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I guess these days, a lot of parents assume that if they are subsidising their kid's university education, they feel entitled to play a more active role. Certainly, at Open Days, it's often the parents who ask the questions about Tarquin's likely career or salary - while Tarquin is cringing with...

Sadly, Open Days are another consequence of Universities now being runs a corporate businesses which are in intense competition with each other, and with 'marketing departments' and business managers having far more power than the front-line academic staff (who are treated as mere automatons)...

Ask: How much of student fee income is siphoned-off by senior management and 'suits' (about 50%) What the salary of the Vice-Chancellor is (usually circa £400,000-£500,000)

Problem is, some students will highly-rate 'soft Lecturers' who turn a blind eye to poor attendance or lack of hard work, whereas a Lecturer who won't tolerate sh*t from arrogant or lazy students will get bad marks and feedback in the NSS. Contrary to the usual government propaganda, turning...