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It’s Hague v Mandelson for the Oxford chancellorship – but do students care?

10-11-2024 14:00

While Peter Mandelson and William Hague are thought to be the front runners for the 800-year-old post, students are concerned with more mundane lifestyle issuesAfter Donald Trump’s victory, concern has been expressed in liberal circles that democracy is under existential threat. But next week that ancient Greek ideal of people power has the opportunity to reestablish its credentials in the more rarefied setting of the University of Oxford, where a new chancellor will be elected.Although Tr

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I find it hard to make friends – now my daughter does, too

10-11-2024 10:08

Many of us are convinced our insecurities arescreaming out because we compare what we feel like on the inside to what other people look like on the outsideThe question I grew up in a household that was supportive and well-meaning, but lacking in any affection or warmth. I know my parents love me in their own way and that they are funny and kind under the coldness.I can demonstrate love and affection towards my own daughter, but I know I have inherited their traits in other ways. I have only a ha

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Create university ‘cold spots’ and it’s the disadvantaged that will suffer | Torsten Bell

10-11-2024 10:00

New research from the US shows that poorer students living more than 30 miles from college are unlikely to continue with their studiesToo many people go to university is a popular argument. I disagree. Insofar as our economy does not create enough highly skilled jobs for the graduates we produce, the fault lies with our economy, not an “overeducated” workforce.But let’s park that row about the volume of higher education and focus on its geography. MPs calling for fewer stu

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Too much debt or value for money? Students divided over tuition fee rise

10-11-2024 09:14 via bbc.com

University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course.

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England's universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal | Sonia Sodha

10-11-2024 08:00

Canny PR suggests critics are against aspiration but who is policing the spread of poor-quality degrees?Sometimes you just need to call something out for what it is. English undergraduate education is a hot mess that works in the institutional interests of universities, not young people.Yes, there are bastions of excellence. But, in expanding an elite system that served a small slice of society a few decades ago to cover about half of young people, politicians have given far too little thought a

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