Old vs new: the battle for points in the ratings system

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The UK's universities and higher education colleges place very strong emphasis on achieving a high score in the assessments undertaken by the Quality Assurance Agency. They are aware that a low score in just one department can significantly damage the reputation of the entire institution. Many new universities feel that they perform better than their longer established counterparts in teaching students, especially as staff at older universities tend to place greater emphasis on research. However, this view is not supported by the teaching quality assessments.

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An object of university loathing ...

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The UK's universities are expressing strong opposition to plans by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to establish a group of registered external examiners who would be responsible for monitoring degree standards. The universities feel that this approach would be tantamount to state control of higher education and would threaten their independence. This opposition has forced the QAA to modify its approach, and it has made it clear that it will put more emphasis on university self-assessment.

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How girls rose to the university challenge

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UK universities awarded first-class degrees to 11,000 women and 10,800 men in 2000, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Women now account for 55% of incoming graduates with the top A-level grades.

United Kingdom, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Bachelor's Degrees, Education of women, Women's education, Bachelor degrees

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