Category Archives: universities
Access agreements and uncertainties
If universities want to charge more than £6,000 in yearly tuition fees, they have to outline how they intend to help attract disadvantaged students and improve social mobility. The Office For Fair Access (OFFA) has today published guidance to universities … Continue reading
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Tuition Fees and the Future
Oxbridge and Imperial want to charge £9,000 in fees from 2012. The highest amount possible. While we’re well aware of student protests and unhappiness with higher fees, it’s still no surprise that universities are announcing the wish to charge students … Continue reading
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A new cap or a new price?
The government today responded to the Browne review recommendations. A few brief details on government proposals: A rise in the tuition fee cap up to a possible £9,000 (including a lower cap of £6,000); higher interest rates on loans, up … Continue reading
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Why fees don’t act as a deterrent to uni
Would higher tuition fees put you off university? A study by the University of Leicester suggests demand for places will be strong even if fees went up by triple their current amount. 730 university applicants were asked if they would … Continue reading
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The irrelevance of degree titles
Would you like a degree in Waste Management with Dance? Sound like a strange combination? Apparently not that strange. The course is available at Northampton University. The Telegraph has reported on how the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) … Continue reading
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