Insidious inflation
Can someone tell me when British universities began the practice of shaving off 50 per cent of grades (usually, 75 per cent of second-year and 25 per cent of third-year grades) for final assessments?...
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Extra funding to bolster modern languages
A project to increase the number of students doing languages at university has been awarded an extra £1.2 million.
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Dismissing riots as ‘meaningless criminality’ a mistake, academic warns
The oft-repeated claim that the riots that have broken out in London and other cities in recent days are “mindless” and “meaningless” is mistaken, an academic expert has said.
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In with the new
Phil Baty welcomes a number of fresh faces to this year’s ranking exercise, but offers a caveat, too
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Demand more from students to improve maths literacy, report urges
Universities should toughen up their demands for mathematical qualifications, including in non-science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, a taskforce has said.
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Inside Higher Ed: The Education/Religion Connection
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Watchdog growls over UK-Singapore partnerships – but does not bite
Five institutions inspected by the quality watchdog over their partnerships with providers in Singapore have been advised to take action to ensure their written agreements are “fit for purpose”.
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Colleges take step towards full degree-awarding powers
Further education colleges will be able to offer their own foundation degrees for the first time in a landmark step towards institutions obtaining full degree-awarding powers.
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Lancaster names new v-c
Lancaster University has appointed a senior manager at the University of Warwick as its next vice-chancellor.
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University status within reach for small specialists
Smaller specialist colleges have welcomed proposals from the government that would allow institutions with 1,000 higher education students to gain university title.
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Wait over for thousands of Scottish students
The number of Scottish applicants accepted on results day by Scottish universities and colleges has fallen by around 2 per cent on last year.
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Student poll reflects fears in run up to A-level results day
Despite annual reports that the A-level pass rate is rising, students expecting their results on 18 August have expressed a lack of confidence in attaining the grades they require.
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How not to get left on the shelf
Just penning a book isn't enough - academic authors want people to buy it and read it. Promotion is the publisher's domain, of course, but Dale Salwak is convinced that writers can make a big...
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Looks good on paper...
The PhD by publication offers an alternative path to the traditional PhD by thesis, but it is viewed by some as inferior. Richard Willis refutes the argument that it is second rate, and Christopher...
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News in brief
United StatesNothing will come of nothingA university that faced the prospect of losing its accreditation because of high dropout rates has been accused of deliberately allowing failing students to...