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Denying loans to students with poor grades would only disadvantage the less well-off, argues David Willetts

by CDBU Admin | Apr 12, 2019 | Admissions, News round-up, Pensions, Uncategorized, Unconditional offers

In this week’s news round-up, the former universities minister attacks funding proposals that would lead to a two-tier system, while universities are becoming increasingly reliant on non-disclosure agreements   Research must solve social problems, says top EU...

When is a loan not a loan? When it’s a student loan…

by CDBU Admin | May 29, 2018 | Tuition fees, Uncategorized, University funding

The use of terms like ‘loan’ and ‘debt’ to describe student finance are completely misleading, argues Professor Dorothy Bishop In February 2018, the House of Commons Treasury Committee published a remarkable report entitled ‘Student Loans’. A response by government,...

Book review: A university education by David Willetts

by CDBU Admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Government, Marketisation, Uncategorized

Professor GR Evans finds much that is self-justifying and sometimes misleading in a new book by former universities and science minister David Willetts David Willetts defends himself more than once about the purpose of this book. He dismisses the possibility that it...

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