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A report by London Economics, submitted to a committeee of the House of Commons, suggests that at least 45,000 students will be driven out of higher education because of the hike in tuition fees. This would mean that 11% of t... More

Middlesex University students have teamed up with The Who’s Roger Daltrey for his performance of rock opera Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall this week. The university’s art, design and computing students will showcase their... More

Manchester University has announced that it plans to charge the maximum tuition fees allowed by the government - £9000 pa. Manchester is the eighth university to announce it will charge the maximum tuition fees from 2012.

More universities want to charge £9000 pa for tuition from 2012 but only two plan to charge less. Essex University plans to charge a flat rate tuition fee of £9000 pa - following Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Exeter, Surrey ... More

The Student Loans Company says that the 20 largest student debts today add up to over £1 million. The highest student debt is £66,150. This information was revealed in response to a Freedom of Information request. Almost al... More

Lecturers at five Welsh universites are striking. Members of the Universities and College Union (UCU) have walked out at Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Swansea and Trinity St David's universities. They are taking part in ... More

The University of Surrey is now the sixth English university planning to charge the maximum allowable tuition fees - £9000pa - in 2012. The others are Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, Exeter and Durham.

Durham university has announced that it plans to charge tuition fees of £9000 pa - the maximum allowed by the government. Imperial College and Oxford, Cambridge and Exeter universities have already announced plans to charge ... More

Students paying the higher fees under the new arrangements from 2012 could pay back twice as much as they borrow. Calculations by a leading firm of accountants on behalf of the BBC show that some graduates could end up paying... More