European Universities Games held in Spain

While the UK is busy undergoing the final preparations for this year’s Olympics, Spain has been playing host to the first European Universities Games. Organized by the European Universities Sports Association (EUSA), this first edition of the European Universities Games was held in Cordoba, in southern Spain, between 13 and 23 July 2012. More than

Behind the balance sheets: how will your university tuition fees be spent?

Yale University’s latest financial report shows that income from students – including tuition fees, accommodation and other charges – accounted for only 8.6% of the university’s total operating revenue in the 2010-11 academic year. Other major sources of funding for universities are governments, businesses and non-profit organizations, income from investments, and private donors such as

The world’s top science universities

No area of intellectual life characterises the modern university quite as well as the sciences. Along with the related area of biomedicine, they have the biggest budgets, they generate the best-paid graduates, and they attract the most attention from governments, beguiled by the apparent connection between scientific excellence and economic success. When it comes to

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Prague 2012

Universities from four continents were represented at the launch of the 2012 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Prague. Ben Sowter, head of research at QS, said the rankings would help prospective students to compile shortlists of universities that excelled in the particular subject that they wished to study. The extra layer of subject

The Cost of Higher Education

Earlier this month, Republicans and Democrats came together to extend the 3.4 percent interest rate for  students enrolling in the 2012-2013 school year who opt for a federally funded Stafford loan. The interest rate was scheduled to return to the original 6.8 percent, but the lower rate is scheduled to remain for at least a

London Olympics 2012: how are UK universities and students involved?

As the world’s attention turns to London for this year’s Olympic Games, UK universities and students are playing a major role in Olympics preparations – from hosting training camps for Olympics teams, to training as professional security staff. With the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics due to commence on 27 July and 29 August respectively, Olympics