Show and Tell: The Office of Fair Trading is Looking at Universities (again)

And they are looking for a lot of information. Back in October 2013 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a call for information on the undergraduate part of the higher education sector in England. This follows the earlier look (outcome awaited) at terms and conditions in relation to student debts and universities' practices in …

Agonising over International Student Recruitment

Squeamish or purist? US universities debating use of recruitment agents The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on what sounds like a lively debate on the use of agents for international student recruitment. The practice of paying overseas agents for the students they recruit has become more contentious as it has grown more common among American …

Sheffield made a video competition

Really good competition being run by the University of Sheffield. Sheffield Made Us is a competition (for a £3k prize) open to the University's students which invites them to make a 3 minute video about the value of their experience: The motto of the University is 'to discover and understand the causes of things'. Show …