RACHEL WILLIAMS reflects on the changing experience of today's students
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for members of the University and College Union
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Today’s student: customer, investor, learner?
University Governance: will Scotland lead the way?
UCU Scotland is campaigning for the full implementation of the recommendations from a report on governance which will increase involvement of staff and students.
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THE APPRENTICE
Guardian journalist and freelance writer JAN MURRAY wanted an assistant
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Freedom to choose?
STEPHEN COURT provides an analysis of course closures
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Breadth and depth: what is a university?
JAMES LADYMAN says students and staff gain when universities offer a broad range of disciplines
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In defence of our noble humanities
The humanities are a satnav system for exploring civilisations across time and space says ANDY MARTIN
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The selfish giant generation?
MICHAEL WHITE who was born in 1945 ‘near the front of what turned out to be a big queue’ for access to education wonders how we got here.
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Fees are the answer. Now, what was the question?
JOHN RENTOUL, Chief Political Correspondent for the Independent on Sunday, argues that, despite what the UCU might think, tuition fees are here to stay.
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Everyone benefits from education. So why make students pay?
Self-confessed ‘militant chartered accountant’ RICHARD MURPHY argues that it is big business who should pay university and college fees, not students.
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The Executive Suite tendency
PRIYAMVADA GOPAL says the new cry of vocational qualifications for the poor and university for the rich is tantamount to an education class war
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Coalition cuts take us back to the future
Professor Keith Ewing argues that UCU members can learn lessons from the cuts inflicted on education in the ‘eighties.
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Subprime education? Lessons from the USA
The evidence from the USA shows creating a wild west style open market in education will be a disaster for students and staff says VICKY WILKS
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Don’t believe T.I.N.A
There is an alternative to cuts and higher fees says ROB COPELAND
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