A small mercy for the marching students of tomorrow
As thousands of students march on London, Laura McInerney reports on the positives and negatives of the UCAS consultation document, which provides a glimmer of hope.
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Coalition continues being wrong, wrong, wrong on its own tuition fees policy
A look at the latest attempt by the coalition to bribe universities to lower tuition fees, and their history of being unable to predict the effects of policies.
Anti-foreign student rhetoric risks real harm to our global reputation
Government anti-immigration sound bites risk doing real harm to our universities and our reputation on the world stage, writes UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt.
Rich kids will pay less student debt than middle classes
Rich people will end up paying back less than the middle classes for tuition fees because they will clear their debts quicker and avoid bigger interest payments.
What the university access agreements won’t deliver
Usman Ali, National Union of Students (NUS) Vice President (Higher Education), writes of the flaws in the university access agreements, unveiled this week.
Scotland – home to the most expensive degrees?
SNP education secretary Mike Russell has announced plans that could see students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who study in Scotland being charged £9,000.
We need to make sure all young people know the true facts about higher education
Simon Hughes MP, the government’s Advocate for Access to Education, writes on the need for everyone to be honest, and not to put people off higher education.
Extremism at university: What is to be done?
Counter-terrorism expert George Readings looks at the problem of Islamist extremism in university and examines what can be done to tackle radicalism.
Scotland Vote 2011: Devolved elections campaign round-up
Ed Jacobs looks at all the key issues, policies and dividing lines between the leaders and parties in the Scottish Parliament elections tomorrow.
Is the government really “losing sleep” over cuts in university places?
Will Straw looks at whether the government are really “losing sleep” over the cuts to university places.