Postgraduate borrowers ‘would face 50 per cent tax’
By . George Osborne’s postgraduate loans plan would mean borrowers having upwards of 50 per cent of their salary deducted when they repay. More...
Postgraduate loans welcomed, but what about mature students?
By . Loans of up to £10,000 to be available for master’s students under the age of 30.
The chancellor George Osborne’s plan to introduce postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 has been broadly welcomed by the sector. More...
Postgraduate loans of £10K announced by George Osborne
By . The chancellor has announced that the government will introduce a postgraduate loans system offering £10,000 to young students. More...
‘Crick of the North’ confirmed for Manchester
By . But centre for advanced materials will still have “satellites” in Oxbridge and London as well as Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield. More...
Student charters should be ‘brought to life’, says report
By . Universities need to do more to “bring to life” their student charters, which set out what students can expect of their higher education experience. More...
Two universities to benefit from East London development
By . The government has awarded more than £140 million to develop a new Education and Cultural Quarter in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More...
Nature publisher allows research paper sharing
By . The publisher of science journal Nature has launched a new initiative that will let subscribers share research papers for free. More...
Private provider dropout rates and loan access laid bare by NAO
By . Dropout rates at nine alternative higher education providers were higher than 20 per cent in 2012-13, the National Audit Office has revealed. More...
World’s oldest scientific journal is focus of new exhibition
By . A new exhibition offers a glimpse “behind the scenes of the process of science journalism and publishing” over 350 years. More...