Most students do not see university as value for money
Although many students praise aspects of their university experience, the majority are still unhappy about what they get in return for fees
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The week in higher education – 10 March 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Laurie Taylor – 10 March 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Young blood: the invigorating force of new universities
Fleet-footed and innovative, fledgling institutions are well placed to nurture attributes that will be key in future rankings, says Peter Coaldrake
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The Open University needs to make it personal
For those of us who worked and believed in the Open University, the news of its financial difficulties in Times Higher Education last week made for wretched reading (“Open University posts £7m loss...
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Independent minds
Anthony Costello’s piece on the apparent “grip” of independent schools on Oxbridge is short on analysis and replete with prejudice, laid bare by recourse to such emotive phrases as “educational...
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Patchy ethics?
While I am pleased that Times Higher Education is reporting on the problem of “real-life” ethical issues in PhD fieldwork, I was concerned by the article’s conclusion: that universities should...
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No laughing matter
In Luke Burns’ commentary on teaching excellence, he states that even the “driest of subjects” can be made interesting (“Teaching excellence: substance, delivered with style”, Opinion, 24 February)....
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Britain’s EU membership is a win-win for higher education
The UK is an energising force on the Continent, with staff and student mobility crucial to our ability to compete internationally