Universities should ditch the talk of investing in the future | Simon Jenkins

Instead of research academics need to focus on giving students what they want for their money: that is, a well-rounded education

Money talks. After two years of tuition fees at £7,000-£9,000 universities are apparently rolling in cash, and their students are demanding value for it. Universities are expected to deliver not just education but jobs. Courses are being tailored to "employability". Research is concentrated in the elite Russell institutions. Now the universities minister, David Wille...