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Researchers warned that pollution exposure before "high stakes" tests such as A levels risked serious consequences, as one poor day could cost pupils a university place. Sefi Roth, of the London School of Economics, who ... Read more...
30 September 2019
Tertiary education in England is heavily skewed in favour of universities, but offers poor value for money for students and the economy, according to a critical report by the House of Lords. The report by the ... Read more...
11 June 2018
An overhaul of university admissions processes – including an end to making offers based on predicted A level grades and a review of personal statements – is being urged in a new Sutton Trust resea... Read more...
20 December 2017
Article by Gill Wyness Rules of the Game analyses the university admissions process in the UK and looks at whether it may be a potential driver of the access gap. This is an area that is surprisingly under-... Read more...
19 December 2017
Gill Wyness, a senior lecturer in the economics of education at the UCL Institute of Education, said there might be logic in this approach given that universities were arguably being incentivised at the moment... Read more...
05 October 2017
Article by Gill Wyness With UK tuition fees now among the highest in the world, but benefits from having a degree remaining substantial, choosing the right university has never been more important for young... Read more...
09 December 2016
If graduates are feeling like they never get any better off, despite having a degree, maybe that's because they really are getting poorer. The Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics has descri... Read more...
27 April 2016
Gill Wyness, lecturer in the economics of education at the UCL Institute of Education, said that St John's students would welcome the funding but warned that a move towards support coming from universities rather than th... Read more...
14 April 2016
Susanna Khavul and Saul Estrin of the Centre for Economic Performance argue that crowdfunding engages a wider pool of entrepreneurs and investors than traditional venture capital markets did. This article was published ... Read more...
30 March 2016
What impact do universities have on a country's economy? Outlining the results of a study of universities across 78 countries, Anna Valero and John Van Reenen find that doubling the number of universities in a region inc... Read more...
25 March 2016
According to CEP's researchers writing in the latest issue of CentrePiece, its departmental magazine, crowdfunding ''serves as a robust source of alternative entrepreneurial finance which has operated in a stable and pre... Read more...
18 February 2016
The study, Graduate Returns, Degree Class Premia and Higher Education Expansion in the UK, published by the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, finds that, five years after university, grad... Read more...
14 February 2016
Sandra McNally, Director of the Centre for Vocational Education Research, considers the possible impact of Chancellor George Osborne's November 25 Budget. This article was published in FEWeek.co.uk on November 27, 2015 ... Read more...
27 November 2015
Martin Knapp comments on costs of NHS beds and cost of private provision. This interview was broadcast by BBC Radio 4, Your and Yours show, on September 3, 2015 Link to programme here Related links Martin Knapp webpa... Read more...
03 September 2015
...Unprecedented and profound mutation in the English system", says Stephen Machin, Professor of Economics at the University College of London (UCL). This article was published online by Acteurspublics on September 1, 2... Read more...
01 September 2015
Universities spend huge amounts of money on bursaries and scholarships - over £400m in 2014. Yet there is no evidence that the level of financial support offered to students by institutions has any impact on their ... Read more...
10 June 2015
Article by Peter Dolton There are around 1.3 billion children enrolled in primary and secondary schools worldwide. Each year, governments spend trillions of dollars on their education systems with the objective of educa... Read more...
05 September 2014
On average, local health authorities across England spent 10 percent of their annual budgets on mental health services during 2013/14, despite research from the London School of Economics that shows that it accounted for... Read more...
25 July 2014
In the UK, the Economic and Social Research Council does fund management and business research (such as the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics). In 2013-14, it funded two projects in this a... Read more...
24 July 2014
David Clark was interviewed, discussing pscyhcological treatments for depression and anxiety. The interview was broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on July 1, 2014 Link to programme here [Starts at 2:46:30] ... Read more...
01 July 2014
Article by Richard Layard and David M. Clark Treating mental health problems produces extraordinary savings - fewer people on welfare benefits, and fewer people being treated for physical illnesses made worse by mental ... Read more...