HEAR Project Updates

21.02.13

The Higher Education Achievement Report will help recruiters find the talent they need

Terence Perrin is Chairman of the Association of Graduate Recruiters and Head of Recruitment, Mobility and European Campus Recruitment at BNP Paribas. In this article published by askGrapevineHR, he discusses why the Higher Education Achievement...

22.01.13

Update: 22.01.13

The project has been moving rapidly and in the weeks before the Christmas break, we had many events and meetings to attend. Jane was present at the targetjobs Breakfast News where she delivered a presentation about the HEAR. In addition, Jane at...

14.01.13

A sixth of students achieved firsts last year

The number of first-class degrees is more than double what it was 10 years ago, official figures show. The Guardian reports. A record 61,605 undergraduates – one in six – were awarded firsts at the end of their degrees last summ...

14.01.13

Are Degrees Getting Easier? Number Of University Students Gaining Firsts Doubles

The number of students graduating with a first-class degree has more than doubled in 10 years, with one in six now gaining top honours, figures show. Official statistics reveal that a record 61,600 graduates left university with a first las...

14.01.13

Number of first-class degrees 'has tripled since late 90s'

Record numbers of students were awarded first-class honours degrees last summer amid fresh fears that the traditional university classification system is failing to properly mark out the brightest graduates. The Telegraph reports. Official...