Tuition Fees

There is no denying it, the Liberal Democrats faced a crushing defeat at the last election. Losing forty nine parliamentary seats, £150,000 and almost all student support, the Liberals face a tough job if they are to bounce back. As the dust settled on what Nick Clegg called a...

Labour’s university fees cut pledge has certainly had the desired effect in grabbing the headlines. Clearly, they hope it will also grab the student vote. Lowering fees to £6,000 per year, they say, would reduce average graduate debt by nearly £9,000. This is no bad thing, nor is a...

The past several months have seen an intensification of industrial action taken by the University and College Union (UCU), most recently through participation in a marking boycott by academic staff and, at a local level, an increasing demand for the University of Nottingham (UoN) to pay a Living Wage...

The National Union of Students (NUS) has published a report looking into routes to shift the financial burden of higher education from individual students to public funding. The report outlines ways to start the debate on higher education between politicians, vice chancellors and students. It also highlights that the proportion...

All international students share the same sinking feeling when looking at tuition fees for studying away from home. You would think that with the impossibility of a student loan, pressures of scholarships and not having the option to live at home, universities would perhaps feel a little bit sympathetic...

On Wednesday 19 November an estimated 10,000 students marched across central London in a national demonstration for free education, organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) and other student groups, including the Young Greens and The Student Assembly Against Austerity. Protest organisers have said that the demonstration against tuition...

Tuition fees for international students starting university in 2015 are set to increase by 5% according to the University’s official site. Current fees for international students range from £13,470 for most arts, humanities and social science courses up to £17,340 for science courses. For the year of 2015/2016, fees are set...