Interview with Richard McLaren
Sports corruption investigator on feeling sorry for drugs cheat Marion Jones, ‘barely graduating high school’ and how sport might clean up its act
Sports corruption investigator on feeling sorry for drugs cheat Marion Jones, ‘barely graduating high school’ and how sport might clean up its act
Conor Ryan says students should apply to university once they know their A-level grades
The Higher Education Statistics Agency charges for access to data to cover its costs and to keep down the subscription fees paid by higher education providers (“FoI costs? University ‘spies’ only add...
Agencies could also be well placed to collaborate on monitoring higher education standards
Use of HMRC records could allow reformed DLHE to focus on areas such as happiness and skills
Students cannot be put at the heart of the system without a statistics upgrade, argues Paul Clark
Review of Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study announced
The Economics of Higher Education network aims to highlight neglected areas of economic research on the sector
The government’s plan to finance extra student places by the future sale of student loans is like a Ponzi scheme, according to a thinktank.
Students who apply to university after receiving their A-level results are almost twice as likely to be dissatisfied with their course, a survey says.
Michael Gove has reiterated his desire to move initial teacher training towards school-led providers by pledging an extra £10 million for schools to train the next generation of teachers.
Institutions are warned over price-setting as MPs are asked to investigate. Simon Baker reports
EPSRC chief provokes ire by saying scientists' views are not supported by evidence. Simon Baker writes
'Shaping capability' resulted in few changes but doubts linger about its agenda, Paul Jump writes