By Claire Shaw. David Willetts says universities could benefit from buying up their students' debts. Is this a good move for the sector? Have your say below. Universities could benefit from buying up their students' debts, David Willetts, the former universities and science minister, has said. Read more...04 août 2014
Student loans debt: should universities share some of the risk? – poll
By Claire Shaw. David Willetts says universities could benefit from buying up their students' debts. Is this a good move for the sector? Have your say below. Universities could benefit from buying up their students' debts, David Willetts, the former universities and science minister, has said. Read more...Australia's top eight universities push for higher fees, fewer students
By Daniel Hurst. Group of Eight vice chancellor describes deregulation as ‘holy grail’ for universities. Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities are likely to reduce the number of people they enrol while increasing fees for each student after deregulation, a key backer of the reforms has predicted. Read more...How do we get graduates who move abroad to pay back their student loan?
By Nick Hillman. Australia and the UK both struggle to recoup student loan repayments from graduates who've moved abroad. Nick Hillman says we need a stricter approach. The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) is running a year-long comparison of the Australian and English university systems. The objective is to reveal some lessons for public policy. Read more...The end for Ulu
By Michael Chessum ULU president 2012-14. At midnight on Thursday, the University of London Union ceased to exist. It was the largest students’ union in Europe, representing 120,000 students from across London, and was a major centre of student life in the capital – playing a pivotal role in campaigns and activism, and publishing probably the world’s biggest student newspaper, London Student. Read more...Why advertise research jobs if you've already picked your winner?
By Anonymous academic. There's no point in advertising a research job if a good internal candidate has already been lined up, says our anonymous academic. Read more...My languages guilt: am I making the most of my degree?
By Sarah Johnson. The government complains about a modern languages skills gap, but graduates often find they have to retrain to get a job. Read more...Applying to uni: a guide for students with disabilities
By Rebecca Ratcliffe. All universities are set up for students with disabilities, but try to visit the one you choose to see for yourself. Come A-level results day, some students will find their results are not what they expected, and they can no longer take up the university place they planned. Thousands will find a new place through the Ucas Clearing system – some 57,000 students did so last summer. Read more...
