by CDBU Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Admissions, Brexit, News round-up, Part-time students, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
Brexit dominates the headlines this week, as Imperial announces a partnership with a German university and a scientist warns of the ‘catastrophic’ effect leaving the EU could have on cancer research University ‘dual nationality’ plan for Brexit BBC, 10/10/2018, Sean...
by CDBU Admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Guest blog, Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding, Widening access
Discussions about student funding don’t have to revolve around tuition fees, argue Josie McLellan, Richard Pettigrew and Tom Sperlinger. Instead we should start by asking fundamental questions about the purpose of a university education Debates about higher...
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...
