Another weekend saw another trip to a university’s Open Day, and another PowerPoint presentation full of league table statistics…
Unknown pleasures: exciting new uni rankings
As this commentary from my colleague Professor Mike Merrifield observes using university league tables is not a great way to choose where to apply for a university place both because of the way they are compiled and their inherent flaws.But there are plenty of them out of there and they never stop coming. And we are now in peak league table season. So, put your sceptical face on and have a look at a couple of the most recent major offerings.
Meanwhile.
Vast differences exposed in graduate outcomes
New data published today shows the wide variation in graduate outcomes depending course and institution.Government reveals student loan contribution
Data published today shows forecasts for student numbers, the cost of student loans and loan repayments in England.