10/06/2009 NUS launches funding Blueprint
NUS is launching a Blueprint for an alternative higher education funding system, as part of its Funding Our Future campaign. NUS' Blueprint argues that top-up fees are not the only way of funding higher education...read more.
05/06/2009 Higher education is becoming more elitist
Data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency yesterday show that higher education is becoming more elitist as drop-out rates rise...read more.
29/05/2009 Poorer children miss out
Children from poorer neighbourhoods are less likely to go university than those from the richest areas, according to an analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics by the Conservatives...read more.
02/05/2009 Uni education could cost parents over 80k
With the review of university tuition fees looming, experts warn that a rise in fees could mean parents of children born today will need a £83,000 fund to pay for university tuition...read more.
22/04/2009 Rising fees and loans make students ask whether higher education is worth it
Student debt is spiralling because of increasing tuition fees and the use of some commercial loans at very high rates, a report commissioned by the Government suggests...read more
31/03/2009 Recession dictates students' university choices
New figures out today reveal that over a third (36%) of young people are choosing their university on financial grounds, with many opting for cheaper courses or choosing a local university so they can live at home during the recession...read more.
31/03/2009 Pound symbols raise awareness of growing student debt
MYP for Staffordshire, James Greenalgh, today launched huge "clouds" of pound symbols above Parliament in protest of the current cost of university...read more.
26/03/2009 Bursaries "must rise in line with fees"
Director of Office for Fair Access says that universities will have to give students more money if they raise fees to £5,000 or more...read more.
19/03/2009 Uni heads salary increase as they call for higher fees
University heads enjoyed pay rises of nine percent at a time when they are stepping up calls for a rise in tuition fees...read more.
17/03/2009 University heads want higher fees
A BBC survey has found that most universities want to raise their tuition fees...read more.
17/03/2009 Future of tuition fees
In a report published by Universities UK looking at the variable impact of the fees system,
experts look at different solutions rather than "prefrred scenarios"...read more.
25/02/2009 MYPs join student rally
Thousands of students marched through central London today demanding the abolition of tuition fees for university and college education...read more.
29/12/2008 Scot unis consider fees
David Caldwell, director of Universities Scotland has suggested that top-up fees - currently ruled out by the Scottish Government - may become more attractive in the near future...read more.
28/12/2008 Unlimited cap?
Universities should be free to charge whatever fees they like to improve the quality of teaching, a report commissioned by John Denham, the universities secretary, has recommended...read more.
25/11/2008 Poorer students forced to stay close to home
More than half of students from poorer families chose their university because it was close to home, a poll by the NUS and HSBC found. This acts as a clear warning to ministers that the poorest students could suffer if tuition fees rise...read more.
25/11/2008 Call to scrap Welsh fees discount
Advisers have called for a discount on university fees for Welsh students to be scrapped, it has been confirmed. The system, exempts Welsh students from top-up fees if they stay in Wales, should be replaced with one that gives more money to those who need it most, a report to ministers says...read more.
19/11/2008 "Keep the Cap" launched in York
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in York in a bid to block any move to lift the cap on university tuition fees...read more.
14/11/2008 Proposal for increase in N.I fees
University tuition fees in Northern Ireland could rise by £80 under proposals by the Employment and Learning minister, Sir Reg Empey...read more.
09/11/2008 Does a degree really set you up for life?
MYP James Greenalgh features in The Observer discussing the merits of a degree and raising the crucial issue of cost...read more.
08/11/2008 Credit crunch will "freeze" fees until 2013
Possible costs to Treasury if fees were to increase have led experts to urge universities to dampen their expectations. This leads to suggestions that the 2009 review will not report until 2010, giving Government another three years to consult on and introduce legislation to increase fees by 2013...read more
29/10/2008 Funding shortfall means less financial support
Miscalculations from DIUS means many students planning to go to university next year will now not receive partial grants - money they would have received had they started university this autumn...read more
21/10/2008 Young people must be consulted
With the Department of Universities, Innovation and Skills set to review the current policy on tuition fees next year, the Commons heard Shadow Secretary Stephen Williams stress the importance of young people's involvement...read more.
06/10/2008 Tuition fees fightback
Over 9000 stickered £1 coins are to go into circulation across the UK today (Monday 6th October), highlighting the cost of tuition fees being paid by students in England and Northern Ireland over the course of a degree...read more
01/10/2008 Oxford Chanceller; cap on fees must go
Middle-class parents who spend thousands of pounds on private school fees should be prepared to find more money for their children’s university education, the Chancellor of Oxford said yesterday...read more.
23/09/2008 University expansion requires realistic funding
David Willets writes a comment peice for the Guardian. In it, he states that the UK has slipped from 4th to 12th in the international league table for the proportion of young people going to university...read more
19/09/2008 Tuition fee rise risks haemorrhaging of votes
The Labour Party could lose general election votes if it raises university tuition fees, warns a poll conducted for UCU by YouGov and released today (Friday) on the eve of the Labour Party conference in Manchester...read more
15/09/2008 Foreign students, “source of income” for universities
Universities are increasingly relying on students from countries not in the European Union because they pay far more in tuition fees a study from Universities UK has revealed today...read more
12/09/2008 Region's graduates run up £1.2bn debt
Graduates from across the North East region have run up a staggering £1.2bn of debt – amid fresh fears that university fees could soar even further...read more
09/09/2008 TUC reject uni top-up fees
University College Union said today that the Trade Union Congress’ rejection of university top-up fees was a stark warning to universities and politicians looking to exacerbate student debt. The union said the support from the trade union movement was vital ahead of next year's student funding review...read more
20/08/2008 Professor forced to resign as degrees become a commodity
University league tables put lecturers under pressure to mark positively, causing concern that with the rising cost of a degree, tuition fees have created a consumerist attitude to higher education...read more
12/08/2008 Numbers of poor students stall
The introduction of top up fees in 2006 has seen increases in the proportion from the poorest homes stall, says Universities UK.
Despite a multi-million pound drive by the government to counter the effect of higher fees, the research reports...read more
22/07/2008 Youth parliament concocts high-profile campaign against university tuition fees
The UK Youth Parliament will put stickers on thousands of pound coins in general circulation as part of a campaign to abolish university tuition fees announced today...read more
07/07/2008 Gov give lessons in money management
School children will be taught about money in an attempt to halt the spread of financial incompetence, the Government will say today...read more
26/06/2008 Welsh student finance under review
Student financing is under review in Wales, including student debt and widening access, with the policy of lower tuition fees for Welsh students at universities in Wales possibly being questioned...read more
19/06/2008 Education "underclass" in England
A new report, Gender Gaps in Higher Education Participation, reveals that white working class teenagers are less likely to go to university than school leavers from other ethnic groups - even with the same A-level results...read more
18/06/2008 Student debt hits £22billion
Student debt stands at a record £21.95billion with the cost of studying at university for three years soaring above £33,000 it was announced in figures published by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills...read more
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