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How do you find the best university for the subject you wish to study? You need a guide that evaluates the quality of what is available, giving facts, figures and comparative assessments of universities.
Since 1992, The Times has produced the most widely respected and used university league tables. The Guide takes the key measures of quality as its focus, so you can make informed choices of university and subjects. Still unique and still controversial, the rankings provide hard data, analysed, interpreted and presented by a team of experts.
Contains the most up-to-date league tables on more than 60 subject areas and over 100 UK universities: this is the most definitive and authoritative guide available
• How to select the right course and the right university for you
• All you need to know about applying and finding accommodation
• Employment prospects: new information and statistics to inform your choices
• Fees, bursaries, and all other costs explained
• The best universities for sport ranked in a great new league table
• Detailed profiles of each university and new city profiles
• Advice for anyone considering studying abroad
About the Author
John O’Leary is a distinguished writer and consultant, with an unparalleled reputation in the field of higher education. He was previously Editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I agree with a previous reviewer that this is a disappointment. In particular it's a wasted opportunity to help students (and parents) get to grips with the changes for 2012 entry.
It's sketchy on the measures that universities charging more than £6,000 have to put in place to support students from poorer backgrounds and it lacks proper information on the places where there will be £3,000 or more worth of fee reductions, cash and accommmodation bursaries on offer as part of the National Scholarship Programme.
The book frankly does not deliver the promised 'compehensive overview' of bursaries. Almost every university listing says the same thing "Scholarships and bursaries based on circumstances or by competition. Check the university's website for the latest information". I thought the whole point of buying these guides is that they are supposed to save the effort of checking hundreds of other sources individually.
It's not just the lower end of the spectrum that the book ignores. There is no mention for example of how top universities are offering financial incentives to students with A level grades of AAB or better.
I also think that any responsible guide should be offering more guidance on fee waivers and bursaries and why, if there is a choice and the amounts are the same, it's best to choose a bursary.
These things are a big miss for 2012 and I can't help feeling the author or the publisher has made a mis-judgement.
It's sketchy on the measures that universities charging more than £6,000 have to put in place to support students from poorer backgrounds and it lacks proper information on the places where there will be £3,000 or more worth of fee reductions, cash and accommmodation bursaries on offer as part of the National Scholarship Programme.
The book frankly does not deliver the promised 'compehensive overview' of bursaries. Almost every university listing says the same thing "Scholarships and bursaries based on circumstances or by competition. Check the university's website for the latest information". I thought the whole point of buying these guides is that they are supposed to save the effort of checking hundreds of other sources individually.
It's not just the lower end of the spectrum that the book ignores. There is no mention for example of how top universities are offering financial incentives to students with A level grades of AAB or better.
I also think that any responsible guide should be offering more guidance on fee waivers and bursaries and why, if there is a choice and the amounts are the same, it's best to choose a bursary.
These things are a big miss for 2012 and I can't help feeling the author or the publisher has made a mis-judgement.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As someone applying for university in 2012 it seemed a good idea to purchase a book like this to give me an impartial look at prospective universities. HEAP is referred to as the "go-to" guide for university choices, however, i would say that it offers little more than the Times Good University Guide in terms of useful content and at £32.99 you are paying an unnecessary £23 more. I found the back section of the book, containing detailed reviews of each university a great help and the small map showing the location of the university (although a small thing) was extremely useful.
Overall i would definitely recommend the book.
Overall i would definitely recommend the book.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Second time of purchasing this guide (last time, 5 years ago for my elder daughter). Last time, we found it useful and informative, but this time book returned as (1) It spends too much time on the application process which, frankly, is now well covered in schools and elsewhere and (2) Its individual Uni snapshots are weak and lack depth or true analysis. Very disappointing
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