What’s Inside October 2011: • • •
Articles on higher education trends Research trends Access to Education
JOURNAL ARTICLES: ACCESS TO EDUCATION .The influence of parents, places
and poverty on educational attitudes and aspirations http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications /influence-parents-places-andpoverty-educational Joseph Rowntree research
Amplifying the voice of Muslim students http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bisco re/higher-education/docs/a/111305-amplifying-voice-of-muslimstudents-literature-review - Findings from literature review Department for Business, Innovation and Skills- This report presents findings of a study exploring the experiences and attitudes of Muslim students in higher education institutions in England. It uses existing research to find out what is currently known about Muslim students in higher education and aims to reveal how far higher education meets their needs.
RESEARCH TRENDS Global Research report united Kingdom – http://researchanalytics.thomsonre uters.com/grr/ Thomson Reuters free registration required. draws on OECD and Reuters data. 12 page report. Compares performance of UK with G7 competitiveness - UK, USA, Japan, Germany, France, China. Issues include number of Phd awarded, citation impacts, research expenditure
International comparative performance of the UK research base - 2011.
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http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bisco re/science/docs/i/11-p123international-comparativeperformance-uk-research-base-2011 This Uk Government report is the seventh to be commissioned which assesses the performance of the UK's research base compared with other research-intensive countries. It tracks investment and performance in the national research system in an international setting Shared services in the Research Councils- National Audit Office report. http://www.nao.org.uk/publication s/1012/research_councils.aspx The implementation of a project to create a centre to streamline backoffice functions for the seven research councils has so far not been good value for money and there is a risk that the councils may not recover their investment
JOURNAL ARTICLES: HIGHER EDUCATION
Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Pu blications/Pages/Patternsandtrendsi nUKhighereducation.aspx Universities Uk report. Section A shows sector-level trends over the last 10 years from 2000/01 to 2009/10. For the first time, this offers a true time series provided by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), accounting for changes to the way student numbers are counted. Section B looks at patterns of institutional diversity covering students, staff and finance Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011 http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/20120 07.pdf National Center for Education Statistics (USA).includes enrollment, expenditure
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk /world-university-rankings/
2012 applications to university statistics show fall in numbers UCAS http://www.ucas.com/about_us/media_ enquiries/media_releases/2011/201110 24 BBC survey http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education15392743 Suggests one in 10 students deterred by high fees
Compiled by Heather Dawson h.dawson@lse.ac.uk