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Home Office Minister Invites Foreign Students to Study in the UK
“Please come, we have got some of the world’s best universities,” Home Office Minister Damian Green tells international students. Mr Green says the invite is part of a ‘global charm offensive’ aimed at convincing foreign students that the UK does not oppose immigration. Business and university chiefs worry that these visa rule changes, accompanied by […]
Report Shows Mismatch Between Skills Training for Students and Available Jobs
New research by the Local Government Association reveals that colleges provide popular courses that teach skills for jobs that are nonexistent. The LGA says that as many as 17% of vacant jobs in England can be directly traced to the shortage of skills. The association believes that despite the economic downturn, the jobs sector needs […]
Smaller Specialist Institutions Now Eligible for University Status
The government has recently introduced new rules that will define how the university title is used. Prior to this, institutions needed at least 4,000 students to be awarded a university status. With the change, this limit will be reduced to 1,000—thus doing away with an arbitrary piece of legislation that was keeping smaller institutions with […]
UK Economy Benefits from Students with A Level and Degree Qualifications, Study Finds
Research published on 9 June 2012 by the Institute for Public Policy Research on behalf of the University and College Union suggests that the UK economy gains over two hundred thousand pounds from students who have earned A level qualifications and university degrees. For degree holders, this is almost 10 times what the state spends […]
Minister Rebuts Claim that Student Visa Restrictions Will Deter Foreign Students from Enrolling in UK Universities
In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, a group of 68 senior education experts composed of chancellors, governors and university presidents warned that British universities could lose out on around £8bn in annual tuition fees generated from one in 10 foreign students who study outside their home country, with the figure expected to more […]
Higher Tuition Fees May Cause Mature Students to Quit, Study Warns
A report compiled by the National Union of Students and Million+ based on a survey of almost 4,000 mature students has found that withdrawing state support for higher education, which will result in higher university tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year starting this autumn, may hinder mature students from attending university. Current HE […]
Trebling University Tuition Fees Did Not Result to More Teaching Hours, Study Says
A comprehensive survey of 9,000 university students conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that trebling tuition fees did not lead to an increase in the teaching time for undergraduate students. Universities did not implement measures to increase teaching volume since fees rose from £1,000 to £3,000 in 2006. Starting this September, universities […]
New International University Rankings Out – UK Higher Education Ranked 10th Best
A new study by Universitas 21, an international group of universities and colleges, ranked the UK as being the 10th best overall for higher education. The research measured the overall effectiveness of higher education systems of 48 countries using 20 different categories such as public and private investment, impact of research, international connection, government policy […]
Times Higher Education Student Experience Study Out – Dundee University Tops List
Dundee University, a Scottish Higher Education institution topped the list of universities providing the best experience of university life, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) student experience study. The survey asked more than 14,000 UK undergraduate students to rate the performance of their university in 21 categories including quality of life, lectures and accommodation. […]
St George’s Day – England’s National Day and Shakespeare Day!
Every 23rd April England celebrates St George’s Day to honour its patron saint. Every country in the UK has a patron saint that was called upon when the country needed to be saved from its enemies. For England, this was the brave Roman soldier who protested against the torture of early Christians in the 3rd […]
University Drop-out Figures Increase – Economy Blamed
Latest figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) reflect a rise in the number of university students dropping out in UK universities. Below are the university drop-out rates for 2009-10 and how they compare with the figures from 2008-09: Scotland: 9.4% – up from 9.3% Wales: 9% – up from 7.4% England: 8.4% […]
Plans to Have the Content of A-Level Courses under Control of Universities
Education Secretary Michael Gove last week sent a letter to Ofqual, the exam regulator for England to suggest that formal control of the content of A-level courses should be taken away from exam boards and handed to universities instead. If approved, changes would also affect the papers of exam boards in Wales and Northern Ireland. […]
Irish City Offers UK Students Option for University Study in the Wake of Impending Tuition Fee Hikes
On 2 April 2012 officials in the city of Limerick, Republic of Ireland publicly conveyed their invitation to university students in Merseyside to study at their higher education institutions. Official figures saw a 27% increase in the number of applications from UK students to study in the Republic. This move is seen as a way […]
Number of International Students in the UK Set to Rise Despite Higher Tuition Fees and Visa Restrictions
A new study published by the British Council reveals that the number of international students who are set to enrol in UK universities are projected to rise faster than the enrolment of overseas students anywhere in the world. The report predicts that there will be 30,000 more enrolments of international students per year by 2020. […]
Reputation of British Universities Suffer Because of Student Riots
A study of the rankings of universities all over the world found that only 10 British universities have made it to the top 100, two down compared to 2011. The research published by the Times Higher Education Magazine showed that Britain’s education system may have suffered from the “sustained damage” caused by a wave of […]
It’s National Student Money Week—Yet UK Tuition Fees are Too High!
National Student Money Week has been organised from 12 – 16 March so students will be aware of the financial support for higher education they are eligible for. Students are encouraged to apply for university funding during this time even if they have no confirmed university place yet, just to ensure that they do not […]
Newly Released Figures Reveal Trends on the Future of Students after Graduation
Recent figures coming from the Office for National Statistics show that formal education might be worth the effort and expense, after all. Graduates will be more likely to find work than those who have not obtained a degree. At the end of last year, statistics show that graduates of all ages who were in work […]
29th February – A special day that comes along every 4 years!
Today, the 29th of February, is a special day because this date only occurs once every 4 years. This means that the previous occurrence of this date was in 2008 which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Languages. While this year has not been declared a year for […]
Essay Writer offers full support for students with learning disabilities
In a highly competitive world, students who fall behind their peers in terms of academic standing often end up feeling discouraged. While this reaction can be considered normal, there are many support groups that can help students who are in this situation. There’s family, friends, and mentors in university that one can reach out to […]
How modern Valentine’s Day came to be
Valentine’s Day is the second most popular card-giving day in the world next to Christmas and over 1 billion cards are sent worldwide making this a multi-billion pound industry. But how did Valentine’s Day come about? Before Pope Gelasius I declared the 14th of February as a Christian feast day in 496 AD, this date […]
