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  1. treepixie asked David Lammy: "How do you think we can change the HE system so that students are better prepared for the world of work when they graduate?"
  2. David Lammy answer: "This question was answered by Lord Young. http://yoosk.com/dius/answer/445/TreePixie_originally_asked_this_question_to_David.aspx"
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  4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 2:37:12 PM
  1. diusadmin asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "TreePixie originally asked this question to David Lammy: How do you think we can change the HE system so that students are better prepared for the world of work when they graduate?"
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 2:18:49 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked David Lammy: "From TSR website posted by hebe001: Do you not feel that allowing universities to increase tuition fees contradicts the government's target of getting 50% of all young people to go to uni?"
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 2:00:14 PM
  1. mabeymark asked David Lammy: "The cap on HE student numbers means that for Colleges such as Doncaster with an ambition to grow to meet the local need and with only 18% participation in HE and a real need to widen participation we ..." Show more »"The cap on HE student numbers means that for Colleges such as Doncaster with an ambition to grow to meet the local need and with only 18% participation in HE and a real need to widen participation we may in Augist be turning local students from non-traditional backgrounds who will study no where else except Docaster down surely this is not what we want." Show less »
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:58:43 PM
  1. chriskeene asked David Lammy: "How can we ensure the research our Universities produce is available and accessible to all of us, and not locked away on highly expensive third party publisher websites?"
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:57:14 PM
  1. admadden asked The Future of Higher Education: "Currently the most significant evaluation of HE is the RAE.  This focusses solely on research disseminated through peer-reviewed journals.  If it is necessary to evaluate HE departments, would it not ..." Show more »"

    Currently the most significant evaluation of HE is the RAE.  This focusses solely on research disseminated through peer-reviewed journals.  If it is necessary to evaluate HE departments, would it not make more sense to have an evaluation based on some concept of a well-rounded, well run deparment - i.e., an evaluation that considers aspects of teaching, administration, and research dissemination through peer-reviewed journals, through the media, and to the business community.

    " Show less »
  2. The Future of Higher Education answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:55:53 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked David Lammy: "From TSR website user Daniel Williams: I go to Bangor University and some of my lectures within the business school have a higher proportion of international students to home nation students, whilst they..." Show more »"From TSR website user Daniel Williams: I go to Bangor University and some of my lectures within the business school have a higher proportion of international students to home nation students, whilst they pay higher fees do you feel universities (or at least some departments) are abusing their overseas advertising to pull students in to get those higher international fees rather than taking on home nation students?" Show less »
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:54:22 PM
  1. TheSophist asked David Lammy: "will you be doing something to make the funding of universities adequate for what they need and make a fair system of providing this by an effective graduate tax. also degree standards need to be addressed,..." Show more »"will you be doing something to make the funding of universities adequate for what they need and make a fair system of providing this by an effective graduate tax.

    also degree standards need to be addressed, there has been alot of talk about the issuing of degrees to substandard students. and the policing of this. you should do something to standardise all degrees from cambridge university to UCLan, to make sure we do not end up where degrees are not worth the paper their written on. Doing this by an independent organisation.


    these are the two biggest concerns that face the UK's higher education system" Show less »
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:52:57 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked David Lammy: "From TSR website user Indievertigo: 1. Why is it that a lot of teenagers from a working class background don't know how the finance system works? The way it is, people with potential to do excellently..." Show more »"From TSR website user Indievertigo: 1. Why is it that a lot of teenagers from a working class background don't know how the finance system works? The way it is, people with potential to do excellently in University can (according to many, many discussions on TSR regarding fees) dismiss it immediately as being too expensive - they don't know how the system works, how it isn't very expensive at all and how much support they can get. 2. Will the government raise awareness on these issues and how will they do that?" Show less »
  2. David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:51:31 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "From TSR website user Daniel Williams:  What would you both say is your one biggest challenge you hope to overcome whilst you are holding your current position within the government?"
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click  'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:47:51 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "From TSR website user Daniel Williams: Lord Young is the Minister for Higher Education Students, what actually qualifies him for this position? when did he last visit a Students' Union or Student Accommodation..." Show more »"From TSR website user Daniel Williams: Lord Young is the Minister for Higher Education Students, what actually qualifies him for this position? when did he last visit a Students' Union or Student Accommodation (halls or private)? When was the last time he ventured further afield to Northern Universities or those that are in Wales? Does Lord Young feel that most importance is placed on the southern (mainly those based around London) Universities?" Show less »
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:44:59 PM
  1. StudentRoom asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "From TSR website user Robinson999: Why has the government stopped funding for 2nd degrees, like for those that want to go into medicine, main to do with the 5 years, not the grad 4 years, as I think 4..." Show more »"From TSR website user Robinson999: Why has the government stopped funding for 2nd degrees, like for those that want to go into medicine, main to do with the 5 years, not the grad 4 years, as I think 4 years you only pay for the first year?" Show less »
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:43:15 PM
  1. Trembley asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "Hi, I am an international student and let me start of by saying that the support I've received from the university I am at right now is appaling. When I pay someone £10,000 I expect to be provided some..." Show more »"Hi, I am an international student and let me start of by saying that the support I've received from the university I am at right now is appaling. When I pay someone £10,000 I expect to be provided some kind of service. Wouldn't you? The course I am on requires me to complete a certain number of hours in a certain placement. I am having a difficult time finishing these hours because the university keeps saying it's not their responsibility. While the University did say that they would provide me with a placement, they said that they don't guarantee the hours. If I or any of the other students try and put in a complaint they threaten us by saying they will kick us off the course. And if I try to contact the OIA they say that I need to go through the internal complaints first, which could take months, and then if the OIA takes up the case that could also take months. My question to you is who should I go to for immediate help in this situation, since the university obviously does not have the proper framework in place for the course they are providing, and the OIA seems to be unable to do something about it, and these places of 'higher learning' do not want to take responsibility for the training (or lack thereof) which they are providing, and I can not keep renewing my visa after every 6 months and pay the government £400 and waste my life. Please help - I am sure I am not the only one in this kind of situation!!!" Show less »
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:41:48 PM
  1. Stantown asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "I've finished Uni now but I went thru a very hard time when I changed course after the first year. It feels like some kind of stigma is attached to me even tho I passed my first year and just wanted to..." Show more »"I've finished Uni now but I went thru a very hard time when I changed course after the first year. It feels like some kind of stigma is attached to me even tho I passed my first year and just wanted to change. Are you happy with the whole process of changing from one course to another?" Show less »
  2. Lord Young of Norwood Green answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:34:25 PM
  1. kimberly asked Lord Young of Norwood Green: "I've noticed that some groups of foreign students effectively form their own groups, possibly because they feel a bit unwelcome. Are you happy that enough is being done to integrate UK born and foreign..." Show more »"I've noticed that some groups of foreign students effectively form their own groups, possibly because they feel a bit unwelcome. Are you happy that enough is being done to integrate UK born and foreign students?" Show less »
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  5. 0 comment   |  Topic: Education   |   Email to friends   |   May 19 2009 1:32:36 PM
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