Event – Annual Practitioner Conference 2009
The date and venue for this year’s Annual Practitioner Conference have been announced.
Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 November 2009, Jury’s Inn, Birmingham
General news
Aimhigher – The first Aimhigher Week launched(BIS, 8 June 2009)
The first ever Aimhigher Week, a new drive from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to inspire, motivate and encourage youngsters to consider Higher Education as a path to reaching life goals was launched today.
Government – BIS ministerial team announced(Times Higher Education, 11 June 2009)
David Lammy keeps his higher education brief, but ‘student issues’ are now the responsibility of the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs.
Government – ‘Universities’ out as DIUS is succeeded by business ministry(Times Higher Education, 11 June 2009)
Universities have reacted with disappointment after the Government department that dealt with higher education was scrapped and replaced by a “super-ministry” that will focus on business, skills and the economy.
Government – Lords condemn ‘retrograde’ department merger(Times Higher Education, 12 June 2009)
Peers have accused the Government of taking a “shameful and retrograde” step in merging its universities department with the business department.
Higher education – Degrees maintain job market value(BBC, 1 June 2009)
The significant increase in students going to university in the past two decades has not damaged graduates’ earning power, suggests research.
Higher education – ‘Privatise’ top UK universities(BBC, 2 June 2009)
The UK’s top universities should be privatised to allow them to compete on the global stage, it is claimed.
Higher education – Participation in higher education continues to widen(HEFCE, 4 June 2009)
The 11th set of UK higher education performance indicators shows that three out of the four key indicators of widening participation have improved over the past year.
Higher education – DIUS response to HESA performance indicators(DIUS, 4 June 2009)
Figures published today by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show steady progress in widening participation and further improvements in the number of students gaining a qualification.
Higher education – Men ‘out-performed at university’(BBC, 7 June 2009)
Female students are ahead of men in almost every measure of UK university achievement, according to a report from higher education researchers.
Higher education – Class of 2009: up to 40,000 graduates will join jobless roll(Guardian, 10 June 2009)
Up to 40,000 of this year’s graduates will be struggling to find work in six months’ time, according to figures compiled for the Guardian that reveal the scale of the recession’s impact on the class of 2009.
