What a fortnight it's been.
Social engineering is to replace stuffy elitist rubbish like "education" as a University's primary reason for being.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8192234.stm
The Tories have pointed out the bleeding obvious; that subjects with historical legitimacy and academic rigour are more highly regarded by universities than an A-Level in Mickey-Mouse studies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8203673.stm
A select committee has pointed out the bleeding obvious; that degree standards are deteriorating, and that studying at Oxbridge is generally better for your career than studying the same degree elsewhere.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8181234.stm
Also, quite an excellent program on yesterday about the lamentable state of funding in higher education.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m0vqz
So, Is higher education screwed? How should H.E. be funded? Are standards slipping? What place does student activism have in all of this?

