Labour peer says costs should rise in line with inflation but that universities would still have ‘tough choices’Peter Mandelson: Universities are in a holePeter Mandelson has said that tuition fees paid by students in England must rise to stave off the “severe and worsening” financial pressures facing universities.Mandelson, a Labour peer and a candidate to be Oxford University’s next chancellor, said raising domestic undergraduate fees from £9,250 to £9,480 a year would provide stability before the government embarked on further reforms to higher education and student funding. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/sep/25/raise-tuition-fees-to-ease-pressure-on-english-universities-says-peter-mandelson
Author : Richard Adams, Education editor
Publish date : 2024-09-25 07:00:20
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