A few days ago, the UK government publicised the new White Paper on Higher Education in England. (click on the title or on the image below to read the White Paper). … Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘higher education cuts’
No more gap year? A sarcastic view by David Mitchell
David Mitchell offers a bitterly humorous view on the cuts in higher education subsidies here. But make sure you read everything up to the last sentence. And do not forget to read the comments…
Sociological Imagination – that’s what the political class needs
One of the very paradoxes of the tuition fees and education cuts’ odyssey that has heated the political debate over the past few months lies in the way in which political leaders seem to be utterly shocked by the anger… Read More ›
Student protests: support letter from Bulgarian students
Below is a public letter of support written by Bulgarian students on 19 December 2010 (reposted from http://studentskiglas.org/?p=328 ) To the British students, fighting against tuition fees raises: Dear friends, We have been following the current situation in the UK… Read More ›
Sociology and the cuts: blog by the BSA
“Sociology and the Cuts” is a new blog by the British Sociological Association. Read it here: http://sociologyandthecuts.wordpress.com/posts/
The antagonistic university? A conversation on cuts, conviviality and capitalism.
Anja: Let me begin by posing three questions. Firstly, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that modes of labour are appropriating cognitive, communicational and affective skills. What does this mean to you for the political potential of academic and collaborative work? Secondly,… Read More ›
“We are no longer the post-ideological generation; we are now the generation at the heart of the resistance”
On 10th November 2010 an estimated 55,000 people marched in London against UK government plans to raise higher education tuition fees from £3200 to £9000 per student per year, while simultaneously cutting all public funding for social sciences, arts and… Read More ›
Education Cuts: More Images of Protest
11 November 2010 – London protests All images: courtesy Kalina Yordanova
Cuts, Fees, and Solidarity: Why the Telegraph’s Janet Daley was wrong to say the demonstration was “self-serving”
The morning after the demonstration in London against education cuts the Today programme on BBC Radio Four carried an interview with two newspaper columnists – John Harris of The Guardian, and Janet Daley of The Daily Telegraph. A question posed… Read More ›
The significance of the ‘spending review’ and the true choice we will make now, whether we want it or not
What is at stake in the British government’s spending review announced some weeks ago, is not a question of so-called ‘cuts’, how massive they will be and whom will be most affected; that is a merely technical problem which takes… Read More ›
Fears build over higher student fees
As the coalition government prepares to publish its response to Lord Browne’s review, anticipation builds over the likelihood that students may face fees upwards of £9000 per year. The fee rises are intended to compensate for the public funding which… Read More ›
‘The End of the Public University in England’
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 1987 with no debt. I paid no fees and received a maintenance grant to earn a degree in Politics and Modern History. If my seventeen year old son were to follow in… Read More ›
Demo against education cuts – November 10th
NUS and the University and College Union (UCU) are jointly organising a national demo, ‘Fund Our Future: Stop Education Cuts’ on Wednesday 10 November 2010, in central London. The demo is part of our strategy to influence the Coalition Government…. Read More ›
Vince Cable announces cuts to funding for students
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has received a revised grant letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, that says specific funding for 10,000 students starting university this year will be axed… Read More ›