Welcome to the New Statesman website. Please sign in or register to participate in the conversation.

universities

The Tory-Lib Dem university battle isn't over yet
By George Eaton - 16 February 10:23

Lifting the penalty on early student loan repayments won't be enough to keep the Tories happy.

2 comments
Shouting down David Willetts
By Nelson Jones - 23 November 13:03

Last night a lecture at Cambridge by the minister for higher education was cancelled following a student protest.

26 comments
Pay gap between graduates and non-graduates narrows
By Sophie FitzMaurice - 24 August 13:32

Degree-holders more likely to land "middle skill" jobs and pay differential has narrowed.

1 comment
Universities prepare for a fall in student numbers
By George Eaton - 05 August 16:40

More than half of English universities expect fewer students as a result of the fees rise.

2 comments
Foreign students fear "Britain is closed for business"
By George Eaton - 01 August 16:35

The immigration cap is deterring foreign students from applying, says Universites UK head Steve Smith.

14 comments
For the University: Democracy and the Future of the Institution
By Stefan Collini - 04 July 1:00

How the pursuit of truth is under threat.

1 comment
The government’s university policy doesn’t add up
By Gareth Thomas - 29 March 19:12

The coalition’s higher education reforms are unnecessary, unfair and incompetent.

2 comments
Is this racism?
By Mehdi Hasan - 07 December 13:26

You decide. But those of us who are not white are rather fed up with such goings-on.

72 comments
Tuition fee increase will hit middle-income graduates
By Caroline Crampton - 13 September 17:29

Putting tuition fees up to £7,000 will leave middle-income graduates repaying up to £15,000 more than their high-earning contemporaries.

2 comments
Will this picture come back to haunt Nick Clegg?
By Samira Shackle - 07 September 13:24

He was among 57 Lib Dem MPs who signed an NUS pledge to vote against any rise in university tuition fees.

31 comments

Latest tweets