Graduate oversupply promises a bleak future
A degree might not be all you need to be set up for the future. Mike Hodges argues that with too many graduates, getting a job won't be as easy.
The Students’ Union — who needs it?
Mike Hodges argues that the SU shouldn't pay its officers around £18k per year, but cut itself down to a streamlined organisation, staffed by volunteers only.
Invasion of the wrinklies
Even though he is a mature student, Mike Hodges is deeply suspicious of the whole idea of higher education courses tailored for the over 50s age group.
Foreign students – 21st century scapegoats?
Mike Hodges argues that foreign students are the ideal scapegoats to attract the popular anti-foreigner sentiments that are frequently, if not accurately, attributed to the supporters of the BNP and…
Have students lost their activism touch?
The most surprising thing for Mike Hodges was not that so few students turned out to protest against the debts they are forced to incur, but that any of them…
Our green and pleasant university
Various university buildings now feature a new form of decoration. These rather harmless looking documents tell us just how environmentally friendly, or not, the buildings are.
Cut your coat according to your cloth
Mike Hodges opines that the bursaries cut coming next year is a valuable lesson is life, where in the current economic climate everyone has to tighten their belts.
Student loan book for sale
Mike Hodges argues that the Student Loan Book is no more than toxic debt, which is not as easy to sell as the government would have thought.