Monthly Archives: May 2011

EduLinks – Week ending 27 May 2011

The Independent published a slideshow of the top 10 universities with the best student-to-staff ratio. The figures look at how many students there are to each member of staff. Bedfordshire and UCL take 3rd and 2nd place respectively. Taking the … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Feelbetter – Review

University is a time when you can experience great changes and do all sorts of amazing things. Sometimes you need a bit of focus and direction to make the most of what’s available. So as I was going through my … Continue reading

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Putting students at the centre of HE thinking

Nobody knows precisely what they want and exactly how to get it. If you’re lucky, you can get close. But life isn’t exact. Things change. You change. And we learn. University allows you to discover new things, find out more … Continue reading

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Edulinks – Week ending 20 May 2011

This week, NUS and CBI jointly launched a guide to employability skills. The publication, Working Towards Your Future, is definitely worth a download. As the NUS/CBI guide was released, engineering consultancy, Atkins, called on universities to help students more with … Continue reading

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The Guardian advises new students

Yesterday, The Guardian released their university guide for 2012. Cambridge came out on top this year, knocking Oxford into second after a six-year reign in pole position. You can view the main league table, as well as look at course … Continue reading

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