Vice-chancellor pay will come under new government regulations to prevent excessive salaries for university bosses. It has been suggested that pay should be linked to size and performance of university. The announcement came after a series of...
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Emily HortonAge replaces class as key voting predictor – latest report suggests
A new report from the Intergenerational Foundation (IF) has concluded that age is to replace class as a key indicator for voting predictions. The report titled ‘Youth Quake: Young people and the 2017 General Election’, found that the 2017 election...
The Budget 2017: what it actually means for students
Last week the Chancellor laid out his 2017 Autumn Budget but what really happened, what does the government want you to think and what does it all ACTUALLY mean for London students? THE MILLENNIAL RAILCARD What happened: The 18-25 railcard has now...
UK universities down in employability rankings amidst Brexit fears
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and Imperial College London are the only UK universities left in the top 20 of the latest edition of the Global University Employability Ranking. This has prompted speculation that Brexit is having a...
Each international student pays £8,000 towards gaps in UK R&D spending
New research from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has found that international students each contribute £8,000 towards the growing UK Research and Development spending gap. The findings prompted HEPI to call on Chancellor Philip Hammond...
Budget speculation: Old for young tax plan to promote “intergenerational fairness”
Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is thought to be examining tax breaks for younger people paid for by older workers to promote “intergenerational fairness”. According to reports, which are yet to be confirmed by the Treasury, the tax...