Due to difficult personal circumstances, I’ve not been able to keep on top of current happenings as much as usual.

However, to make up for that, I’ve set up a ‘UKHigherEd‘ topic at Scoop.it.

Visit my UKHigherED topic for higher education news & links for students, academics, administrators and pretty much anyone involved in HE.

Already linked are stories on the facts on tuition fees, losing sight of the true meaning of education, prejudice against private universities, and lots more.

Want to know more about Scoop.it? This video should explain:

A few more quick news items, just to keep you sweet:

• UK university to offer only football business degrees (Radio 5 Live)
• University admissions overhaul as predictions fail to make grade (Independent)
• Fees will put teenagers off applying for university, say 42% of vice chancellors (Observer)
• New tuition fees system ‘mystifying parents’ (BBC)
• Office of the Independent Adjudicator Annual Report
• More on the OIA report: Times Higher Education / BBC / Guardian / UUK response
  

• When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.
• Fix Bad Habits: Insights from a 7-Year Obsession (the99percent)
• How Not To Multitask
• How to Create Presentations that Don’t Suck (Lifehacker)
• How to Create a Captivating Presentation (the99percent)
• Being the one with their foot in the door
• The Seed: 9 Pieces of Advice for Graduates