My thoughts on life, the universe and everything
Universities
A simplistic view from Simon Hughes
Jun 13th
In a recent article on the BBC website, it was noted that Simon Hughes (the Advocate for Access to Higher Education) believes that universities are ‘crying foul’ about tuition fees and cuts. He thinks there are some simple things that could be done to make their respective financial situations better. Unfortunately, I believe his view…
University makes big money from MSP internships
May 16th
Today, in this Political Scrapbook post, it was reported that the University of Edinburgh has an internship programme where a student has to pay £5,750 to get a place. On the information page for the programme (that can be found here), you will note that there are only 20 places available. These interns will work…
Tuition fees – the exception becomes the rule
Apr 19th
In the past, I have been a supporter of the ‘Keep the Cap’ message. I thought that tuition fees helped improve universities to an extent, but they shouldn’t be too high. If they were too high, you could deter some potential students from applying for a place. Back in 2006, I was part of the…
