UK Students Turn to Ivy League
We take a look at the rising trend for UK students to choose Ivy League universities over elite UK institutions. Are soaring tuition fees to blame? And what attractions do US universities hold for UK students?
We take a look at the rising trend for UK students to choose Ivy League universities over elite UK institutions. Are soaring tuition fees to blame? And what attractions do US universities hold for UK students?
As Ofqual announces changes to four key GCSE subjects, intended to make exams tougher, we look at the reasons behind the decision and whether or not it will be effective.
A shocking report published this week reveals the huge number of UK university courses that have been cut in recent years. As tuition fees soar, the breadth of degree options provided by UK universities is becoming increasingly limited.
The government has announced plans to abandon the early loan repayment penalties which had initially formed part of its new tuition fees scheme. We reveal the political horse-trading behind the decision.
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.
A group of Conservative MPs has voted to prevent Les Ebdon, chair of the Million+ university think tank and tuition fees critic, from becoming director of the Office for Fair Access to Education. The implications for higher education policy are extremely disturbing.
Respected Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin has come forward on the eve of the great author’s bicentenary to claim that UK pupils are no longer able to appreciate the classic works of great writers like Dickens and Shakespeare.
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.
A battle between academia old and new has commenced, with New College, Oxford fighting the New College of the Humanities for exclusivity over its name. It’s all a little bit childish really…
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.