Durham, Exeter and St Andrews: These are the university where students get most for their money September 8, 2015 Out of the top 20 universities in the UK, Durham is where students' money goes the furthest, according to research by Moneysupermarket. By looking at a series of living costs, including rent, average price of a pint and cost of car insurance, they found that students at this northern university were most likely to [...]
It’s time to break the assumption that university is the best path for everyone September 6, 2015 As thousands of students start to pack their bags, load up their cars and leave the comforts of home behind, the same question arises each year: is three years at university essential to a successful and fulfilling career? I would argue that it is not. And I’m the living proof! I attended university for [...]
As research shows most graduates are in non graduate jobs, do too many go to university? August 19, 2015 Tim Worstall is senior fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, says Yes If the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is telling us that 58.8 per cent of graduates are doing non-graduate jobs, obviously too large a proportion of that age cohort is going to university. This is true whether we consider either of those [...]
Universities must work more closely with employers if today’s school leavers are going to flourish August 14, 2015 As another generation of young people receive their A level results, record numbers are expected to head to university next month. This is undoubtedly good news as it’s estimated that people with degrees earn around £200,000 more over their lifetime than those who did not attend university. However, it’s important that people embarking upon [...]
Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group: It’s becoming harder to get into the UK’s best universities August 2, 2015 Students applying to Britain's best universities will have a tougher time getting in this summer than in any recent year, according to a Sunday Times report. Some of the Russell Group's top 10 universities, which include Oxford and Cambridge, experienced a seven per cent rise in applications in 2015, while there was an average [...]
These are the most collaborative companies working on research with universities in the UK July 19, 2015 Pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies are leading the way when it comes to collaborating on research projects with UK universities, leaving technology businesses lagging. GSK is the most collaborative business in the UK, working on more than 150 projects, followed by Rolls-Royce on just over 110 and Pfizer on more than 100, based on analysis of [...]
UK universities with the most graduates in employment and/or further study July 3, 2015 We're typically told it's industries such as computing and finance are hungriest for new graduates – but a new study has found the graduates coming out of arts specialist Arts University Bournemouth are the UK's most employable. In fact, no Russell Group university – which represents the 24 leading UK universities including traditionally "red brick" institutions such [...]
Is university worth it? Nearly half of students think they aren’t getting good value June 22, 2015 Students in their final year of university are split over whether it was worthwhile, with four in 10 saying it didn't provide with them good value for money. The findings come from a survey of 1,004 final-year students by ComRes, which revealed that just 46 per cent would do the same course again. Those [...]
£9,000 university tuition fees push students toward careers June 21, 2015 A new study out today finds that the first graduates to pay £9,000 per year in university tuition fees are more career-oriented, organised and ambitious than their predecessors. The study, conducted by independent researchers High Fliers Research, was based on face-to-face interviews with more than 18,000 final-year students at leading universities across the country. Researchers [...]
Cambridge University establishes Lego-funded “professorship of play” June 16, 2015 Everything is awesome – particularly if you have academic leanings but secretly want to play with kids’ toys all day. Cambridge University, the UK’s top educational establishment, is creating a “professorship of play” – which will be funded by toy giant Lego. The new role – professor of play in education, development and [...]