Category Archives: money
Fare Is Fair – How to get the lowest price for your rail travel
A survey of over 700 university students in the UK found that 99% overestimated the lowest possible price of a single ticket between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.* How often do you see low priced tickets though? I did loads … Continue reading
Upfront fees, perks for the rich, and the social mobility problem
Got cash? Feeling flush? Pay your money up front and enjoy the university YOU want to attend. David Willetts, Minister for Universities & Science, is looking at proposals that allow rich students (or rich parents) to pay higher fees up … Continue reading
Filed under academia, higher education, money, politics, spending, student loan
What will be the future of education?
Lord Browne’s Independent Review of HE Funding and Student Finance is due tomorrow. If reports on the content of the review are to be believed, students are not going to be happy. As students across the country prepare to march … Continue reading
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Filed under graduate, higher education, money, politics, student loan, students
Why fees don’t act as a deterrent to uni
Would higher tuition fees put you off university? A study by the University of Leicester suggests demand for places will be strong even if fees went up by triple their current amount. 730 university applicants were asked if they would … Continue reading
Filed under higher education, money, politics, students, universities
David Willetts: Student burdens and imaginative thinking
Universities are topping the news agenda again this morning. Lucky us. Or maybe not. David Willetts, the universities minister, has said that students should see tuition fees “as an obligation to pay higher income tax”. Oh dear. Then again, we … Continue reading
Filed under academia, budget, higher education, money, politics, student loan, students, universities
