Undergraduates working part-time alongside their studies is becoming 'the norm' during the cost-of-living crisis, forcing universities to reassess their teaching practices and judge how much of a role they wish to play in securing their students decent employment. In the UK, polling earlier this year from the charity the Sutton Trust found that 27 per cent of students it surveyed had been forced to take on jobs or work longer hours as loans became stretched and other forms of income – such as parental support – dried up.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rise-working-students-should-prompt-radical-teaching-rethink

#timeshighereducation