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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. What is the purpose of a university education? Computer Science and Engineering are the most highly recommended courses of study. If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts. Yet, this picture is a sham.

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How Marta “credentialized” her work experience with the Northeastern DAE degree

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Learning the theory behind the application with the MS in Data Analytics Engineering As a working analytics engineer with a bachelor of arts in behavioral psychology from the University of Maine, Marta found herself craving further education that would be relevant to her career path.

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Key Facts and Figures about the Graduate Technical workforce

HEPI

HEPI is running a series of blogs with Midlands Innovation championing the role of technicians in higher education and research. per cent of all employed graduates who lived in the UK before enrolling in higher education held technical jobs. . The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. percentage points, respectively).

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

Her article explores the evolving value of degrees in English higher education, focusing on the competence of degree-granting institutions and the implications of recent changes in degree-awarding powers. Degrees’ remain the highest of all the higher education qualifications and accreditations offered by English higher education providers.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. 15, the Commissioners who were to frame new Statutes for each of the two universities were required to ‘have regard to the interests of education, religion, learning and research’.