The Wrong Trousers

The government has announced significant further changes to university funding. Last year, it significantly worsened the terms of student loans, including increasing the repayment period to 40 years. This week’s changes affect so called ‘low value’ courses and foundation years.  ‘Low value’ courses are those defined as courses where relatively few graduates secure highly paid…

Lord Bob Kerslake

Lord Kerslake, who died at the weekend was an outstanding public servant and outstanding chair of the Sheffield Hallam University Board of Governors. Bob was born in the West Country in 1955 and graduated from the University of Warwick with a first class degree in Mathematics, going on to be the sabbatical president of the…