Opinionpanel launches speakers' corner

Student research specialists Opinionpanel have begun a series of guest articles over at their site. They aim to showcase opinion from industry experts on subjects such as the student experience, higher education policy and student marketing.

First up are Esmee Hanna, a Phd student at Leeds, and Professor Nicholas Barr from the LSE.

Hanna argues that the marketisation of higher education is fundamentally changing student life, leading to the eradication of any radicalism at all.

Meanwhile Barr puts forward a straightforward defence of the current fee system and accuses NUS of encouraging inequality in higher education participation.

Lowering the tone somewhat, look out for a piece from Reach Students later in January explaining how the growth of digital media has revolutionised student marketing.