By Ellie Bothwell. Data reveal university locations in England and Wales with least burglary, robbery and violent and sexual offences. More...
Top universities with the lowest crime rates in England and Wales
By Ellie Bothwell. Durham University tops list based on Complete University Guide crime survey and World University Rankings 2014-15. More...
Transnational education reviews should link with domestic judgements, says QAA
By Ellie Bothwell. Report recommends that branch campuses are scrutinised within institutional reviews of UK awarding bodies. More...
University of Salford launches Tinder-style app to match students with perfect course
By Ellie Bothwell. Institution says app was designed to make the experience of clearing ‘reassuring and enjoyable’. More...
University for refugees launches crowdfunding campaign
By Ellie Bothwell. An online university for refugees has launched a crowdfunding campaign to provide free higher education for individuals who have suffered persecution in their home countries. More...
Private college's progression rates criticised by QAA
By Chris Havergal. Watchdog says only one in five of a cohort of students at London-based Grafton College of Management Sciences on course to complete qualification on time. More...
‘Lad culture’ task force set up by government
By Chris Havergal. The government has ordered the formation of a task force to tackle violence against women, and “lad culture”, on UK university campuses. More...
Guest Column: nationalize banks to pay for university tuition
By James Winter. As Ontario university students begin another school year, many are faced with a three per cent increase in tuition over last year in the province with the highest tuition rates in Canada.This begs the question: Not so much why the increase, but why do we have tuition fees at all?
Why isn’t tuition virtually free in Canada, as it is in many countries, ranging from Germany, (US$270 for administration fees), to France (US$250) and all of the Scandinavian countries, as well as Italy (US$1,000), Spain (US$1,500) Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, etc? In financially-strapped Greece, European Union members study for free while others pay US$1,650. Read more...