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The political life of Nick Clegg has been remarkable. A man who two years ago was barely recognised by the public has seen his reputation reach the frenzied heights of Cleggmania during the General Election campaign, only to drop to the depths of embarrassing defeat in the local elections earlier [...]
September 19, 2011 1 Comment
I’ve always been fascinated by factors that can affect a person’s mental well being. The interest drove my degree choices – before joining OpinionPanel I completed a Clinical Psychology degree and then a Master’s degree in Research Methods in Psychology. The recent controversy around plans to increase undergraduate tuition fees made me consider the impact [...]
March 2, 2011 2 Comments
Wesley Stephenson is Producer of the excellent BBC Radio 4 programme, ‘More or Less’ (presented by Tim Hartford “The Undercover Economist”). The following article is a specially modified transcript of the programme, first broadcast on 10th December 2010. Our heartfelt thanks to Wesley and the ‘More or Less’ team for specially preparing this for OpinionPanel. [...]
February 1, 2011 50 Comments
By Melanie Cohen, Project Director Bright Young Things – OpinionPanel When I recently joined OpinionPanel I was keen to know about two aspects of the business. First, how effective is an online panel of students and graduates as a means to providing access and reach to the student population and second how accurate is the [...]
January 31, 2011 No Comments
Research conducted by OpinionPanel has been documented on the Channel 4 News website. Download the full OpinionPanel tables.
December 15, 2010 4 Comments
Summary – At the beginning of the election campaign, prior to the leadership debates, student support was split between the three main parties. 27% intended to vote Lib Dem, compared with 30% Conservative and 32% Labour. (Fieldwork dates: 25 February – 4 March 2010) – After the second of the three leadership debates, 50% of [...]
December 5, 2010 No Comments
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” These sentiments from Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel were reflected recently in the violent outbursts in London. With the flames of debate fanned by increasing signs of dissent as university occupations continue, [...]
December 1, 2010 1 Comment
This story was prepared by press agency London Media based on fieldwork conducted by OpinionPanel using our Student Omnibus Survey. The majority of students in the UK feel betrayed by Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats over rising tuition fees, according to damning new figures. A new survey shows 73 per cent of university students [...]
November 25, 2010 25 Comments
There are a variety of far-fetched rumours, that quite uncomfortably for some, may be true. These rumours are about the ongoing review of higher education funding, led by Lord Browne with one of the suggestions being that from 2013 there will be a £1,000 increase in tuition fees annually. This increase will continue until students [...]
October 4, 2010 9 Comments
Research conducted by OpinionPanel and the University of Leicester, looking at a cross section of 10 named universities, found that 1 in 10 of prospective students would be put off applying for a place if all fees rose to £7,000 a year, and only a slightly higher proportion would reject university if faced with fees [...]
September 26, 2010 No Comments
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