Innovating Pedagogy 2014 | Open University Innovations Report #3

Innovating Pedagogy 2014 | Open University Innovations Report #3 Interesting report from the Open University. This third report proposes ten innovations that are already in currency but have not yet had a profound influence on education.  

How much does an Oxbridge undergraduate really cost? | Nick Hillman | Education | The Guardian

How much does an Oxbridge undergraduate really cost? | Nick Hillman | Education | The Guardian


Our most prestigious universities are lobbying to increase fees above £9,000, but are not transparent about their finances says this report in the Guardian

What has QAA ever done for UK universities? A lot, actually | Higher Education Network | The Guardian

What has QAA ever done for UK universities? A lot, actually | Higher Education Network | The Guardian Interesting comment from the Guardian on the current debate on the future of the QAA...be careful what you wish for.

Huge inequality in maternity pay across sector | News | Times Higher Education

Huge inequality in maternity pay across sector | News | Times Higher Education Massive disparities exist in levels of maternity pay in higher education, with many universities providing only a fraction of the money awarded at other institutions, figures have revealed.

Feature: Has the student voice been tamed? | Features | Times Higher Education

Feature: Has the student voice been tamed? | Features | Times Higher Education Universities’ zeal for student feedback centres on NSS surveys and best-practice audits; those expressing critical views are increasingly unwelcome

BBC News - UK 'second best education in Europe'

BBC News - UK 'second best education in Europe' The UK is in second place among European countries and sixth overall in a global education league table.

Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese | Education | The Guardian

Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese | Education | The Guardian There are now almost as many Chinese students on full-time postgraduate courses at English universities as there are British students, according to figures published on Wednesday

No bonanza for those who left places unfilled | News | Times Higher Education

No bonanza for those who left places unfilled | News | Times Higher Education Universities that proved less popular with undergraduates this year have had their student number allocations for next year cut, despite the government making 30,000 extra places available.

QAA gamekeeper turns poacher | News | Times Higher Education

QAA gamekeeper turns poacher | News | Times Higher Education Former head of oversight at standards watchdog advising private colleges how to pass review

Student fees policy likely to cost more than the system it replaced | Education | The Guardian

Student fees policy likely to cost more than the system it replaced | Education | The Guardian - the system isn't working!!

Students to stay in dark on teaching qualification data | News | Times Higher Education

Students to stay in dark on teaching qualification data | News | Times Higher Education Plans to publish information on how many academics hold teaching qualifications at each university will not go ahead this year, after some institutions failed to return enough data.

Warwick suspends prominent critic of higher education policy | News | Times Higher Education

Warwick suspends prominent critic of higher education policy | News | Times Higher Education An academic who has been a prominent critic of higher education leadership and policy has been suspended by his university, although it has rejected claims the move is related to his politics.

Why it still makes sense to build an overseas campus | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Why it still makes sense to build an overseas campus | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional Overseas campuses provide new opportunities for staff and students. But they cannot just be teaching outposts – their offering has to be as strong as it is back home

Cool it, Which? A degree is not a fridge | Opinion | Times Higher Education

Cool it, Which? A degree is not a fridge | Opinion | Times Higher Education The concept of a student market - and so the involvement of the Consumers’ Association - is flawed, argues Martin McQuillan

Feature: Germany’s great tuition fees U-turn | Features | Times Higher Education

Feature: Germany’s great tuition fees U-turn | Features | Times Higher Education

During the past eight years, university tuition fees were introduced into most west German federal states. Yet in a few months, every single state will have abolished them. These facts raise a series of topical questions that cast current English higher education policy in a fresh and revealing light.

Government grant letter delivers cut to university funding | News | Times Higher Education

Government grant letter delivers cut to university funding | News | Times Higher Education The government has delivered a £125 million cut to higher education funding in today’s grant letter, while criticising vice-chancellors on pay

What will Labour say about the expansion of student numbers? | Education | The Guardian

What will Labour say about the expansion of student numbers? | Education | The Guardian - A rather speculative article which doesn't really tell us much but raises interesting points.

Noam Chomsky and Ken Loach criticise University of Birmingham suspensions | World news | The Guardian

Noam Chomsky and Ken Loach criticise University of Birmingham suspensions | World news | The Guardian....freedom of speech alive and well at the University of Birmingham.

Liam Byrne: 'government is poisoning roots of higher education' | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional

Liam Byrne: 'government is poisoning roots of higher education' | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional Couldn't agree more with this comment piece in the Guardian!

The college that gets 11-plus 'failures' into Oxbridge. How? | Education | The Guardian

The college that gets 11-plus 'failures' into Oxbridge. How? | Education | The Guardian An interesting article on Loreto College in inner-city Manchester and its success with Oxbridge applications.