Contents Summary Urgent financial crisis: The government’s inflation based increase in 2025 tuition fees from £9,250 to £9,535 will generate … Continue reading “Shares in Students: A New Model for University Funding”

The Toyota Camry looks like a nice family car to buy, with 2019 models coming in at around £29,000. Now … Continue reading “Why the Augar report on student funding is a step backwards”

Universities have dramatically increased the numbers of unconditional offers to potential students. In 2013 only 1% of applicants received such … Continue reading “The rise of the unconditional offer spells trouble for students”

Jeremy Corbyn’s success at converting young people to his cause, encouraged by the promise of the abolition of tuition fees … Continue reading “The Great Tuition Fees Escape (Part 1)”

As we approach the beginning of university terms, it appears that nobody is happy with the current system of financing … Continue reading “Our university system is becoming more competitive. Don’t write it off just yet”

Continued from Part 1   Like British businesses, British universities need to look outside Europe as they plan for the … Continue reading “Is Brexit a threat or an opportunity for UK higher education? (Part 2)”

This week, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) revealed that university applications have fallen by 5% for the first … Continue reading “For Brexit to be a success, British universities must shape up, fast”

The current system of financing higher education is stuck in a rut. It does not work particularly well for anybody: … Continue reading “Funding higher education through a free-market ‘graduate tax’”

In an age of big challenges, the general election campaign seems to be throwing up a host of small ideas. … Continue reading “Forget cutting tuition fees – student finance needs a complete overhaul”