Recently, much has been made of disadvantaged students in the press. I’m not ashamed to say I’m one of them- currently, I receive the maximum maintence loan and grant payments from the student loans company. I received £60 combined from each parent on the very first day of uni, and made my own way from there. I’m [...]
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Diary of a disadvantaged student: starting below zero
Posted in Politics, Student issues, tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, demo2010, higher education, Liberal Democrats, national union of students, Nick Clegg, NUS, spending cuts, spending review, students, top up fees, tuition fees, UCU, university, Vince Cable, wewillmarch on November 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The future’s bleak, the future’s blue: the reality of higher education cuts
Posted in Politics, Student issues, tagged British politics, college, comprehensive spending review, CSU, degree, education cuts, education maintenance allowance, EMA, George Osbourne, higher education, inequality, politics, student loans, students, tuition fees, university, Vince Cable on November 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you’re studying a degree anchored in the arts, humanities or social sciences, prepare to rip up your text books- because according to the coalition government, your degree is worthless. As a result of the comprehensive spending review, English universities are facing a 40% cut in central government funding. Courses including but not limited to [...]
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