Antony Mason says it is no wonder that prospective students are asking “Is university worth it?” Do the math(s)
Category: Education
What do we owe the looters?
Liz Emerson asks where ultimately the responsibility lies for London’s riots
Jilted Generation: a student’s view
Sam Desborough explains why he was gripped by Jilted Generation, and why he thinks it should be required reading for fellow students The blurb for Jilted Generation describes it as a work of ‘irresistible polemical energy’ and this proves to be a most apt summary of Ed Howker and Shiv Malik’s writing.
Can Britain afford higher tuition fees?
David Kingman asks if higher tuition fees that the government plans to charge will actually cost it more money because of a financial miscalculation Since the government’s plan to charge £9,000 a year for tuition fees was announced, most of the debate surrounding them has centred on whether the plan is socially, rather than… Read more »
Universities: 2012 looms
Antony Mason foresees chaos in the UK university system With the current summer round of AS and A level exams in full swing, the university entry year beginning September/October 2012 now appears clearly on the horizon. And there is every reason to fear that the university system as we know it is on the verge… Read more »
