UK inks ‘major’ science co-operation agreement with Switzerland
The UK and Switzerland have signed a major agreement deepening the relationship between the two countries’ university research and innovation communities. The agreement was signed by UK Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, George Freeman MP, alongside Federal Councillor Parmelin, Head of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, at a […]
G7 summit leaders commit $3bn to girls’ education
Canada has used the G7 Summit to confirm it will lead efforts to provide $2.9bn to help educate the world’s poorest girls and women in partnership with other members. Contributors to the fund include Germany, Japan, the UK, the EU and the World Bank, with the money helping to ‘fund equal access to education and learning opportunities […]
Half of students think tracking habits would improve grades
Most students believe they would achieve better grades if their lecturers could track their study habits online, new research shows. The University of the Future report by digital learning platform, Kortext, also revealed 91% of students would be happy for universities to use analytics to track their weekly progress in order to help earn higher […]
Employers urged to check applicants’ school backgrounds
A report by MPs claims thousands of young people face a “lost opportunity” because they can’t access top jobs unless their social backgrounds are taken into account. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report, called the Class Ceiling, mainly focusses on social mobility and contextual recruitment in which an employer factors in context of social backgrounds. […]
New investment will help Kingswood to continue delivering strong character education…
A trusted provider of curriculum-mapped, out of classroom learning to UK and overseas schools, Kingswood has announced plans to expand its network of award-winning outdoor activity centres designed to develop important life skills. Made possible through significant investment from Bridgepoint Development Capital, the move will allow half of UK schools to be able to access a Kingswood centre within […]
Are graduates ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills?
In response to a recent study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the HR association’s chief executive, Peter Cheese, has stated that university graduates are ‘colonising’ jobs that do not require degree-level skills. It is claimed that a university education is not justified in a large number of professionals; as well […]
UNISON: Higher Education members should strike for better pay…
UNISON, one of the largest trade unions in the UK, is calling for Higher Education employees to strike for better pay after claiming that universities ‘put billions away in the bank last year’ and money is readily available for employers to make an improved offer on an earlier implemented 1.1 per cent. The trade union has also claimed that the recent […]
New libraries to ‘build greater cultural link’ between the UK and Pakistan…
After security concerns in 2001 forced the closure of British Council libraries in Pakistan, a new network of libraries has been launched by the British Council across the country in order to further cement the relationship and ‘build cultural links’ between both countries; with an inaugural ceremony of a library opening in the country’s Punjab […]