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Universities continue to fail the non-traditional part-time mature PhD student

HEPI

Right now, with the start of another academic year only a few weeks away, a new cohort of students are preparing to embark on their intellectually most significant academic journey. The award of a PhD as the result of several years as a doctoral student is seen as the pinnacle of academic competence. The first concerns the PRES.

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I'm a mature student at Oxford – so why am I being heckled by teenagers? | Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

The Guardian - Higher Education

I’ve had a chance to see the elitist bowels of the institution and have also been reminded of one of the most annoying aspects of university life I didn’t ever picture myself as a mature student. In fact, my first piece of published journalism was for this website, writing about what it was like to attend university at 17.

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Adele the academic? Why mature students are top of the swots

The Guardian - Higher Education

The pop singer has announced plans to take a mid-career break and study English literature. As I found out, there’s no better time to do it For more than two decades, I lived untroubled by the quiet disappointment of my parents, who had assumed I would one day go to university. But I didn’t.

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UK must be wary of “tipping points” – former minister

The PIE News

The UK higher education industry needs to be more savvy to “tipping points” where other parts of society may see reasons to attack the sector, according a former universities minister. ” One example was the dependants issue, where one particular country – Nigeria – saw more dependants than actual students, he said. .

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Why we must improve opportunity and accessibility for adult learners

University Business

Across the higher education landscape, the challenge of attracting adult learners to higher education has become universal. As a college based in the UK, the choice and opportunity for adults reentering education tends to be limited. And in the past decade, they’ve begun to turn away from higher education.

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Can—and Should—Colleges Educate the Whole Person?

Inside Higher Ed

When applied to education, this principle seeks to promote the personal development of the whole person, mentally, but also physically, ethically and, yes, spiritually. I find this idea of educating the whole person inspiring. Students who treat others thoughtlessly or inconsiderately or abusively.

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Empowering educators and students in hybrid learning environments

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of digital capability in higher education by delving into key findings from our collaborative white paper with Wonkhe. A majority (79%) of the respondents identified as strong advocates for advancing digital capabilities in education, rating themselves at four or five on a five-point scale.