Does charging for tuition reduce access?
English universities to raise tuition fees for first time since they trebled
By Richard Adams. Universities in England have started telling potential students that their tuition fees will go up across the board from next year, the first rise since fees were nearly trebled to £9,000 in 2012. More...
Fall in state-school university entrants since tuition fees hit £9,000
By Lisa O'Carroll and Carmen Fishwick. Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner says government ‘slamming the doors’ on talented students on low incomes. More...
Most expect to go to university but worry about fees
By Sally Weale. Group behind poll, the Sutton Trust, criticises end of maintenance grants which will ‘load poorer students with more debt’. More...
I'm British, so why should I have to pay international student fees for a master's?
By Dear Jeremy. I’ve been working abroad for the past three years, which apparently means I do not qualify for ‘home student’ status and the lower fees that entails. More...
Will the Teaching Excellence Framework be a licence for universities to raise fees?
By . If properly implemented the TEF could improve university teaching, but its link with tuition fees must be cut once and for all. More...
Understanding the increase in university fees – and what it means for students
By . Some English universities clearly saw the vote by MPs in favour of the government’s proposed higher education reforms last month, as their cue to increase undergraduate fees in line with inflation. Because not shortly after the vote, a number of universities raised their advertised fees for 2017-18 over the current £9,000 cap. More...
Should students pay different fees for university courses?
By and . Vice-chancellors in Australia are calling for the government to reform how student fees and funding rates are set for different courses. More...
Explainer: how student fees are set for different university courses
By . The issue of how universities are funded across their different courses has been an ongoing but unresolved debate over the past decade. More...