Graduate salaries rise
The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has predicted that the average starting salary for a graduate is to rise by four percent to £26,000 this year. This year’s predicted increase…
Stephen Fry awarded honorary doctorate
Stephen Fry was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Sussex Chancellor, Sanjeev Bhaskar, at the winter graduation ceremony on Friday 28 January. Joined by almost 1,000 students, he…
‘Dumbing down’ in degrees across England
Degree classifications are failing to accurately describe students’ academic achievements claims a new report by the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee. An inquiry on higher education has received…
Master degrees widen class gap
John Denham, the universities secretary, revealed last week at a higher education conference in London his fears that, “Masters degrees are (becoming) a preserve of the rich.” He said, “As…
Government plans internships for graduates
The government has announced an initiative to provide three-month paid internships to university leavers, in an attempt to reduce the impact of a worsening labour market on graduate employment prospects.…
1 in 3 graduates not paying back loans
The Students Loans Company has revealed that as many as one in three graduates are not paying back their loans since the introduction of University fees in 1998. The main…