This week’s episode is hosted by Higher Education Consultant and fellow Young Fabian, Redha Rubaie, who is joined by Dr Lise Butler, a lecturer in Modern History at City University and Joe Seddon, founder of Zero Gravity and Access Oxbridge. We discussed the future of universities and higher education institutions in light of the pandemic, the difficulties that many are facing and what the government can do to support. We also covered the marketisation of higher education, the challenges of online learning, the notion of 'worthless degrees', university issues around social class and more.Speakers:Redha Rubaie - Moderator and HE Consultant https://twitter.com/OneHungryArab/Lise Butler - Lecturer in Modern History at City University (also a former Vice-Chair of Oxford Young Fabians!) https://twitter.com/LiseRButlerJoe Seddon - Founder of Zero Gravity, a social enterprise which connects the UK’s most talented students with mentors, universities, and employers.  https://twitter.com/whatjoedidResources: The Institute of Fiscal Studies - Will universities need a bailout to survive the COVID-19 crisis?: https://bit.ly/39G57yT13 UK universities 'could go bust without bailout': https://bbc.in/3fdhiUOCOVID-19 UK student survey - SaveTheStudent survey which details the impact on students: https://bit.ly/313NhlDWhy Covid-19 is our best chance to change Higher Education for good: https://bit.ly/3jQ7e7TUniversities will never be the same after the Coronavirus crisis: https://bit.ly/3jQ7e7TLondon Economics study - the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on university finances: https://bit.ly/308DkE7London Economics study - the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on deferral rates and student switching: https://bit.ly/2P8UtqYGovernment consultation on higher technical education: https://bit.ly/3hRotDQEducation Secretary Gavin Williamson’s Speech on Further Education: https://bit.ly/33aHahQBBC News article on Joe's work with Access Oxbridge: https://bbc.in/2P9tdbWThis event was recorded on Monday 27th July.To all our female listeners: we want you in our podcast, so if you’re passionate about a topic just get in touch with us at [email protected]. We want to hear from you.Enjoy!Follow us on social media to find out more:https://www.facebook.com/PodcastYFhttps://twitter.com/PodcastYfThe intro music is by ‘One in a Googolplex' and used under Creative Commons. Find out more about them here:https://oneinagoogolplex.bandcamp.com/

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