Bio

Launched in March 2011, Critical Education is an educational blog focusing primarily on higher education and the matters involved, from the financial aspects of higher education down to the quality of teaching and political aspects. The blog author is Andrew McGettigan, a London-based freelance researcher and writer on higher education. Andrew teaches at CityLit and Central Saint Martins as an hourly paid lecturer. He is also the Co-founder of the Fine Art Maths Centre at Central Saint Martins. His lectures focus mainly on mathematics from a philosophical and cultural point of view, with emphasis on the geometry and ideas. Andrew holds a doctorate from the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy and has taught and supervised at Middlesex University, University of Westminster and Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. He is also the author of two books, The Great University Gamble: money, markets and the future of higher education and Higher Education Policy Institute on accounting and budgeting for student loans. The blog includes many different sections - The Great University Gamble, Student Loans Campaigns, Teaching, Articles. BIS Budget, David Willetts, Demonstrations, Events, HE Operating Framework, HE White Paper, HEFCE, London Metropolitan, Moocs, NCH, New Providers, Philosophy, Reading Group, Student Finance & Loans, Uncategorized and University Strategy. Critical Education is updated a few times a month. PR opportunities include articles on higher education. To get in contact, please email Andrew at andrewjmcgettigan@gmail.com.