IF intern, Hugh Nicholl, looks into the findings of the Office for National Statistic’s latest student survey and outlines the worrying evidence of a student mental health crisis. Read more…
Tag: Higher Education
Students encouraged to think big when making complaints
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has reopened its consultation into the process by which students can make Large Group Complaints. IF intern Hugh Nicholl explores the implications of the OIA’s latest proposals for students affected by COVID-19
Students, don’t hold your breath for a student fee reduction
Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, runs through the Department for Education’s interim response to the Augar Review
University fees: paying for promises
Journalist Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1) has put together an interesting social media thread on the conflict between universities and students in the US. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, ponders what lessons UK higher education leaders could and should learn
Vice-chancellors still haven’t learned
Vice-chancellor pay is in the news again. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, investigates the latest research from the University College Union (UCU) on the flagrant disregard of calls for greater propriety over pay
Students beware: Augar Review misfires on intergenerational fairness
Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, responds to the recently-published Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding, and concludes that, in spite of many positive recommendations, students will still be dealt a poor hand
University vice-chancellor pay: still a scandal
Are governing bodies demonstrating that they are heeding calls for pay restraint in the higher education sector? Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, investigates
Is it worth doing a degree? It’s complicated…
David Kingman looks at the evidence surrounding whether doing a degree is worthwhile for a young person
The far-reaching consequences of student loan debt
Delving into a new review, IF researcher Chloe Wall looks at the crippling impact of student debt on young graduates, and calls for more holistic research to prevent a future crisis
Student finance system sharply criticised by select committee report
David Kingman looks at the outcome of the recent public inquiry into the student finance system