A study by leading accountancy firms shows that students may have to pay back double the enormous student loans required to attend university under the new coalition government’s plans for £9000 tuition fees. The longer repayment period is being billed as an attractive proposition by the government but will actuallly mean vast sums of interest accrued by graduate debts.
Following several recent terrorist incidents involving recently graduated students of UK Universities, the government has stepped up its Prevent programme for anti-radicalisation. A review will call for closer monitoring of students for extremist tendencies by lecturers and university authorities. But will this be deeply damaging to the status of universities as an arena for free speech and debate?
A controversial new report by the Times Higher Education magazine has ranked the top 200 universities worldwide on the basis of their reputation alone. We take a look at the somewhat surprising list of UK universities making the international grade.
Choosing which university to put down as your firm acceptance can be daunting, when they all seem equally impressive and important, and all woo you with flashy prospectuses and overwhelm you with information. As UCAS offers arrive and decisions have to be made, we offer you our top tips for how to choose a university that’s best for you.
It can be a confusing time of year for sixth form students as UCAS university offers come through and applicants must choose a firm choice and an insurance choice from the places they have been offered. We give you a simple guide to the system.
As the Russell Group of the top 20 UK universities releases a pamphlet warning against taking “soft subjects” at A-level, we question their impact on university entrance, and ask why, if they are so frowned-upon academically, these subjects continue to be taught at all.”
Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students, has revealed disturbing findings this week from his discussions with university executives. He predicts that, contrary to government promises, a high percentage of universities will choose to charge the maximum tuition fees of £9000.
As the student movement picks up its placards for a renewed assault on the government’s tuition fees policy and education cuts, it risks being derailed by division in the ranks. Aaron Porter urges a considered, targeted campaign whilst the more radical activists want to fight on with protests and marches to have the policy revoked. Which is the right path for this new breed of student political activism?
