle des personnes handicapés.
La Cour constate que la gestion de l’Agefiph et du FIPHFP, coûteuse et mal maîtrisée, est confrontée à une impasse financière. La valeur ajoutée de ces organismes dans la mise en œuvre de cette politique est faible, et leurs résultats insuffisants mettent en évidence la nécessité d’une refondation. La Cour formule quatre recommandations…
- Référé à la ministre des solidarités et de la santé et au ministre de l'action et des comptes publics
- Référé à la ministre du travail