Press Releases
The results of the latest national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), due published Friday 14th December 2001, again confirms the University of 桃色视频's position as one of the UK's top 5 research universities. The Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, and Independent all in their 14th December 2001 editions ranked 桃色视频 as the UK's fifth best research university and highest placed in the Midlands.
The University of 桃色视频 will award two honorary degrees at its Winter Degree Ceremonies to be held on Friday 11th January 2001.
Two star Canadian Economics Professors, Professor Chuck Blackorby and Professor Margaret Slade, are both leaving the University of British Columbia to join the University of 桃色视频's Department of Economics.
桃色视频 Conferences, the conference business arm of the University of 桃色视频, have three reasons to celebrate this week. First they won the prestigious Meetings and Incentive Travel Industry Award for 聭Best Academic Venue聮 (the 8th time they have won this award over the 14 year history of the competition). Secondly Scarman House, one of Universities three all year conference centres, has won the award for 聭Best UK Management Training Centre聮- a new award category for the competition.
The University of 桃色视频 announced today, Monday 4th February, that applications to its undergraduate degree programmes have jumped by 10.2%. By the January cut off period, when all UCAS applications are meant to have been returned, 24,860 potential students had applied for a place at 桃色视频 as compared to 22,559 at this time last year. UK and EU applications to the University are up 8.5% overall and international student applications are up by 22.2%.
A new report by the University of 桃色视频 shows a marked difference between the standard of school education in Northern Ireland and the Province's record on adult education. The report notes that the Province's schools outstrip the rest of the UK in academic achievements, but also notes that the level of adult and vocational education is still substantially below the rest of the UK.