Education News

Applying for a postdoc job? Here are 18 tips for a successful application

Securing a postdoc position is fiercely competitive. We speak to academics and career advisers to see how you can improve your chances of standing out

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/feb/01/applying-for-a-postdoc-job-here-are-18-tips-for-a-successful-application

Six UK universities reach the top of worldwide subject league tables

While US universities dominate the QS subject tables again, UK universities come out top in education and geography, among others

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/apr/29/uk-universities-ranked-best-in-the-world-for-six-subject-areas

Grammar schools ‘starved of funds’

Grammar schools have been forced to drop subjects, make redundancies and even face threat of closure as schools in poorer areas get more funding, teachers claim

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11592701/Grammar-schools-starved-of-funds.html

Want to get into Cambridge? Apply to study European languages

Chances of securing a spot at top universities such as Cambridge have doubled in five academic years as the number of applicants has fallen

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11589814/Want-to-get-into-Cambridge-Apply-to-study-European-languages.html

Top 10 universities for first class degrees

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11589598/Top-10-universities-for-first-class-degrees.html?frame=endScreen

How to apply for research funding: 10 tips for academics

Grant writing is time-consuming, tedious and the success rates are depressing.How can researchers make the process less stressful?

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/may/10/how-to-apply-for-research-funding-10-tips-for-academics

QS world university rankings 2015: statistics

The top 100 universities in the world for statistics and operational research, as ranked by higher education data specialists QS

http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/ng-interactive/2015/apr/29/qs-world-university-rankings-2015-statistics

Character classes: can you teach a six-year-old how to be good?

First the emphasis was on grades – now it’s all about character, with classes on empathy and respect. But can schools teach children how to be better people?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/08/character-classes-can-you-teach-a-six-year-old-how-to-be-good

Top 10 universities for job prospects

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11576097/Top-10-universities-for-job-prospects.html?frame=endScreen

Girls ‘should be tested less to allow them to make mistakes, fall in love,’ says head

Girls should only be tested once at the end of their A-Level years and be

allowed instead to go and live life and “make mistakes and fall in love”, head

of top girls’ school says.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11581818/Girls-should-be-tested-less-to-allow-them-to-make-mistakes-fall-in-love-says-head.html