The OU are awarding degrees though. Most of the online courses aren’t. If that status quo changes, then yes OU are going to have to drop their fees substantially. (View Post)

Jordan Peterson is trying to launch just such a cheap and accessible online university at the moment. He has a whole load of world-leading academics delivering lectures on a wide variety of subjects.… (View Post)

The wider issue is the £30-50k debt for the course, for someone who will go on to earn a nurse’s salary, as opposed to the previous scheme which didn’t leave nurses in massive debt at the start of th… (View Post)

Merseyside Police statement “We can confirm that emergency services are in Southport following a major incident this morning, Monday 29 July. “At around 11.50am, we were called to a property on Hart … (View Post)

Alternatively, get the government out of higher education completely, and let the college, the bank, and the student agree on a funding model. If the student ends up bankrupt after graduation, then t… (View Post)