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Report recommends cutting tuition fees to £6,500, but increases for STEM

Report recommends cutting tuition fees to £6,500, but increases for STEM

Tuition fees in the UK currently stand at £9,250 per year for home students, but the proposal has been met with both disapproval and agreement.

Government announces plans to reduce ‘grade inflation’

Government announces plans to reduce ‘grade inflation’

The Universities Minister has said that the soaring numbers of students graduating with first and upper second class degrees in the UK are ‘threatening’ their value

Students “neglected” in latest Budget

Students “neglected” in latest Budget

The Chancellor’s ‘end to austerity’ fell short of the mark in some people’s eyes, but other students remain unconvinced that the UK deficit has been tackled

Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Dr John Broderick speaks to us about the importance of scientists in policymaking, and advocating for environmental policies at a Conservative conference

University bosses call for ban on essay mills

University bosses call for ban on essay mills

UK university bosses call for the criminalisation of essay mills after research suggests as many as one in seven students are using them

Andy Answers: Question Time with the Mayor

Andy Answers: Question Time with the Mayor

Labour mayor Andy Burnham was put under the spotlight by members of the public in a Q and A style event.

Homelessness: A personal account

Homelessness: A personal account

One year on from Manchester City Council’s revised vision on tackling homelessness, I asked if any productive changes been made. Sean Proudman, who has been homeless for four years, spoke about his experience of rough sleeping and the support he has received.

Failures of the West’s counter-terrorism strategy

The UK could do much more to win the hearts and minds of British Muslims

£17.3m awarded for robotics research in UK universities

Government announces pledge to fund research into robotics at UK universities, including the University of Manchester, as part of their Digital Strategy

Preview: Budget ‘Hack’ Day

As we prepare for our first Budget since Brexit was decided, Policy@Manchester are holding a Budget ‘Hack’ Day with a live stream and expert speakers to advise us on what’s coming next

Junior doctors to walk out again

The junior doctors’ strikes will continue on Wednesday 10th February while negotiations between the BMA and the government have not come to a conclusion

Sports’ governing bodies are misbehaving

With a different sport’s governing body being in the spotlight each day for a scandal, it’s time to ask for transparency.

To hunt or not to hunt? That is the question. But for who?

Colm Lock attempts to debunk some myths surrounding hunting and suggests the devolution of the debate around its legality is the only way forward

Spending review: What does it mean for students?

Wednesday’s spending review heralds massive cuts for student nurses and higher education more broadly

Government takes first steps of legislation with HE green paper

What’s in the Higher Education green paper: Risk of higher fees, more bureaucracy, and an easier route for “providers” to set up new universities

Don’t let ‘anti-radicalisation’ measures stifle intellectual liberty

Books Editor Yasmin Mannan argues that attempts to fight radicalisation are a serious and dangerous threat to our academic liberties

Japanese government cuts swathes of university departments

A Japanese minister has called for universities to teach subjects that “better meet society’s needs,” resulting in institutions closing or severely cutting humanities, social science and law departments

Should we accept a Surveillance State?

Isaac Atwal and Lauren Wills debate the pros and cons of state surveillance and answer the question whether or not we can allow it to continue

A real-world Dystopia

Dystopian futures are our today, and technology is watching, always watching

VAT is a bloody mess

Amelie Eckersley argues that deeming sanitary products ‘non-essential’ and attaching a 5 per cent VAT unfairly disadvantages women