The Globalisation of Higher Education: Conference at The University of Nottingham

The Globalisation of Higher Education Lord Dearing died in 2009 having left an indelible mark on UK higher education with his landmark 1997 report Higher Education in the Learning Society. He also had particular impact on The University of Nottingham, having been Chancellor from 1993 to 2000. In recognition of Lord Dearing’s contribution to higher …

True Crime on campus – the US version

True Crime from the USA A series of True Crime on Campus posts has highlighted some of the strange goings on around the University of Nottingham that our Security Team have to deal with. Nottingham is far from unique though and similar reports are regularly carried in the Chronicle. Some examples of these, published earlier …

Oxbridge Access: Private school v Free School Meals

New Sutton Trust report on access has some rather staggering data The Sutton Trust report suggests that private school students are 55 times more likely to win a place at Oxbridge and 22 times more likely to go to a top-ranked university than students at state schools who qualify for Free School Meals (FSM). The …

Morrisons to pay students’ tuition fees

The shape of things to come? A story from the Guardian from back in October noted that the supermarket chain said it will pay for students' university fees if they enrol on a degree course it is sponsoring. Morrisons is to fund 20 undergraduates a year on a three-year degree course in business and management. …

Proposals for reform of student immigration

Not very welcoming Following the fun and games with the Tier 1 and 2 changes which may yet serve to keep the best academics out of the UK, the government has now turned its attention to Tier 4, students. According to the UK Border Agency , which is launching a brief consultation on proposed changes: …

Providing information that helps students with HE choices

New consultation on providing information that helps students make the right higher education choices HEFCE has launched a consultation on information for prospective students: Schools, colleges, universities, student unions and a wide range of other bodies are being asked to comment on the information that higher education (HE) providers publish to help prospective students choose …

MBA Courses on Facebook. Yeah, right

Nothing to see here, move along now The Chronicle of Higher Education carries a report on a great piece of publicity from a small private London college: Facebook has changed the way students, faculty members, and administrators communicate outside the classroom. Now, with the introduction of the London School of Business and Finance’s Global MBA …

More visa uncertainty

Position on visas still not clear The Guardian has a story on the latest government position on changes to the visa regime. Whilst on the face of it there does seem to be some movement in response to the concerns expressed by universities, there are still significant uncertainties: But young scientists applying for visas may …