David Lammy, the Minister for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has this week come out in support of a scheme for compulsory civic service for students. Based on a report by the think tank Demos, university students would be required to complete 100 hours of community service in return for the state subsidy of their...
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Government want students to do community service – and pay for it themselves
Why shouldn’t medics and engineers pay higher fees?
According to Lord Browne’s report into tuition fees a degree is now worth ‘just’ £2,500 a year to ‘graduates’. This equates to £100,000 over a lifetime, after tax. This figure, however, doesn’t include student debt. So, is university worth it, from a purely financial point of view when student debt is included?
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At least you’re having a better day than this guy…
There is pain. Then there is ‘dog biting you flush in the balls’ pain.
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STOP PRESS: NEWSPAPER EDITOR IN NEPOTISM SHOCK!
There’s a bit of a hoo-hah on Twitter about the revelation that – and you might want to sit down before hearing this – A NEWSPAPER EDITOR HAS EMPLOYED HIS OWN DAUGHTER! That’s right, The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger pulled a few strings and got his daughter a job. Prior to Rusbridger’s disgraceful actions,...
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Nice one, Exeter
Poor fuckers.
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Extreme whale watching
Like a lot of graduates, my friend Sterling Chan hasn’t managed to find a job in the recession. So he’s spent a lot of his post-university summer fishing, on the west coast of Canada. In the video below a humpback whale gets a little too close for comfort.
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More student debt hyperbole
Student debt is set to rise to £23,500, according to the Push, the university guide. This is quite a lot of money, but as I’ve argued before, it’s less than you think. It’s certainly less than the £83,000 the Telegraph argue that a typical three year BA will cost once tuition fees increase. Here...
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Are universities open to all?
The arguments I made in a previous article about university education brought about some debate from a friend of mine. Natasha Sinton collared me and said that she can’t really disagree with the “yearning by both major political parties to get more working-class kids into tertiary education”. Thanks to the wonders of MSN (the...
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Monkey completely owns dog, twice
Sometimes talking about higher education can be dull and depressing. No one likes paying tuition fees, and even fewer people like talking about it. So here’s a monkey taunting a doggy. Cheeky monkey.
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Congratulations!
Hat-tip: Dizzy
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