The BBC has reported that more than a quarter of the UK’s university hopefuls have yet to secure a place in a degree. UCAS chief executive, Mary Curnock Cook, stated that she believes up to 150,000 students would miss out in gaining entry into university. This comes on the back of news that many universities [...]
Record numbers of students are expected to be turned away from university places this year in the UK. A combination of lower numbers of available placements with an increase in the numbers of students applying has seen some universities already filled to capacity prior to clearing. A Guardian report has found that prestigious universities such [...]
The Australian Higher Education system is fairing better than many other countries, including at least ten other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, claimed Colin Walters, acting deputy secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation. The claim was made in response to growing criticism of the government in the lead [...]
The new UK chancellor, George Osborne, announced his governments budget this morning in attempts to cut spending by £6 billion in 2010. The spending cuts include savings of £670 million to be made from Education.
This week the Irish Education Minister, Mary Coughlan, stated that the countries education sector would not be sheltered from future cuts in public spendin.
UK higher education is reeling from reports that thousands of teaching jobs are to be axed across universties throughout the country in response to budget cuts. The University and College Union (UCU) believes that more than 15,000 positions could be cut in the coming years.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced funding cuts to teaching budgets for 2010-2011 including a 14.9% reduction in capital funding. The first cuts to teaching budgets in the UK in over a decade have been met with widespread criticism, with the Guardian reporting university chiefs quoting as many as 300,000 students [...]
The latest English School League Tables for 2009 show that whilst there has been an improvement from the previous year, 247 schools face closure over their poor performance, failing to meet minimum standards for GCSE exams. An additional 50 schools have already closed.
London Metropolitan University (LMU) faces a funding crisis amid a storm of controversy arising from the University submitted false numbers which determined University funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) The situation has escalated with LMU being ordered to repay £36.5 million as the University and College Union (UCU) called for the [...]
As the dust settles from Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report yesterday, UK universities have warned that their will be difficult times ahead as the government looks to make £600 million in savings from the higher education sector.
Fears emanating from within the industry are that the UK will now have a situation where students face increased fee’s with reduced services. The ongoing effect of cuts in the sector on the UK’s long term global competitiveness are also being questioned.
