University teaching time 'fails to rise' despite fees hike

By Graeme Paton. The amount of lecture and tutorial time in universities has barely changed over the last six years despite a nine-fold hike in annual tuition fees, a major study has found. Students are receiving just 20 minutes more teaching each week in the current academic year compared with 2005/6 when courses cost just £1,000, it was revealed. The report found that the average student receives just 14 hours a week in “contact time” and has a total workload of 30 hours, including private study. Read more...