Will Budget Measures Dampen UK Higher Education Access?

Are universities in the UK doomed to become playgrounds solely of the rich and those willing to take on significant debt? These were the fears cited by both current and prospective students, as they reacted to the news that maintenance grants are to be replaced by loans – beginning in the academic year, 2016/17 –

Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Call for Submissions

In 2014, the inaugural  Wharton – QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards, the “Oscars for pedagogical innovators” in Higher Education, saw over 420 projects participating from 54 countries with two overall winning initiatives sharing the prize fund of US$ 50,000. The global competition aims at identifying the most innovative pedagogies to enhance learning of higher education

Good News! the Academic Reputation Dataset Is Now on Tableau

Martin Juno, in charge of the Benchmarking Service in London, told Tamara Sredojevic about the advantages of using this new platform to access the dataset. Martin – We are delivering a service called the Academic Reputation Dataset to the institutions, for which we set up a new online analytics platform. But before I explain what the

QS University Rankings: BRICs 2015 Released

I’m pleased to announce that the third edition of the QS University Rankings: BRICS, which compares the Top 200 institutions in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is now live on TopUniversities.com. Why a BRICS University Rankings?  The five BRICS countries represent over 2.9  billion people, or approximately 40% of the world population; One

US Business Students Name Top Companies to Work For

A survey carried out annually by Universum has found that Google is number one of the top companies to work for in the US among business students, closely followed by Walt Disney and Apple. Elsewhere in the top employers ranking, Nike shot up four places to fourth, Goldman Sachs climbed from ninth to seventh and the

Reassuring Evidence in the Workplace Gender Equality Debate

Working mothers of the world should no longer feel guilty for pursuing careers away from the family home – such endeavors actually benefit their children, according to new research from Harvard Business School (HBS). Findings that offer encouragement to an emerging generation Much attention has been drawn to the results of a study – entitled