By Dr Oana Borcan Conservative Manifesto | Labour Manifesto | Green Manifesto | Liberal Democrat Manifesto As parties tour the country parading their shiny manifestos and skilfully dodging the tough questions from the press, much confusion ensues over the problem of inequality in higher education and how best to address it. On the one hand, … Continue reading GE2017 and Inequality in Higher Education
Higher Education and Brexit: It is not just about the money
By Dr Fabio Aricò The media and the press have bashed us with endless sequences of statistics and figures about the loss of fee revenues and research funding universities would incur as the result of a Brexit. There is no doubt that this is a real threat for the health of the British Higher Education … Continue reading Higher Education and Brexit: It is not just about the money
The tyranny of private schools
By Dr Sheheryar Banuri Should the government restrict private schools' ability to increase fees? It’s an intriguing question, with a complicated (and ideology laden) answer. On the one hand, fee increases are necessary to maintain the quality of service delivery (i.e. to adequately compensate teachers and maintain facilities in the face of inflationary pressures). On the … Continue reading The tyranny of private schools