tuition fees
Davey faces tough questions on coalition years and Post Office scandal
The Liberal Democrat leader was challenged by a student over the abandoning of the party’s pledge to scrap tuition fees in the coalition government.
Lack of Government oversight has left student finance system open to fraud – MPs
Franchised higher education providers create ‘risks’ for taxpayers and students, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
Universities trapped in ‘triangle of sadness’, says vice-chancellor
Professor Shitij Kapur said universities would need to recruit more international students if undergraduate tuition fees remained frozen.
Starmer: Labour working on proposals for ‘fairer’ deal on student finances
Sir Keir Starmer said he would not be able to afford to go to university today, but the Labour leader dropped a pledge to scrap tuition fees.
Starmer says he could not afford to go to university today
The Labour leader said student life becoming ‘the preserve of the wealthy’ would be a ‘deep betrayal’.
Raising tuition fees during cost-of-living crisis ‘not going to happen’ – Halfon
His comments come after Lord Johnson of Marylebone warned that preventing fees rising with inflation has led to defunding of universities.
New revenue-raising measures would help ‘balance the books’, NI Secretary says
Chris Heaton-Harris said people wanted to see good public services, but that would require investment.
Sinn Féin and DUP hit out over secretary of state's water charges probe
Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill and DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson have criticised Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris's request for information over revenue-raising measures including water charges.
Chris Heaton-Harris requests advice on introducing water charges and raising tuition fees
Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has instructed senior civil servants at Stormont to provide information on revenue-raising measures such as domestic water charges, drug prescription charges, and tuition fees.
University funding model needs reforming warn vice-chancellors
Government told it needs to ‘take decisions’ to preventing weakening higher education sector.