I am also not sure people realise how demanding students have become. The dynamic has totally changed from you should be grateful that you are at university and some smart people are going to give up… (View Post)

Talking of capped below inflation, I don't think people realise how bad a deal a funded PhD is these days. It has nowhere near kept up with inflation over the past 10-15 years. When I did mine, … (View Post)

Other than maths, no STEM subject is just lecture thearte based, they all need labs and they are very expensive to run. Also, they aren't part-time, STEM subjects often are basically in either l… (View Post)

Some subjects they absolutely don't get close to covering the cost. Basically, most STEM subjects are net losers for the uni, in particular things like Chemistry they absolutely take a bath on b… (View Post)

Well fees were capped at below inflation rates, so they became more and more addicted to the foreign student money. In my experience, universities are also often particularly poorly run. Academics ar… (View Post)