Tuition Fees

The National Union of Students took part in a march in central London on Saturday 19th of November in protest against the proposed Education Bill, demanding for quality education with limited costs. According to The Guardian, students and lecturers are upset over the government’s plans for an “ideologically led market...

Earlier this month, following the Higher Education and Research Bill, the University of Nottingham (UoN) confirmed it will be raising its tuition fees to £9250 in the 2017/18 academic year, in line with the new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The government will use feedback from the National Student Survey...

It’s official. From September 2017 some universities, including University of Nottingham, will be allowed to charge students over £9,000 to access higher education. This parliamentary decision has naturally provoked outrage amongst student communities. However, the backlash has not resorted to large-scale protests like the ones seen in 2012. Tuition...

The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will be raising tuition fees for students joining the University for the 2017/18 academic year. In an official statement, the University confirmed an “inflationary increase” to the tuition fees, from £9,000 to £9,250. The rise in tuition fees will not affect...

When the news is filled with stories that can depress even the most optimistic person, Impact Features writers are searching for the stories that will make you smile. When was the last time you read a positive headline about students? I certainly can’t remember the last time I saw students in...

The University of Nottingham’s (UoN) Students’ Union and MedSoc held a gathering on Portland steps at 1pm on 12th January 2016 to show solidarity for health care professionals amid tensions over junior doctors’ contracts. Students’ Union President Angharad Smith opened the protest with a speech, thanking students and staff alike for “coming and...

The 2015 summer budget has been revealed by Chancellor George Osborne. Among measures for Health and Education, the Conservative government announced that maintenance grants for students from low income families will be replaced by loans from September 2016. The maintenance loan will be £8,200 a year. Addressing the reform, he stated there...