universities
Coalition should heed Obama’s advice on higher education – not slash teaching grants
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made a strong defence of the importance of higher education, writes Sally Hunt.
Victory as Willetts cans for-profit universities, but vigilance is still needed
Sally Hunt welcomes the news that the government is dropping plans to support for-profit universities, but cautions against celebrating too much too soon.
Cameron needs to start backing our young people and universities
The number of jobless 16 to 24-year-olds has risen by 52,000, to 1.04 million, which is the highest number since records began in 1992, writes UCU’s Sally Hunt.
Will 2012 see the first university bankruptcy?
Alex Hern looks ahead to 2012 and what the year holds for students in Britain.
For-profit universities have failed in the US, so why import them here?
Sally Hunt argues that the experience of the USA in its experiment with for-profit universities shows the danger of importing that model to the UK
New student visa system turning prospective entrepreneurs away from the UK
The UK's student visa system is turning prospective entrepreneurs away from the UK, according to a leading Indian newspaper, reports Will Straw from India.