“The Great University Con: How We Broke Our Universities and Betrayed a Generation”, by David Craig and Hugh Openshaw, makes a powerful case against what has been done to our universities in recent years. Review by Holly Metcalf, IF researcher
Tag: university
Are universities doing enough for student mental health?
Recent graduate Sylvie Markes reports on the Minister for Universities’ recent initiatives to improve mental health services at universities, but queries whether they are adequate
Vice-chancellors are still making hay
The pay of vice-chancellors in universities is currently under scrutiny. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, looks at a new report by the House of Commons Library
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
Many young adults suffer from chronic loneliness, new research suggests
David Kingman looks at some new research which attempts to understand the extent of loneliness among young adults in the UK
New research: students suffering stress because of high housing costs
David Kingman looks at a new piece of research suggesting that students are suffering the mental ill-effects of high housing costs
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
Disturbing: National Student Money Survey 2017
Chloe Wall, recent graduate and IF researcher, examines the results of the newly published National Student Money Survey, and draws attention to some unsettling statistics
Are universities even trying to create social mobility?
Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, looks at the social divisions in education – which are later replicated in the world of work
Dynamic shifts in the question of student debt: a discussion of newly viable policy options
Adjusting or scrapping university fees is the current political hot potato. IF researcher Beth Jenkinson looks at the financial and political implications of the suggestions on the table