UK universities rise in the world ranks with focus on science and tech September 16, 2014 The UK produced its best ever performance on the world's academic stage in 2014, with a record number of universities being included in the QS world university rankings. Six British universities made it to the global top 20 – more than ever before – while 19 made it into the top 100. 31 countries [...]
For-profit universities could deliver welcome change to higher education August 14, 2013 IN A bold and commendable move, the government last week granted university status to BPP University, making it the second for-profit private higher education institution in the UK. It comes less than a year after the University of Law (formerly the College of Law) became the first private university to be established since Buckingham (officially [...]
Open for business: How universities can boost our long-term recovery August 1, 2013 THERE’S been widespread talk recently that the British economy, finally, is taking off. Addressing what will sustain this recovery over the long-term should be a top priority, and the UK government must avoid a pseudo-recovery fuelled by quantitative easing, or relying on puffing up the public sector again. A serious recovery demands a serious rethink of [...]