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2 mars 2014

V-c turns down pay hike and donates consultancy cash

By David Matthews. Move comes as unions continue to fight below-inflation pay offer.
The vice-chancellor of Durham University has rejected a discretionary pay rise this academic year and will instead receive the 1 per cent increase being offered to rank and file staff, it has emerged. Chris Higgins has also donated the £80,000 he has earned in consultancy fees during his tenure as vice-chancellor to causes at Durham, according to the university. In 2012-13, Professor Higgins’ salary was £244,000, in addition to a pension of £39,000. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

NUS wants fixed fees for overseas students

By Chris Parr. The National Union of Students has called on universities to fix their fees for international students and stop “unfair” prices rises during courses.
According to the NUS, up to 175,000 international students a year find that their fees are increased by thousands of pounds a year, often without notice, reason or support.
Half of universities do not provide any guarantee of what the fee will be for each year of study, the NUS said its research had revealed – and so some overseas students find themselves unable to continue because of rising costs. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

Cranfield scheme fills postgraduate funding gap

By Chris Parr. Scheme to be run jointly with Higher Education Funding Council for England. A Cranfield University postgraduate student loan scheme is to offer lower interest rates and more flexible terms than some existing finance options. The Cranfield Postgraduate Loan Scheme, jointly funded by the institution and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, will offer loans to up to 200 students in the first two years, and will provide lower interest rates and more flexible terms than current Career Development Loans. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

It’s Oxford for literature, but a trip abroad for a maths degree

By Agencies. Science and maths students better off heading to America or Asia for their degree, international rankings suggest. Student scientists and mathematicians may be better off heading to America or Asia for their degree, such is the extent that Britain is lagging behind, international rankings suggest. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

Personal statement: first impressions count

By Helena Pozniak. Get a head start: Helena Pozniak talks to three successful university applicants who share their tips for a top personal statement. The grades you get are almost certainly more important to universities than what you put in your personal statement. However, if you’re competing against other academically competent students, a punchy statement might swing the balance in your favour. So, it's definitely worth giving this some early thought. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

UK universities facing tough global competition in STEM subjects

By Josie Gurney-Read. Global university subject rankings, published today, show that UK universities are facing increasingly tough competition from the US and Asia in STEM subjects. The UK is ‘lagging behind’ in science and maths at university level, according to new international rankings, published today. The annual figures from QS show that, while the UK is still performing strongly in the arts and humanities, it is falling behind in STEM subjects. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

University education: steer towards a career

By Jessica Moore. Universities and graduate recruiters are working together to maximise students’ chances of success in the jobs market, finds Jessica Moore. With future job prospects high on most students’ list of concerns, universities are focusing on easing the transition from study to employment. Graduate recruiters, keen to snap up emerging talent, are following suit. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

University students 'turning to stripping to earn money'

By Graeme Paton. Research by Leeds University finds that up to a third of strip club dancers are students, with most entering the adult entertainment industry to pay their way through a course. Rising numbers of middle-class university students are turning to stripping to make ends meet and find “excitement”, according to research. Almost a third of strip club dancers are students, with the majority using cash earned in the evenings to pay their way through their course, it emerged. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

Universities could face major OFT inquiry into fees

By Graeme Paton. The OFT is considering whether to launch a full investigation into universities after collecting evidence on fees, applications, course quality and complaints procedures. Universities could face a full inquiry into anti-competitive practices amid concerns that students are failing to get value-for-money after a sharp rise in tuition fees. The Office of Fair Trading is considering launching a full-scale investigation into how institutions compete for undergraduates and whether degree courses meet students' expectations. Read more...

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2 mars 2014

Price-fixing claims at British universities to be investigated by watchdog

By Nicola Fifield. The Office of Fair Trading is to call for a full inquiry into "anti-competitive" practices at British universities. British universities are facing a fees investigation after a new report warned that students paying up to £9,000 for teaching may not be getting value for money. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is expected to call for a full inquiry into “anti-competitive” practices such as restricting applicants to a choice of just five universities and preventing students from applying to both Oxford and Cambridge. Read more...

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