Life & Society: Education - Page 5

Education poll: yes to free schools, no to £9,000 fees

74 per cent oppose tuition fees of £9,000, a New Statesman/ICD poll finds.

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Once the protests stop, who will rebuild the Middle East?

British universities need to keep their doors open to Arab students, even if they come from authoritarian regimes.

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The rich buying places at university? They already do

David Willetts's proposal merely formalises the process of purchasing access that already exists.

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The coalition’s free schools dilemma

Ministers can’t keep costs down, keep the profiteers out and get the revolutionary programme they want.

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The NS Interview: David Starkey, historian

“From one queen to another. Oh, I’ve written my own headline”

The formula of life

Biology is undergoing a renaissance as scientists apply mathematical ideas to old theory. Welcome to the discipline of biomathematics, with its visions of spherical cows, football-shaped viruses and equations that can predict the pattern of a zebra’s stripes.

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Gilbey on Film: Chronicle of Protest, previewed

Activist video is providing a corrective to the mainstream media - but nothing beats the power of a cinema screen.

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What South Park can teach us about Oxford

The furore over black students at Oxford won’t die down until schools listen to the wisdom of Eric Cartman.

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New Statesman presents Chronicle of Protest: a new film

Watch the trailer and win tickets to the premiere here.

Should Oxbridge be abolished for undergraduates?

The Friday Question: why not turn Oxford and Cambridge into postgraduate universities?

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