Category Archives: Fees and funding

Lessons from the land of the free? This side of the pond has a lot to offer, too.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paul Clark

Fraser Nelson’s article in the Daily Telegraph today paints a picture of UK universities which is unrecognisable to anyone who has any engagement with today’s sector. By any measure, the UK university sector is a global success story. It ranks … Continue reading →

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Spending Review 2013: How will universities fare as the battle for funding commences?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Vivienne Stern

Government departments have to make their opening bids for the Spending Review to Treasury next Monday. The stakes are high. Commentators have likened the cabinet in-fighting over how to share the inevitable pain to a circular firing squad. This Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Turning the tide: introducing the Universities UK review of part-time higher education

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Tom Lyscom

The HEFCE report on the impact of the 2012 reforms out today shows a dramatic drop in the numbers of undergraduate part-time students starting their studies this year in English universities. They are down 40% on 2010-11. Does this matter? Absolutely. … Continue reading →

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Going to university later in life – not just for the over-60s

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Vivienne Stern

David Willetts has been talking about the importance of encouraging older people to consider higher education.  Yesterday he said: “There is certainly a pressure for continuing to get retrained and upskilled… Higher education has an economic benefit in that if … Continue reading →

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Rising student expectations? University international offices know all about it.

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Vincenzo Raimo

Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say: ‘Now that students are paying high fees…’? Where have these people been for the last 30 years? It seems too easy to forget that international students studying in British … Continue reading →

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Research power is vital for our future competitiveness – the EU budget must reflect this

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Chris Hale

Today we’ll see EU leaders gathering in Brussels for a two-day summit. The main objective will be to agree the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020. The fault lines in European politics will be laid bare and many players round … Continue reading →

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Fostering efficiency and innovation holds the key to our universities’ success

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Professor Ian Diamond

Since September 2010, I have been chair of Universities UK’s efficiency and modernisation task group, and last year we published the final report of our findings. Universities already have a strong record in improving their efficiency and effectiveness. Indeed, the … Continue reading →

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Graduates understand the value of a degree – especially in a tough jobs market

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Liz Bell

Over the past 18 months there has been much discussion about the value of a university degree. Research published last week found that 96% of graduates would study for a degree if they had to make the choice again. The … Continue reading →

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Build evidence base to support postgraduate education

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Liz Bell

Today the Higher Education Commission will formally present the findings from its inquiry into postgraduate education. This report is timely because it highlights some of the key issues that have been receiving considerable attention of late. Since the publication of … Continue reading →

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Dear Jeremy Hunt MP – a crash course on NHS staff and skills

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Tom Lyscom

There has been a great deal of speculation(£) now about what the new Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, knows and thinks about the NHS and healthcare. One thing is for sure, he must have had … Continue reading →

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