As student debts mount and Covid-19 restrictions halt any attempt to have a “normal” university experience, it’s fair to wonder if having a degree will be worth it. Is university still a better investment than going straight into the workplace? With over half of young people now attending university, the value of a degree becomes […]
A student fear worse than a sober night out: reaching the end of fourth year only to fall at the final hurdle. Last year, University of Edinburgh was one of eleven universities not to fail any final year students – but in the broader context of higher education today, what does this mean? The University of […]
Teacher, philosopher, aspiring writer, barista? What does the future hold if you study an arts degree? As a history student, I have been asked many times about the £36,000 of debt I have signed up for in exchange for four years of dusty books and no job. I have met prejudice in the past and […]