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Bangor University only Welsh uni to scoop Gold in TEF

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The headlines have been filled with controversial Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) stories this week such as Russell Group bronzes, questionable metrics and rumours of injunctions against the Higher Education Funding Council for England, but over in Wales, Bangor University is celebrating being the only Welsh institution to win a coveted gold award. Sitting alongside the likes of Oxford and…
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The Complete University Guide Rankings 2018

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The 2018 TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk rankings, published today (Wednesday 26 April 2017), show an improving picture this year driven by better graduate employment prospects and increased spending by the universities on student facilities and services. Cambridge holds on to first place, as does Oxford in second. St Andrews has risen to third place for the first time…

Hotcourses partners with the Festival of Learning

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Hotcourses has entered into an exciting new partnership with the Learning and Work Institute to become an official partner of this year’s Festival of Learning which celebrates and encourages the outstanding achievements of adult learners. Formerly known as Adult Learners’ Week, The Festival of Learning will host a programme of ‘have a go’ events across England and will…

Six things I’ve learnt about how students choose universities

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Ellie Back joined the Whatuni team in 2015 and is our Outreach Marketing Manager. Mourning the loss of her student life at the University of Edinburgh, Ellie was delighted she could keep celebrating universities and all they can do for students by giving presentations in schools to help sixth-formers through the university application process. She also enjoys…

CUG graduate gender pay gap analysis picked up by sector

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An analysis of the Graduate Gender Pay Gap published by The Complete University Guide (CUG) last week has caught the attention of UK higher education publication, WonkHE, for its surprising insights into graduate salaries. The major headline that WonkHE highlighted in its weekly news update was that there are still “substantial challenges for both universities and graduate…

Universities in England to be ranked gold, silver or bronze

Eleni Cashell
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In a new proposal from the UK government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) English universities will be ranked gold, silver or bronze depending on their teaching quality. Here’s what we know so far.   What are the rankings? These medal-like rankings could be introduced by the middle of 2017, creating a new form of league table for students who…

Loughborough Uni most popular choice for students on results day

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Loughborough University has been selected as a first choice more times than any other university by student users of Whatuni.com. Whether they got the grades they needed or are about to go through clearing, students up and down the country will soon be finding out which university they’ll be going to. But which one do…

International criminology leads the way in Clearing searches

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As A-level results are published tomorrow, universities across the country are poised for another frantic rush for students. Since the cap on undergraduate places has been released, the competition for student recruitment has moved to another level, and this is particularly intensive during clearing. In the one week to A-level results, across the Complete University Guide…
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