higher education
The challenges facing students in Scotland today
Liam Burns, the President of NUS Scotland, writes about the "Reclaim Your Voice" campaign, and looks at the challenges facing students in Scotland today.
The idea £9k fees would be the exception was always a pipe-dream
As Exeter University, the first outside the Russell Group, declares its intention to charge the £9,000 top fee for its degree courses the government’s plans to change the higher education funding landscape continue to unravel at an amazing pace.
The worrying lack of power of the university fair access regulator
Ministers are now aware of the lack of powers that OFFA has, which leaves them with a couple of problems, writes Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union.
Welsh Government cuts basic rate tuition fee level
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has announced that the basic rate for university tuition fees in Wales will be £2,000 less than original anticipated.
Poorest students will be considerably worse off under new system
The new access agreement is a political fig leaf to cover up a government busy destroying our education system and the hopes and aspirations of students and their families.
Clegg’s using the same rhetoric to justify fees rise as he used to oppose it
Nick Clegg is using exactly the same rhetoric to justify the rise in tuition fees as he used to oppose it, writes National Union of Students president Aaron Proter.