By Katie Morley. Following reports in these pages about the risk of underestimating the full cost student loans, a number of students and their parents have tried to pay off their debts. And they have discovered the process to be far from straightforward. Read more...
By Steven Swinford. Leading academics turn on Ed Miliband's plans to cut tuition fees by £3,000 warning it will leave a £10billion black hole in university finances. Read more...
By . Why won’t academics argue with the religious right when campuses are meant to be centres of debate? By Nigel Carrington. Public debate about higher education has obsessed over fees, but some facts are rarely mentioned. It’s time to set the record straight. Public debate on higher education has become obsessed with funding, but there are some facts that are rarely mentioned. The value of universities to the UK is enormous, generating £72bn in value to the UK economy in 2014 on a turnover of £27.3bn. To put that into perspective, the acclaimed UK computer games sector turned over £1.7bn. And they create enormous value indirectly. More...By Helen Parkinson. It’s expected that language students will return having mastered our chosen language, but in reality this is often not the case. More...By Academics Anonymous. Big-name scientists may be popular in media circles but many can’t find the time to engage with junior members of their own team. More...By Rob Evans. An annual survey of college freshmen has found the lowest levels of self-reported emotional wellbeing in the 30 years, generating concern.By Rob Evans. The Labour party has identified a major problem relating to university tuition fees but reducing them is not an appropriate solution for it (Editorial, 3 February). The problem is that a large minority of graduates have to enter careers that will never pay enough during their working lives so as to prompt loan repayment. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
