Andrew McGettigan

Andrew McGettigan is a freelance writer, speaker and researcher based in London. He writes on philosophy, the arts and education. He blogs at <a href="http://andrewmcgettigan.org/" target="_bla

2012: a ‘Big Bang’ in higher education?

This year will be a watershed in the transformation of universities from communities of scholars to cheap degree shops competing for ‘customers’ - unless concerted and localised resistance can prevent it.

By Andrew McGettigan

/ 13 Oct 2011

The alternative white paper: in defence of public higher education

Hundreds of academics have signed a new paper arguing against the UK government's higher education reforms. Universities are not about private benefit alone, the paper argues - democratic public values should be at their heart.

By Andrew McGettigan

/ 30 Sep 2011