Universities

Oxford Education Provider Plots Swoop on £200m Cambridge Rival 27.01.23

An Oxbridge education tie-up is on the cards as Bridgepoint, the buyout firm, looks to offload a Cambridge-based company it has owned since 2013, Sky News learns. A Cambridge-based provider of English language training for international students is being courted…

North Texas Schools Receive $5.5M In Career, Technical Education Grants From TWC 25.01.23

More than $54 million in Jobs and Education for Texans grants were awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission to public community, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open enrolment charter schools across the state. Among the grants awarded were…

Fees for England universities frozen at £9,250 for two years 20.01.23

University tuition fees in England are to stay frozen at £9,250 for the next two years, says the government. But students face a further squeeze on living costs with maintenance loans rising by 2.8% from this autumn. The Save the…

Nearly a third of all university courses still have hybrid teaching 08.01.23

Almost a third of university courses are still combining face-to-face teaching with online learning in 2022-23, data gathered by the BBC suggests. Data from 50 of the 160 universities surveyed shows 28% of courses are being taught in a hybrid…

Higher Education Regulator To Make Freedom Of Speech Priority Next Year 21.12.22

OfS expected to gain new powers to regulate freedom of speech issues in England. The Office for Students will make freedom of speech and “off-limits” subjects on university campuses one of its top priorities for next year, despite the regulator…

Most UK universities failing to hit carbon reduction targets 14.12.22

Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals The majority of UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets, figures reveal. The sector had a goal to reduce emissions directly controlled…

Students call for cap on Glasgow University population 27.11.22

The University of Glasgow’s student council is calling for a cap on numbers over claims the student population has grown 40% in just five years. It said 10,000 additional students had put a strain on accommodation and was damaging their…

Higher education institutions need to pay attention to equality for staff members belonging to ethnic minorities 11.11.22

A recent report shows that Finnish higher education institutions still have much work to do in promoting equality for teaching and research staff. Commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the project examined how gender equality, non-discrimination and diversity…

Culture Of Acclimatisation 26.10.22

Pat Moores, founder and director of the UK Education Guide, recently stated; ‘Even students who have spent many years in UK secondary schools struggle to make the transition into further education.’ Tania Jacobs delves a little deeper It’s understandably assumed…

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