Comments on: How do Students’ Union’s respond to a recession?

By: Jonty H. Campbell

Jonty H. Campbell — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:24:14 +0000

“The consequences of this forthcoming recession are that student numbers will decline due in part to changes in the funding model for higher education,and thsi will lead to a massive demographic realignment of student proflies…”

I’d agree broadly with Nigel’s sentiments and look forward to declining student numbers overall, UCLan, for one is particularly oversubscribed and even have a knock-on effect of diluting the job market and media industries with innumerable grads who’ve completed beer degrees?

“Instead they will have to cater for shorter degrees,more part time students and a higher age profile.”

Which is excellent, with students (ideally) reading for 40 hours a week one needs all the time there is, in addition to all the admin to deal with and hoops that students increasingly have to jump through since fees were introduced. The bonus with part-time is of course, “you don’t have to pay any fees” according to my student services advisor (your mileage may vary of course).

By: Ed Walker

Ed Walker — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:06:56 +0000

“Instead they will have to cater for shorter degrees,more part time students and a higher age profile.” – what sort of services would appeal to these types of students?

By: Conrad

Conrad — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:54:16 +0000

8. Don’t put an apostrophe in the word ‘unions’.

By: Nigel Barlow

Nigel Barlow — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:18:14 +0000

I don’t think that they are recession proof Ed.

The consequences of this forthcoming recession are that student numbers will decline due in part to changes in the funding model for higher education,and thsi will lead to a massive demographic realignment of student proflies.
Unions will nly survive if they except that the days of an 18 year old coming to university with a pocket full of grant/loan have gone.

Instead they will have to cater for shorter degrees,more part time students and a higher age profile.