Why College/University Rankings Should Be Handled with Care

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Mar 152012
 

It is easy to get caught up in college and university rankings, or league tables as they are called in the UK, so it is always important to understand just how a set of rankings compares institutions. University World News recently published this article on what the rankings do and do not measure: Eight years of ranking: What have we learned? Lynn O’Shaugnessy, who writes for CBS Money Watch as well as her own College

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More EU students applying to Scottish universities

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Mar 072012
 

As fees for universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland increase, more students from the EU are heading to Scotland which has not raised its fees.  BBC News – Rise in EU students applying to Scottish universities. At the same time that fees are increasing, the available number and range of course options is declining. One in four university courses axed in England but few cut in Scotland. Conversely, more students from Scotland are going

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Why More UK Students Are Studying Abroad

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Nov 052011
 

Recent increases in student fees in the UK are sending more students looking for other options: Tuition fees: why studying abroad could now be a first-class idea for youngsters wanting a university degree – Telegraph.

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