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Cannabis-Grades Research Sparks Broader Study Talks
A study linking young students’ use of cannabis to their poor grades has triggered thoughts on looking into deeper and broader beyond the drug itself. Its lead researcher says that it is difficult to ascertain that the low academic achievement is caused by the drug alone. The research was launched at the recently concluded 27th […]
Better-Designed Teacher Training to Fast Track Improved Learning Outcomes
World Teachers’ Day has just been celebrated last Sunday, 5 October. The day is dedicated to honouring the teachers around the world for their contribution to people’s lives and the society in a greater sense. In schools, students express their gratitude to their teachers. In the bigger world outside, people also look back and thank […]
Leeds Aims to Get 250 New Academics to Solve Global Problems
Starting 1 October, the University of Leeds will be recruiting 250 early career researchers as academic staff and teach using innovative research-led means. The university wants to enhance its interdisciplinary research and teaching and has earmarked £100m to recruit “250 great minds” over the next three years. The programme is open not only to those […]
Shakespeare Authorship Debate: “Decency” in Academic Debate
Decency has emerged as an issue in the debate over the authorship of William Shakespeare. No, the question is not on his own decency or of his works; though he himself wrote some insulting dialogues of some of his characters. And no, the preceding sentence does not mean to say that he did not write […]
UK Education System: Efficient Rather Than Effective
The education system of the United Kingdom is cost-efficient but not very effective. Compared with that of other countries, the UK system churns out good value in exchange of the money the government pour in it. However, the results of the education – or the performance of pupils – is not that good compared with […]
The Need to Overhaul the British Education System
Reforms in the British education system have already been started. However, there are still many changes that need to be initiated. This is what Brighton College Headmaster Richard Cairns says. A most notable one is providing students the chance to get the technical and vocational training they want and the country’s economy needs. There are […]
Competition Awards Unconditional Admission Offer
A contest could be the unique route of an aspiring student to admission into university. The winner of an advertising contest will be offered a completely unconditional slot by Falmouth University in its BA in creative advertising. The university aims to attract more talents to the course and make it more familiar to more people. […]
White Pupils Tail the University Application Rate List
Demand for higher education has risen to a level all-time high amongst all ethnic groups, figures at Universities and Colleges Admissions Service indicate. White pupils still comprise a huge percentage of the whole population of these young people applying to university. However, if we look into the numbers deeper, these aspirants are only 31% of […]
Legislation Is Needed for University Board Gender Equality in Scotland
Self-regulation is not enough to bring about gender equality on the composition of university boards. This is what the National Union of Students Scotland says. The group found out that the female to male ratio of members in university boards all over Scotland is only 3:7. The students point out that this mix does not […]
Private Employers Prefer Apprentices than Graduates
It appears that the value of the university degree has continued to decline. Private sector employers who would rather choose vocationally trained applicants to jobs have reached a number, at least, approaching the fifty percent mark. More than half of employees in the private sector are employed by small to medium sized enterprises. These employers, […]
Why University Lecturers Need a Reality Check
Lecturers ought to be spending their precious hours to “design curricula and learning experiences.” Only these could aid students’ spike in engagement. And if lecturers fail to realise these focal necessities, then ‘students aren’t the ones in need of a reality check.’ These are the main claims set to ignition by Paul Ashwin of Lancaster […]
Stay Employed with a Postgraduate Degree on Cyber Security
Have you come across an “ethical hacking course?” No, it isn’t the new oxymoron. It is Lancaster University’s cyber security programme offered alongside other institutions, like De Montfort University (DMU) and Royal Holloway University of London. The ethical hacking course programme provides a dual purpose: (a) allow MSc students to learn how hackers do their […]
Excluding Foreign Students from Migration Targets
Three-quarters of the surveyed Tory parliamentary candidates have agreed. Foreign student entrants need to be “excluded from any target for reducing migration.” Furthermore, seventy per cent of these candidates concurred that UK universities must not restrict its targets to the “brightest and the best” students. Rather, higher educational institutions must accommodate “all legitimate foreign students.” […]
Video Gamers Offered US’ First Virtual Athletics Scholarship Programme
A historical event in the context of eSports and League of Legends gamers is about to happen. Seventy applications are competing to make their way into the Robert Morris University-Illinois’ virtual athletics scholarship programme. The athletics programme, the first of its kind and in US, are also fielding over 500 e-mail inquiries – all of […]
Teaching Creationism as a Scientific Alternative to Evolution – Banned
A long-standing campaign is finally over. The British Humanist Association (BHA), which has spearheaded the Teach Evolutionism, Not Creationism campaign since 2011, found its triumph in the UK Government’s latest ban. “Teaching creationism as scientifically valid now banned in all UK public schools,” read the latest headline in the United Press International. Apparently, the movement […]
Technical Education Will Soon Grow On-Demand Over Higher Ed, Says report
“More than nine million jobs for year 2022.” The Institute for Public Policy Research or IPPR knew how to make good news possible, doesn’t it? Apparently, this figure doesn’t apply to all sectors. The jobs belong to certain categories: the medium and low-skilled jobs. The IPPR report presents several issues at hand, some of which […]
Ruling Out the Best Way to Measure ‘Good Teaching’
Possible and impossible are two words that prop when discussions veer close about measuring ‘good teaching.’ Concerns about the generous definition of ‘good teaching’ threaten to slam down any attempt to measure it at all. Fortunately, research has helped settle the score. Times Higher Education’s Graham Gibbs saw an end to this enduring debate. At […]
Major/Minor Degrees: Adapting Another US-Higher Ed Feature
Last year, the US’ grade-point average (GPA) system landed in several UK universities. Not long before that, another American trend is making its way to UK universities. The trend, being conceivably great bait for both foreign and local UK students, is targeted to work on liberal arts programmes. Keele, King’s College London, and Sheffield are […]
Mobile MOOCs: an “elite education for the masses”
The collective state of UK’s working youth, full-time students, and higher education institutions presented challenges – most of which gave birth to other platforms of learning and skills development. Moocs or massive open online courses are the current favourite in today’s learning platform menu. Evolving Moocs Moocs arrived at the time when educational stakeholders were […]
Russell Group Universities Estimate £9bn Contribution to the UK Economy
UK’s top universities will soon be seeing a grand boom in infrastructural facilities. This boom is estimated to reap with it “thousands of new jobs,” empowering growth for both labour market and the UK economy. The collective employer is traced from twenty-four Russell Group universities, Birmingham and Sheffield Universities, to name a few. The report […]
