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Is the British education system racially prejudiced?

This is a delicate topic, but as it’s so much in the news at the moment, we thought we ought not to ignore it. There is, of course, a mountain of statistics to support the assertion that our education system is stacked against people from BAME communities, but also other evidence to illustrate that blackContinueContinue reading “Is the British education system racially prejudiced?”

The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student

We asked Daphne van Engeland, who studies in her second year towards a BA in Digital Marketing at Coventry University about her experiences. https://videopress.com/v/8oIvZIxX?preloadContent=metadata Please tell us a little bit about the courses and lectures you attend. Each of my courses has two one-hour lectures and one two-hour seminar per week. The lectures can beContinueContinue reading “The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student”

Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme

National Apprenticeship Week featured prominently in the media earlier this month, which made us think about the scheme and how it is represented in Academic Publishing. We therefore decided to speak to several people involved and have received so many good responses that we have decided to create two blog posts about it. This isContinueContinue reading “Apprenticeships in Academic Publishing – Part 1: The Scheme”

Jumping on the student gravy train

We’re almost twenty years into this century and each year has brought an increase in the politicisation of the UK’s universities, with the resulting knock-on effect on the student population. In 2002, Tony Blair said that the government’s target was for 50% of eighteen-year-olds to enter higher education – a figure which it subsequently transpiredContinueContinue reading “Jumping on the student gravy train”

Germany: Universities of Excellence – excellent universities?

The German university system has never had an equivalent to Oxbridge, Russell Group or the Ivy League. This is partially down to the way students are admitted – there are no (or very low) tuition fees and by law each university is obliged to offer all students with a German “Abitur” (A-level/IB equivalent) a placeContinueContinue reading “Germany: Universities of Excellence – excellent universities?”