education

  • UK University Rankings 2012
    03rd January 2012

    We bring you the most important information from the major UK university league tables for 2012 in one simple, concise article!

  • School English Language Support Threatened
    30th December 2011

    In a further blow to UK schools, the government is considering cutting the amount of English language support available to pupils who speak English as a second language…

  • UK Education Damaged by Cuts
    28th December 2011

    New research undertaken by the Guardian newspaper reveals disturbing evidence that the drastic education cuts are already having a marked effect on UK schools.

  • Will Tuition Fees Drive UK Students Abroad?
    19th December 2011

    Will soaring tuition fees drive the best and brightest UK pupils abroad for university? Top academis fear that UK universities might lose not only their best pupils but also their most talented researchers to positions abroad.

  • Cambridge Students Force Willetts Out
    25th November 2011

    A dramatic confrontation took place at Cambridge University this week, where anti-tuition fees protesters confronted Universities Minister David Willetts during an organised lecture and forced him to leave the stage, abandoning his speech.

  • Willetts Defends Tuition Fees
    22nd November 2011

    As the tuition fees furore rages on and early figures indicate plunging numbers of university applicants, David Willetts has given an interview desperately attempting to defend his tuition fees policy. The results are far from convincing.

  • Top Universities Ranked by Profession
    15th November 2011

    A new league table reveals the best UK universities for studying vocational subjects that lead to particular professions. The resulting rankings hold several surprises, considerably shaking up the ‘usual list’ of top UK universities.

  • Tuition Fees Protesters Face Rubber Bullets
    08th November 2011

    Police have revealed that the potential use of rubber bullets has been approved against those marching in the protest against rising tuition fees this Wednesday. The move, which could be said to implicitly criminalise the legitimate act of protest and suggest that students and young people are more likely to be violent than adult protesters, has outraged politicians and human rights groups.