New members of the Russell Group

Durham, Exeter, Queen Mary and York Universities have joined the Russell Group which represents leading UK universities committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.  There are now 24 members of the Russell Group. 

For more information on the Russell Group go to:  www.russellgroup.ac.uk/home

To download a copy of the Russell Group’s guide to making decisions about post 16 education, go to:  www.russellgroup.ac.uk/media/informed-choices/InformedChoices-latest.pdf

Annual tuition fees for European universities

Study in Europe has collated information about tuition fees across public European universities.  Annual tuition fees at public universities (where teaching may be wholly in the host country language) for EU-resident students may be:

• Zero:  Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden (Note: registration fees usually have to be paid in these countries)
• €169+: France
• €1,200+: Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland
• £9,000: UK universities

For more information go to: www.studyineurope.eu/tuition-fees

Careers4u.tv

Careers4u.tv is an independent careers library featuring interviews with young employees, apprentices and entrepreneurs who have been filmed in the workplace so that students can see what their working lives are really like. The five minute clips are for independent careers exploration.

For more information go to:  www.careers4u.tv