The government has finally appointed Professor Les Ebdon as the new director of the Office for Fair Access. But will Ebdon be allowed the power he needs to make a real difference to skewed university access statistics, or will the OFFA remain a “toothless regulator”?
For the first time a university-level course has been made available free of charge to students all over the world in a completely digital format. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched its exciting and innovative MITx online learning initiative.
Figures released by UCAS show the full extent of the impact of raised tuition fees on this year’s crop of university applications. We take a closer look at the numbers.
A new tuition fees commission has been set up to investigate the effects of the new higher education funding scheme, paying particular attention to the impact on students from poorer backgrounds. Will Hutton will lead the commission.
Nearly half of all university academic staff in the UK are female, so why do women hold fewer than 1 in 5 of the most senior academic posts? We investigate the truth behind this shocking statistic.
