#Higher Education in the UK

[the-proeducator-blog]

UK University Rankings by Subject: Find the Best for Your Field of Study

Choosing the right university is a crucial decision, but selecting one that excels in your desired field of study is equally important. The UK is home to world-class institutions offering specialized courses in diverse disciplines such as business, engineering, medicine, and the arts. Exploring the University ranking in UK is an excellent way to identify institutions that cater to your academic and professional aspirations.

Whether you’re an aspiring doctor, engineer, or artist, understanding subject-specific rankings can help you make an informed choice and pave the way for a rewarding career. Let’s dive into how UK universities perform in subject-specific rankings and explore the best options for your chosen field.

Why Subject-Specific Rankings Matter

While overall university rankings provide a broad perspective on an institution’s reputation, subject-specific rankings focus on excellence in particular fields. These rankings consider factors such as research output, faculty expertise, employability, and course satisfaction.

For example, a university may rank lower overall but could be a top performer in fields like law, business, or the arts. By analyzing these rankings, students can align their educational goals with the institution’s strengths, ensuring they receive top-tier education in their chosen discipline.

Top UK Universities by Subject

1. Business and Management

London Business School (LBS): Renowned globally for its MBA programs and executive education.

University of Oxford (Saïd Business School): A leader in innovative business research and practice.

University of Cambridge (Judge Business School): Known for its rigorous academic curriculum and strong industry connections.

2. Engineering and Technology

Imperial College London: One of the best for engineering disciplines, particularly mechanical and electrical engineering.

University of Manchester: Known for groundbreaking research in materials science and engineering.

University of Edinburgh: Offers cutting-edge programs in software engineering and renewable energy.

3. Medicine and Life Sciences

University of Oxford: Ranked as the top medical school globally, with a focus on clinical and theoretical research.

University of Cambridge: Offers a unique blend of pre-clinical and clinical training.

University College London (UCL): Known for its strong emphasis on healthcare innovation and research.

4. Arts and Humanities

Royal College of Art: A global leader in art and design education.

University of the Arts London (UAL): Offers specialized courses in fashion, design, and fine arts.

University of St Andrews: Known for its robust philosophy and literature programs.

5. Law

University of Oxford: A top choice for aspiring legal professionals with its unparalleled law programs.

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): Focuses on the intersection of law and social sciences.

University College London (UCL): Offers a comprehensive curriculum emphasizing global legal systems.

6. Computer Science and IT

University of Cambridge: Leading in AI research and innovative computer science programs.

University of Oxford: Known for its expertise in computational biology and quantum computing.

Imperial College London: Excels in data science, cybersecurity, and programming.

How to Choose the Best University for Your Field

When selecting a university, it’s essential to go beyond rankings and consider the following factors:

Course Content: Ensure the curriculum aligns with your career goals.

Industry Connections: Look for institutions with strong ties to industries for internships and job placements.

Facilities: Check if the university has modern labs, libraries, and other resources for your field.

Alumni Network: A strong alumni base can provide valuable mentorship and career opportunities.

What Makes UK Universities Stand Out?

The UK’s education system is designed to offer students a balance of theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Universities consistently update their curriculum to meet industry standards, ensuring graduates are job-ready. Additionally, many UK universities collaborate with global organizations, offering students the opportunity to work on real-world projects during their studies.

By exploring the University ranking in UK, you can get a comprehensive understanding of which universities excel in your desired subject.

Final Thoughts

Choosing the best university for your field of study requires careful research and planning. Subject-specific rankings provide a clear picture of where each institution excels, helping you make an informed decision. The UK offers a wealth of opportunities for students in all disciplines, ensuring you receive a world-class education that prepares you for a successful future.

Start your journey by exploring the University ranking in UK and find the perfect institution for your academic and career aspirations!

[wearepeace]

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.” ― Neil Armstrong

[totallyhussein-blog]

Armenia to recognize 3rd August as Day of Commemoration of Yazidi Genocide

The Armenian Parliament voted this week to designate August 3rd as the official commemoration day for the victims of Yazidi Genocide. The bill submitted by ethnic Yazidi MP Rustam Bakoyan passed the first reading with 88 votes in favor. Armenia will thus become the first country after Iraq to enshrine this into law.

“Genocide is a crime against humanity, and it is the biggest crime. This is a direct result and a direct consequence of incorrect and improper condemnation of the Armenian Genocide in 1915. The destinies of Armenians and Yazidis are quite similar, and our destinies have always crossed paths. We have often found ourselves in the same situations in different stages of history,” Bakoyan said as he presented the bill.

“The Republic of Armenia, adhering to the policy and priority it adopted in the process of prevention and condemnation of genocides, in 2014 condemned the genocide of Yazidis in Iraq from the high podium of the United Nations. In 2015, the Yazidi genocide in Iraq was condemned by the Armenian National Assembly factions, and in 2018 by the National Assembly,” the MP said.

“The prevention of genocide and crimes against humanity is one of the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy,” Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said, adding that Armenia actively supports the measures aimed at the prevention and condemnation of the mentioned crimes, the processes of further development of tools and mechanisms for the prevention of genocides and other mass crimes, both on bilateral and multilateral cooperation platforms.

[mylifeiscomics]

Part 2 - College AU

Rose is starting to get into the lectures in a way she didn’t expect.

[yuveim]

The University of Brighton has announced its plans to make over 100 academic staff redundant in an effort to save costs despite clear signs of financial mismanagement evidenced by the University's recent investments. These redundancies threaten 400 academic staff and the School of Humanities in particular, and show the University's disregard for humanities and social science teaching and research.

Added to this is the University's most recent and sudden decision to permanently shut down Brighton's public Centre for Contemporary Art gallery.

Students at Brighton have taken to occupy executive offices in a peaceful protest for the last week, but articles are now coming out of the alleged mistreatment and verbal abuse from University staff who are intent on removing the students without meeting any demands. The occupying students have only one - no redundancies.

If you are a UK resident, by signing this petition you can show support to staff, students and the public who are opposing the plans for redundancies. If you live outside of the UK, please share this post.

If you are a current, prospective or past student at UoB or a member of another UK University, please consider also showing your support to the Humanities area here by following instructions to email your views to University executives.

University of Brighton staff plan strike in protest at over 100 proposed redundancies

Students occupy university offices over job cuts

University goes to court to stop student protest

The situation at the University of Brighton is worsening – but we’re fighting for justice

[prussianmemes]

what's incredible about these maps is how hard western euros will cope at the idea that their enlightened and superior society could ever be worse than *flips through notebook* those uncivilized lesser slavic poles and ukrainians. russians and croats also are lying too.

what's funny is that this yearly EU study is conducted in such a way that literally accounts for bias in reporting and cultural stigma, yet still they will cope and are unable to consider that based social democrat scandinavian finns beat their wives more than poles

(don't look at spousal murder rates in scandinavia ha ha)

[whinyvents]

As someone who spent the entirety of my secondary school years in special ed, I am tired of not being able to relate to others on the topic of "universal" british secondary school experiences.

So in attempt to combat feeling left out, I have come up with my own list of quintessential secondary school experiences.

2009-2014 british special ed secondary school culture is:

Weekly spelling tests. Every year.

Teachers assuming we would all be too clueless to figure out that every staff computer password was literally set to "password".

Sex education not technically being abstinence only, but still lowkey encouraging it by primarily focusing on the negative consequences of engaging in sexual activity, such as STIs and unwanted pregnancy.

Strict dress codes being easy to enforce when the total number of students was small enough for everyone to be noticed individually.

Feeling nervous (due to stigma) whenever someone you perceived as normal would ask you what school you went to.

Every student in the entire school having to appear on stage at least once for the Christmas production each year.

Missing out on the classic "you can achieve anything if you just work hard" speech. Some kids were even told that they would never achieve their dream jobs.

That one teacher (or teaching assistant) who openly disliked you.

Due to it being a male dominant environment, the most popular girls were usually "one of the guys".

Academic performance levels that would be considered failing grades in mainstream education actually being praised as high achievements when only slightly below average. (A personal example would be me getting a D in maths)

Those pencil packs with "100% Attendance" written on them being given as a reward at the end of each term to those who showed up every day. I would like to thank my strict mum for helping me win those pencils almost every term.

No PDA between couples allowed, not even hugging. (Although in my case they did eventually update this rule to allow holding hands as the exception)

A noticeable lack of sympathy from many teachers whenever someone had an emotional outburst in a situation that was actually distressing for them.

Years 7 and 8 still feeling like an extension of primary school.

The representation you lacked in fiction being made up for in documentaries your parents watched.

Everyone knowing everyone like they do in small villages.

Social skills classes taught with the implication that the objectively correct way to communicate is the neurotypical way.

Either getting pathologised for finding something difficult or told to stop making excuses. No in-between.

Those who were considered "high functioning" often trying to distance themselves from those who were more severely disabled. Despite not actually being very high functioning myself, I was still guilty of doing this multiple times and for that I am sorry.

[university-dayz]

Pomodoro and Cornell study technique: PART 1

having an exemplary method for taking and reviewing notes is imperative if you want to improve your understanding of the material covered in class.

Cornell note-taking method

what is it

the Cornell method is a note-taking method that aims to improve grades by creating a more efficient note-reviewing system

the process

the page is split into three distinct sections (the note-taking area, the cue column and the summary area) and each has a specific purposes

during the lesson notes should be recorded within the "note-taking section". in this section of the page aim to write notes that are as complete and informative as possible. when you get to summarizing the notes, it will be helpful as you will have more to work from

the cue column is the area to the side of the page where words that are specific but relatable to the notes go. this column plays a major role when it comes to reciting the information and assessing how much of the information you truly understand. these words should act as gentle reminders or prompts for the content covered in the "note-taking area". filling in this column should be left until after class when more time can be allocated to thinking of a suitable word

the summary should reiterate the content from the "note-taking area" and rephrase it in a simpler way that uses fewer words. it can be found at the bottom of the page and makes it easier, at a glance, to see what is covered in the notes

why use this method

as you can see due to the colour coding each section works together in this method to achieve the 5 R's of studying

record

recording meaningful facts and ideas in the "note-taking section". at this point, it doesn't need to be neat. just an area to quickly get important information down

reduce

in the clue column choose a specific relevant word for each paragraph to act as clues for what the paragraph as a whole is talking about. This helps to clarify meanings, reinforces continuity and improves memory

recite

cover up the note-taking section and, using those "specific relevant words " in the clue column try and write down the information from the notes from memory. using this method of reciting means that you can visibly see the gaps in your knowledge

reflect

find out how the notes are relevant to your course of study or class and make your own opinions on the process or organisation. Knowing its relevancy helps to avoid it being forgotten as it implies that you have a deeper understanding of the matter

review

spend at least 10 minutes a week going over the notes and testing yourself on the subject matter in order to fully ensure that you understand

the website used to gather this information

[marlinspirkhall]

GSKSVKSGKG MARLIN NOT UR RECENT TAGS IMPLYING AMERICA DOESNT HAVE COLLEGE

Agdjsh okay you didn't ask for a primer on England/the UK, but here's one anyway:

So because England is Old™ and we didn't use to educate anyone who wasn't a rich white boy (and it's totally better now, don't even look at Eton, pretend it doesn't exist), the education system here is a fucking mess has several different names, so for various reasons:

College= 16-18 year olds, some colleges teach adults pre-university or high-schools level classes

Sixth Form= same as above, but generally part of a high school

Secondary School= haha I lied to you, we don't call it high school here because we suck.*

*Some secondary schools only teach people aged 11-16, so you have to move school (or go to college) to finish your education [or you can do an apprenticeship, if you can find one [which you won't]].

Public School= Private School**

Private School= you pay money to go here

**Wait, what?!= because England Sucks™, there was a time when A King (idk which one) provided a fund of money for non-rich white boys to go to school (how progressive), so these were called Public Schools because they were open to the public. Over time, these Very Old schools became Very Prestigious, and started asking for money. Hence, "Public School" in England is entirely synonymous with Private School (which gets confusing when talking to Americans because America, being Terrible ™ but also a Baby Country ™ has ironically had less time to be corrupted by capitalism. But it'll come. It'll come.)

State School= This is the free one.***

***Unless, of course, you have a school uniform, which nearly every British school does. 🙃

College is free until the age of 18, so colleges often advertise to adult students to try and get some Sweet Sweet Money. And that, of course, brings us to:

University= "COLLEGE”, but if anyone here calls it that, don't trust them, they're lying to you.

A place where 18+ aged people do courses and stuff, for extortionate rates. British people don't call University "College" (we call it 'Uni' in an offen-nasally voice, it's impossible to say it without the nasally voice, you've just gotta do it); but (some?) Universities do contain "colleges", and some posh ones call their colleges "houses" or "halls".

Bonus facts:

Scottish students can start university aged 17

It used to confuse me when Americans say they're going to "school" and they mean "college", so we're even now.

Preschool is called Nursery here

Kindergarten is also called Nursery here, but also "Playgroup". Idk man. It's fun branding to make it sound fun because we (can) start school AGED THREE.

I have a scar on my face, guess why!

Elementary school is called Primary school (and Elementary Colours are called Primary Colours. This is probably the only thing which remains consistent, so enjoy it)

I hope this was as confusing for you read as it was for me to live through <3

[360degreesasthecrowflies]

Higher education and anti-social mobility; a 2024 rant

As an update to a post I made a while ago, I'm bloody annoyed with people shilling for current systems who either don't realize (because they haven't done an iota of researcch) or because they actually dont believe, that better systems could exist or have ever existed.

The context for this one; current university students in the UK insisting point blank that there are NO issues whatsoever with the current funding system whereby:

Any student (unless they are from a wealthy family) has to, in order to study any degree course, take out a loan of a minimum of £30,000, (for a three year degree) which, I may add, is over the national annual salary for the UK, and this loan has compound interest which starts accumulating from day 1 of the course date, not even after graduation, and that the value of this loan plus interest must then be paid back by the student, at a value of 10% after a certain boundary of their annual salary for the next 40 years of their life and can't be wiped by any means including bankruptcy.

"Oh, but the loan allows the people to go to university at all! Really, it's just a graduate tax!"

NO!

It's not 'just' anything!

In practice, what this says out of a group of 10 medical students, 2 of whom are from a wealthy family that can easily afford to give the student 10k a year to pay the annual fee upfront, is -

"You can all become doctors, the system will let you do that. But 8 out of the 10 of you will, once you graduate, only earn 90ish% of a doctor's salary for the next 40 years of your working life. The 2 of you who are already from wealthy families though, you can earn a full 100% of a doctor's salary. Yes, despite the fact that you will all be doing the exact same job."

How did the system work before, then?

Well, whoever wanted to go to university firstly didn't have to take out a loan at all. The government paid students to go to university, because it wanted to incentivise people to get qualifications in order to upskill the country and create better systems to keep the population more advanced; as well as benefit from the higher taxes that the higher earners would then pay back into the system.

Nowadays, it's just greed all the way down.

The government still benefits from the higher salary each doctor gets coming back as tax. Then they get their compound interest from each doctor not from a wealthy family, coming back in as extra income. The doctors already from wealthy families, well, they just get to keep the rest of their full salary and put it towards whatever they like, thus guaranteeing that generational wealth continues and there's very little capacity for the children of this generation of doctors to be able to break the cycle.

And yet instead of being up in arms about this and DEMANDING better, because they are already preparing to serve their country by becoming higher earners and paying more in taxes, for some reason, a significant chunk of students seem to just accept this system.

I'm mindblown.

[wearepeace]

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ― Albert Einstein

[totallyhussein-blog]

Meet the Arab Americans, whose heritage is a roadmap to education

Have you ever visited the Arab American National Museum or checked out their book awards, film festivals and concerts? The museum “provides people with a more authentic and real representation of what it means to be Arab American.”

“We communicate the American narrative in the voices of Arab Americans. They express their experiences in their own words,” says Diana Abouali, director of the Arab American National Museum, located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Arab immigrant stories aren’t well-known among mainstream America. And what little Americans do know about Arabs is often informed by negative stereotypes.

Arab Americans are a diverse community that come from 22 Arab countries stretching from northern Africa to western Asia. But once they settle in the U.S., the museum director says, they become as American as they are Arab.

Ralph Nader is known for his lifetime of activism and fearless critique. Yet in this fresh and inspiring book The Seventeen Traditions: Lessons from an American Childhood, Nader takes a look backward - at a serene and enriching childhood spent in bucolic Winsted, Connecticut.

In his most personal writing to date, Nader fondly describes his father’s restaurant and how it taught him about work, community, how to share in the spirit of others, along with the value of his mother’s Lebanese cooking and how it defined his relationship with his heritage.

[akkivee]

in high school, i was the brand of nerd that helped my entire class pass algebra lol

my dad lent his voice for an anime movie in the 2000s so i’m technically a daughter of a voice actor lmao

my bday is the middle date between two of the yamadas

i have aquaphobia

[amourphousblob]

as a queer teen I’m so thankful that heartstopper exists because it speaks quite well to so many experiences that I’m currently living through but don’t get to see accurately represented on screen very often. Sure, there’s plenty of shows about high schoolers and their antics but rarely do they feel so honest, so real. I see Elle being anxious at her college orientation. I see her meeting new friends and finding community in a new place, and I go hey, I did that a few weeks ago. I see Nick experiencing intricacies of what it’s *actually* like to come out, not a one-and-done announcement to the world but a series of complicated conversations, an ongoing discovery of who you are as a person, and I go hey, I’m doing that right now. It’s so amazing and so refreshing.

[globaleducare]

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[reasonsforhope]

“Some of the top universities in the UK are offering Afghan women free learning. The universities have made the commitment to women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned them from learning in universities and higher education institutions in Afghanistan.

The move is the latest move against women’s rights after the regime change in 2021.

Twenty institutions have teamed up with FutureLearn to offer 1200 courses that can be accessed online.

FutureLearn was set up by The Open University in 2012 as an online learning platform, offering courses from many of the world’s top universities. They will offer free learning to Afghan women for as long as they are banned from learning in Afghanistan.

Jo Johnson, the chairman of FutureLearn described this as a lifeline to the women in Afghanistan.

“For girls and women who can access the internet and afford the time, this could be a lifeline,” he said.

“While this is of course no silver bullet — poor connectivity, poverty and language barriers mean many women may not be able to access the material — it can nonetheless play a valuable part in enabling women in Afghanistan to assert their inalienable human right to education.”

Whilst women in Afghanistan face increased oppression, many world leaders have come forward to condemn this move, with even countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia asking for the Taliban to reverse the decision.” -Good News Hub, 1/5/23