By Eleanor Doughty. Figures show that graduates now earn 12 per cent less than those who left uni before the financial crisis, so what will my degree be worth, asks Eleanor Doughty. 
In 2008, when the stock market imploded, I was optimistically advised that ‘by the time you graduate, it’ll all be over.’ Two years later and applying to university, I thought I might escape the crisis; that the charmed class of 2013 would somehow be pardoned. 
David Ellis asked yesterday if sixth formers were sold the idea that a graduation certificate was a shelter from unemployment.
We were, thanks to a government pushing higher education for all. And in 2009, people thought it would be over soon. Turns out we were all wrong. More...

By Julie Cowley. Age really is just a number when it comes to higher education, with significant numbers of mature students going to university beyond the age of 21, says Julie Cowley. 
Around one quarter of the UK's full-time, undergraduate entrants now comprises mature students and, despite tuition fee increases, many universities are witnessing higher than ever applications from this age bracket. While career change/ development is one of the most frequent reasons cited by mature students for entering higher education later in life, there are a huge range of other factors in play. More...

By John Newton. With annual tuition fees now £9000 at many institutions, does a British degree represent good value for money, asks John Newton. 
It can be no coincidence that in the space of a few weeks both David Willetts, the Universities Minister, and the Office of Fair Trading triggered investigations into the amount of teaching that a student receives in our British universities. Both Mr Willetts and the OFT are keen to see whether the amount of teaching, the proportion of contact hours and the emphasis given to research for post graduates (as opposed to newly-minted undergrads) are fit for purpose. More...