The herd mentality that assumes university is the only path to reaching one’s full potential has come under fire in recent years.

Student loan debt - and the interest on that debt - is rising, and yet a university degree certainly seems to be no guarantee of securing decent, highly-skilled jobs.

Today we're joined by Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial Fellow at the IEA.

Interviewed by Digital Officer Madeline Grant, the pair discuss whether Britain’s love affair with higher education is sustainable, and whether students are getting a raw deal from their time at university.

They also examine ways in which the university funding model could be reformed to create better outcomes for students and the wider economy.

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