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7 juillet 2013

Private school pupils 'get better degrees and jobs'

By Graeme Paton. Pupils from state schools are “significantly” less likely to graduate from university with a good degree and well-paid job than their privately-educated peers, according to new research. Figures published for the first time show that students recruited to university from independent schools are a third more likely to be in a top graduate position several years after finishing their degree course. Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Why pay for a degree to learn a modern language?

By Anne Merritt. Foreign languages at UK universities receive a £3.1 million boost next month. But is it worth shelling out for a degree when you could just teach yourself, asks Anne Merritt.
With graduate unemployment remaining stubbornly high, many students enter university with a conscious concern for how their degree will parlay into real-world job prospects. In an increasingly globalised job market, could foreign language degrees be on the way up? Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Survey lays bare European graduates' hopes and fears

By Ami Sedghi. Graduates in Europe now expect to submit as many as 60 applications before landing their first job, and the average wait between graduation and employment is approaching six months. More than half of European graduates are worried about their careers, a rate that rises to more than 80% in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain according to Europe's largest graduate survey. The survey, conducted by the trendence institute in Berlin, builds up a picture of an educated European youth firing off scores of applications in vain, waiting months for their first job, and increasingly prepared to take on unpaid internships to get a foot on the ladder — or else emigrate. It may come as no surprise that in Greece — where the youth unemployment rate reached 62.5% earlier this year — more than 90% of business graduates are worried about their future career. Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

The postgraduate funding problem and three possible solutions

By Bob Burgess. Existing routes into postgrad study need refreshing if we're to sustain our world-class academic workforce, says Bob Burgess. Britain is in a quandary. Decades after the decline of its heavy industry, it remains one of the intellectual powerhouses of the world – generating new ideas to solve new global problems and developing new technology to keep the economy growing. To maintain this position, however, our workshop needs a steady supply of raw material in the shape of well-educated postgraduate students. As recent reports have shown, this supply is in danger of drying up. What can be done? Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Neither private sector nor state want to pay for higher education – so who will?

By Peter Scott. The economy, business and industry benefit from a thriving university sector – yet tax-avoiding companies allow it to wither, says Peter Scott. Vince Cable appears to have fought to defend his budget at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in last week's spending review. The bulk of BIS's budget is spending on higher and further education (though you could never tell from the department's title). Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

What students should take to uni

By Liz Lightfoot. Space will be at a premium in halls, so think carefully about what your child needs to take. Once the excitement of getting into university has died down, there are more mundane things to consider, such as packing. Most student bedrooms are single rooms, so forget the plasma TV or cello, unless strictly necessary. Beyond the basics of bedding, towels and stationery, what else your child will require depends on whether their accommodation is self-catering or catered. Catered halls still often provide shared kitchens for students to prepare their own meals out of hours. Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Which graduates are finding work?

A graduate's chances of securing a job depend heavily on where they choose to study, statistics show. Destination of leavers from higher education. Percentage of university leavers finding work or further study six months after graduating (2011-12). Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

First Indigenous Australian students at Oxford look to rewrite history

By Oliver Laughland. Pioneering students are examining the colonial past amid the tradition and ritual of the famous British university. Battling a postcolonial present, rewriting a brutal past, and derided by a conservative minority, Oxford university’s seven-strong group of Aboriginal students are reshaping history. Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Oxford and Cambridge outperformed on employability

By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Graduates from Robert Gordon, Glasgow Caledonian and Derby universities are snapped up by employers. See how your university ranks for employability. Students at Robert Gordon, Glasgow Caledonian and Derby universities outperformed Oxford and Cambridge graduates when it came to securing jobs or places on postgrad courses last year. This table released today shows a graduate's chances of securing a job after leaving university depend heavily on where they choose to study. Read more...

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7 juillet 2013

Staying Focused on Students

By Laurie M. Joyner.

Weak economy. Shifting student demographics. Unstable enrollment. Budget deficits. Deferred maintenance. Leadership turnover. Risk management. Calls for accountability. Contested governance boundaries. Divergent agendas and expectations. Risky student behaviors. Crisis management. The above represents a snapshot of issues facing higher education leaders today. As I reflect on my first year as president of Wittenberg University, one of the continuing challenges has been maintaining the focus of the campus community and governing board on our collective role in systematically facilitating the core enterprise of student engagement, learning and success. Read more...

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