by CDBU Admin | Sep 14, 2018 | Admissions, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
The Migration Advisory Committee publishes its report on the impact of overseas students in the UK, while an expert says that we should do away with degree classifications Universities should end grading system to end pressure on students, Kings College expert...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 31, 2018 | News round-up, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
The UK spends less on R&D than Iceland, the new Welsh funding regime is less generous than it seems and the removal of the cap on student numbers has led to some universities losing out in the fight for students UK flounders behind Iceland, Luxembourg and...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Admissions, News round-up, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
Universities dish out cash ‘bribes’ to students with unconditional offers to hit their grades i newspaper, 17/08/2018, Richard Vaughan Universities have been accused of dishing out cash “bribes” to students with unconditional offers of places to stop them slacking off...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Admissions, Marketisation, Part-time students, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding
The fall in applications has led to fierce competition between universities, a drop in income and an uncertain future for both students and staff, argues Professor GR Evans The A-level results are out. Applicants are getting to grips with fending for themselves in...
by CDBU Admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
A rise in unconditional offers and arguments over student loans have dominated the higher education new in the past month Call to rethink China branch campuses over academic freedom risks Times Higher Education, 02/08/2018, Ellie Bothwell Western universities have...
by CDBU Admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Teaching Excellence Framework, TEF, Uncategorized
Now that all the data used to inform TEF ratings is publicly available, argues Professor D V M Bishop, TEF itself becomes redundant I have been vocal in my criticism of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): its rationale is disingenuous, it is based on measures...
