Two-fifths think the government should replace the loan system
Polling reported this weekend finds more than two in five people believe the student loan system should be replaced, with a graduate tax the most commonly proposed alternative, and campaigners describing the current arrangement as oppressive. It follows a month in which the Chancellor defended the system and HEPI pointed out that no costed alternative has been published. Student finance explained covers what you actually repay.
Should universities build online teaching or buy it in?
A pro-vice-chancellor sets out the choice facing universities expanding online provision: develop the capability internally, or contract it to one of the companies that now deliver online degrees on universities’ behalf. It decides who actually teaches you on an online course, and it is rarely visible from the prospectus.