Article of the month
Every month we publish a topical article by a member of The Student Panel or someone working in Higher Education. Our guest articles cover current debates on the student experience, higher education policy and student marketing.
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December 2008 - Article of the month
Hannah Fletcher - 1st Year English Literature Student, University of Essex
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November 2008
Life without Facebook
Sorrel Meechan
Law graduate, University of Birmingham
It was 2006. I'd heard of Facebook but I had never realised that I was the only person in the ... » Read the article
October 2008
The Credit Crunch is ruining my dreams
Marta Szczerba
1st year Politics, Philosophy and Economics student, The University of Oxford
"It's over" - announced Christian Meissner to the employees of Lehman Brothers. Wow, I couldn't have imagined a quicker way ... » Read the article
September 2008
The Olympic Spirit - Politics Need Not Apply
Robert Leedham
2nd year Politics and International Studies student, The University of Warwick
If you're old enough to go to university then you will be more than old enough to understand that we ... » Read the article
August 2008
My Summer Festival (Non)-Adventure
Ciaran Kennedy
Final year Music Student, The Queen's University Belfast
I have chosen not to have a festival ... » Read the article
July 2008
Doing a great 'Reverse Pterodactyl' doesn't change the facts - Lee McQueen is a CV cheat
Amanda Herington
2nd year English Literature and Psychology student, Keele University
Do you think it would really matter if you stated ... » Read the article
June 2008
Follow the Yellow Brick Road and Grab that Pearl
Lucy Smith
Final Year Teacher's Training student, York St John University
‘You must be so excited to be finishing? What have you got planned over the ... » Read the article
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May 2008
Should I stay or should I go?
Kayle Brown
'A' Level student (Early Years, Biology, Chemistry), Carmel College
So everyone is making such a big deal about going to university. But does anyone ... » Read the article
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April 2008
Social networking: The good, the bad and the privacy
Ashley Hall
'A' Level student (ICT, Economics, Geography and Business Studies), The Rochester Grammar School
The popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook and My Space has exploded over recent years, especially among students. ... » Read the article
March 2008
Doctors on the Dole
Lara Khoury
4th Year Medical Student, Newcastle University
For centuries being a doctor has been a revered profession. This can be seen even today in the way most ... » Read the article
February 2008
Sushi for dinner, anyone?
Betsy Li
4th Year German with Management Student, University College London
Whenever I used to go home from university to visit my parents, they would accuse me ... » Read the article
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January 2008
Why nobody need lose in this system
Nicolas Barr and Iain Crawford
Nicholas Barr is professor of public economics and Iain Crawford research fellow at the London School of Economics. This article was first published in 2006 - reprinted with kind permission of Professor Barr, London School of Economics
Many more people go to university following an enormous expansion of higher education. It has moved from an elite system ... » Read the article
