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.
July 2008 - Article of the month
Amanda Herington - 2nd year English Literature and Psychology student, Keele University
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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
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
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
December 2007
Why I'm going to drop out of University
Emily Spaven
Final year Journalism Studies Student, The University of Sheffield
I've had enough. I really can't stand it anymore. Tomorrow morning I'm going to ring my parents and tell them ... » Read the article
November 2007
BA degrees - the fast track to the temping office
Kate Webber
Final year English student, University of Leicester
Did you know just how useless your degree was going to be? Undergraduates are always told to carefully pick their ... » Read the article
October 2007
Mickey Mouse Degrees - What Have They Ever Done For You?
Paul Gillings
Final year student, Southampton Solent University
Boris Johnson commented recently “There are hundreds of thousands of dur-brained kids sitting for three years in an alcoholic or ... » Read the article
March 2007
Fees: Nicholas Barr has got it wrong.
Patrick Ainley
Professor of Training and Education, School of Education and Training, University of Greenwich
Professor Nicholas Barr’s assertion that “university is largely free” is largely false. As he explains it, HE is only “free ... » Read the article
December 2006
Money can't buy you culture.
Esmee Hanna
PhD student, studying the changing nature of the student experience, The University of Leeds.
Esmee is supported through an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council).
‘Fees’- the dreaded ‘F’ word is a huge area of debate within education, and not just in terms of policy ... » Read the article
