Tag Archives: Tuition Fees
Just 22% of youth vote agree with how Ed would finance his tuition cap
Yesterday Ed Miliband’s student-vote grabbing plea to cap tuition fees at £6,000 a year was announced. It seems like a good idea. The Lib Dems raked in 23% of the … Continue reading
American students leave university with less debt than we do
In a review into The Burden of Student Debt, the Pew Research Center found that the average student leaving a 4-year course in America, leaves with $23,000 of debt. This … Continue reading
So what happened to the mad rush for university this year, before the tuition fees increase?
Looks like a little time for rational reflection amid the tuition fees increases. Those starting university in September 2011 will be the last to pay the existing level of fees … Continue reading
One in three universities barred from charging £9,000
The Times has revealed today (albeit in a tiny article which hasn’t made their website yet) that Sir Martin Harris, the director of the Office for Fair Access (Offa), has … Continue reading
Some universities to be privatised, but not in the way you expect
The Times is leading this morning with the announcement that, “Universities face threat of private takeovers.” The headline will make some smile and a lot grumble, but he news isn’t … Continue reading
Cheap Uni Watch (i.e. universities that will charge below £9,000 a year)
A lot of people have been asking for a list of universities that won’t charge £9,000 a year. And so I thought I might post the list and update it … Continue reading
UEL charging £9,000 goes to show the implementation of the fees increase has been dire
The Times Higher Education have just released the announcement that UEL is planning to charge £9,000 a year tuition fees (their fees list). The Guardian, in their 2011 university list, … Continue reading
What does the future hold for Aaron Porter?
Sky is just reporting on the plot to oust Aaron Porter as NUS President. In the model motion that has been written it criticises his leadership, citing: His failure to … Continue reading
Why the Tuition Fee rise won’t actually harm the Lib Dems
As we’ve been warned over the past few days, today (and tomorrow) will be the last days of protests before the vote tomorrow. A vote, whereby a generation of first-time … Continue reading
