An American blog called “FrugalDad.com”, which offers opinions and advice on higher education and how to pay for it, recently started hosting an infographic which displays information about the American student debt crisis in an exciting and innovative format.
Category: Blog
Rising house prices: good news for some, but not for everyone
David Kingman examines the trend in current British society for viewing rising house prices as an unquestionably positive development
Retiring Britons becoming more likely to downsize, according to report
David Kingman reports on some new evidence from ING Direct that suggests older people in Britain are becoming more likely to downsize when they retire.
Who are the generations?
David Kingman takes a step back from talking about intergenerational justice to ask where the dividing lines between the different generations should be drawn.
New ONS data shows dramatic gains in life expectancy
David Kingman explains new figures from the ONS which suggest people are already living longer than previously estimated
Britain’s Brain Drain
Peter Hanton examines the rise in bright British undergraduates applying to universities outside the UK, and looks at why those educated in Britain are increasingly taking jobs abroad.
Tuition fees and their inflationary link to CPI: update
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement broke the link between CPI and increases in benefits. So the unintended effect of the rise in tuition fees – potentially wiping out the deficit reduction that the scheme was supposed to achieve – has been averted. But public service pensioners will still gain. Antony Mason explains…
What’s going on with university admissions?
The latest figures showed an 11% fall in the number of students taking up places at British universities this year. Are higher tuition fees to blame? David Kingman investigates…
Youth Unemployment
Claire Lamont examines the current employment crisis among UK young people.
The Pound in Your Pocket: NUS research project on student finance
On Wednesday 5 December, the National Union of Students unveiled its major research project on student financial support, called “The Pound in Your Pocket”. Antony Mason attended the launch seminar at the Royal Society of Arts, London