UCU
Third of Britain’s universities in real danger as a result of cuts
New research by the UCU has revealed that more than one in three of England’s universities could find themselves in real trouble as a result of government cuts.
Cost of studying for a degree to double by 2012
The annual cost of studying for a degree will double by 2012 - having already risen 300 per cent since 1988, through a combination of grant cuts, rising living costs and tuition fees, which the government last week confirmed would increase to a maximum £9,000 per year. The news comes as thousands of students prepare to march on Westminster today to protest the coalition's "looming, savage education cuts".