by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2018 | Graduate Jobs, Politicians, science and technology, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
OR WOULD THIS PUSH POORER STUDENTS TOWARDS LOWER PAID CAREERS? Arts degrees should be cheaper than science degrees, as they are less likely to lead to the highest paid jobs, it has been suggested. In a speech earlier this week, Theresa May stunned her audience by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 29, 2017 | Tuition fees, Universities
HER PAY PACKET BALLOONED AS STUDENT DEBT DEEPENED The vice chancellor of the University of Bath has quit her £468,000 a year role, following criticism that her salary was ‘shameless and outrageous’. However, Dame Prof Glynis Breakwell, the UK’s...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 22, 2017 | Graduate unemployment, Tuition fees, Universities
WHY ALL UNIVERSITIES SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THIS EXTREME CASE The University of Oxford has been forced to defend its academic standards in the High Court, after a graduate claimed poor teaching resulted in him obtaining a “disappointing” low 2:1 degree,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 10, 2017 | Tuition fees, Universities
SIX UK UNIS WILL BE WARNED OVER FALSE OR VAGUE CLAIMS Universities are set to face stern warnings and hefty fines for making false or misleading claims about their institution’s academic record or prestige in order to entice perspective students to enrol. The...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 2, 2017 | graduate debt, Money, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
BUT DO THE CHANGES GO FAR ENOUGH TO HELP CASH-STRAPPED YOUNG WORKERS? Recent university graduates have been given some much-need breathing space after it was announced they will not have to start repaying their tuition fees until their annual salary reaches £25,000....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 5, 2017 | graduate debt, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
ROW EXPLODES OVER VICE-CHANCELLORS’ SOARING SALARIES The vice-chancellor of Oxford University has angrily denied that your tuition fees are being used to fund soaring executive salaries within higher education institutions, claiming wages for senior positions...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 24, 2017 | graduate debt, Politicians, Tuition fees
LABOUR LEADER NOW SAYS HE PROMISED TO ‘DEAL WITH IT’, NOT SCRAP IT Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that he never promised to scrap student debt, despite saying he would ‘deal with it’ during the General Election campaign. The news is likely to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 6, 2017 | average graduate salary, Banking, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages
GOT A FANCY GRADUATE JOB — OR INTERNING UNPAID? WHATEVER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, WE SHOW GRADUATES WHERE TO PARK YOUR PENNIES If you’re job-hunting, interning or you’ve just started your first graduate job, does it really matter where you park your...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 2, 2017 | Money, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships
12-MONTH URBAN OUTFITTERS PLACEMENT IS LATEST EXAMPLE OF DOUBLE-CHARGING Universities and employers have come under fire from students and graduates who are angry about being forced to undertake long, unpaid student work placements with private companies as part of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 27, 2017 | CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
WE SAY: GOVERNMENT MUST CONFIRM CV VALUE TO EMPLOYERS BEFORE ‘CONDENSED’ COURSES LAUNCH The government has announced plans to introduce ‘fast-track’ two-year degrees. But can students be sure they are a good investment? Are two-year degrees a...
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