Universities

The social cost of tuition fees

The jury is still out on the full impact of higher tuition fees. But it is already clear that some groups of students are being put off higher education by its cost Read more

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Market makeover for universities

The government’s proposed managed market in higher education will produce a number of unintended consequences. Instead, we should move as quickly as possible to an open market for students Read more

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Universities: a new binary divide

Are we about to see a return to the days of the polytechnic? The government’s shake-up of higher education could lead to a divided sector with less not more choice Read more

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Back to the university drawing board, by Conor Ryan

I know the government is getting desperately confused in its higher education policy, but the answer is not to introduce a two-tier fees system for home students. Read more...

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