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No threat to UK universities from English-language degrees abroad »

Universities UK (UUK) has told The Journal that the rise in English-language degrees taught at European universities poses little threat to the cosmopolitan makeup of the British student population. The response follows the publication of a study by th...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Andy Williamson | Read more »

Ramsay campaigns for clearer Honours pass mark »

Adam Ramsay

The Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) is to launch a campaign calling for clearer information on pass marks required for entry into the honours portions of degrees. Details specifying the required pass marks are currently documented in...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Government advocates "pick & mix" degrees »

A series of government reports have called for an overhaul of university degrees in order to make them more flexible for the current crop of students. John Denham, the skills secretary, commissioned the nine reports carried out by academic authorities...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Students getting dumber, degrees getting easier, research getting weirder »

Empty lecture theatre

New research has found that academics are under pressure to award students higher marks, and that plagiarism is rife in universities. 34 per cent of academics questioned felt that 'dumbing down' reports are correct, while 82 per cent felt that lack of...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 | Read more »

Students reap financial rewards from top degrees »

Recent research has revealed that graduates from top UK universities go on to earn significantly more than those from lower ranking institutions.The research conducted at London School of Economics (LSE) shows graduates from the top-ranked quarter of u...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Liam Martin | Read more »

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