Wide of mark on participation
The HE bill must strengthen non-traditional routes into higher education, says Geoff Layer Whatever finally happens with the government's higher education bill, it is in danger of missing an...
The HE bill must strengthen non-traditional routes into higher education, says Geoff Layer Whatever finally happens with the government's higher education bill, it is in danger of missing an...
The HE bill must strengthen non-traditional routes into higher education, says Geoff Layer Whatever finally happens with the government's higher education bill, it is in danger of missing an...
The lure of large university bursaries could prompt higher drop- out rates among students, university heads warned this week. Vice-chancellors are concerned that promises of upfront cash from...
Last week in The THES... David Blunkett explained why he wanted more inner-city youngsters to go to our top universities Geoff Layer Professor of lifelong learning and director of continuing...
Universities are increasingly having to deal with fanciful excuses from students hoping to avoid poor grades, report Rebecca Attwood and Chloe Stothart
The Government's flagship outreach initiative to raise the educational aspirations of the young is under threat after failing to attract funding. Aimhigher - a nationwide programme in which...
* Birmingham University has docked by 10 per cent the pay of staff who have admitted to being involved in the assessment boycott. The deductions will be made from their April pay packets. It is the...
The University of Bradford has announced the appointment of Geoff Layer as its deputy vice-chancellor (academic). Professor Layer will be responsible for the direction of Bradford's academic affairs...
Potential students from the poorest families are being turned off university education because of the application process, according to marketing and access staff. "If you imagine going into a car...
The Government risks missing an historic opportunity to help poor people into higher education if it fails to back the Tomlinson proposals to reform school qualifications, it was claimed this week....
Universities were last week urged to strengthen efforts to attract more working-class students to degree courses as figures revealed that the participation of students from poor backgrounds had...
Geoff Layer applauds a government initiative to promote a greater variety of learning experiences. Higher education is continually urged to be more inclusive but demand is at best steady....
Targets are to be imposed on universities to encourage them to recruit more students. Four targets are being developed by the funding council. It wants to set goals to increase the proportion of...
Review could lead to shake-up in student loans and grants Increasingly complex methods for student grants and loans could lead to a shake-up of the way the money was delivered and repaid, the...
A poor school report doesn't mean an endless life of drudgery, as initiatives to integrate universities with local communities show. David Blackman and Mandy Garner explain. Craig Endean didn't think...