Just how much will parents pay for uni?

Just how much will parents pay for uni?

THE single issue that underpins the entire debate about of university fee freedom revolves around just one issue — price elasticity. Just how much are mums, dads and their kids willing to pay to get into their chosen university degree? It’s somewhat surprising that...
How MOOCs have changed higher education forever

How MOOCs have changed higher education forever

Barack Obama famously surfed to his first presidential victory on the back of his ‘audacity of hope’ war cry. A few years on, and in a globalised arena, online education purveyors are now struggling with news headlines of ‘Udacity can’t cope’, and the subsequent cries...
Universities more invisible than indivisible

Universities more invisible than indivisible

To all the thousand trusty professors and associate professors who scrimped on their tea money to finance the latest anti-cuts campaign, I can only say save your dosh! Buy yourself an extra cream bun next week, or buy a lotto ticket – because both have a higher...