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By: Tony Hirst

Tony Hirst — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:01:44 +0000

@dkernohan Thanks for those corrections – I had intended to draft, check, then publish this post, but in the end I just did a quick sketch and then hit publish, given lack of new content here for aaaaagggggggeeesssss…;-) Note to self: must do better…

By: David Kernohan (@dkernohan)

David Kernohan (@dkernohan) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:04:32 +0000

Oooh sorry, and “Listed Body” =/= “Recognised Body” with degree awarding powers. “Listed body” status means you are allowed to sponsor the entry into the UK of entirely legitimate foreign students to study at the Psychemedia School of Data Mangling and Beer Scarfing.

By: David Kernohan (@dkernohan)

David Kernohan (@dkernohan) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:00:30 +0000

Great post Tony. Ability to award degrees in the UK is controlled by the Privy Council so called because they meet in public toilets^h^h^h^h^h they were originally the private counsel of the Queen/King. In practice, the Privy Council award degree awarding powers based on the recommendations of the QAA, who assess the suitability of applicant institutions. There are various criteria, but the main stumbling blocks are (a) having taught to degree level for 4+ years (via a validation arrangement) and (b) having about £50,000 knocking about to pay the QAA.

So the beeb don’t have the former, and somewhere like the Social Science Centre at Lincoln don’t have the latter.

In the US the system is equally rigorous… you have to ask *really* nicely and say please.

Did learndirect really sponsor an F1 team? yikes…