Posts Tagged ‘ Funding of Higher Education ’

Why shouldn’t medics and engineers pay higher fees?

December 8, 2009
By Duncan Robinson

According to Lord Browne’s report into tuition fees a degree is now worth ‘just’ £2,500 a year to ‘graduates’. This equates to £100,000 over a lifetime, after tax. This figure, however, doesn’t include student debt. So, is university worth it, from a purely financial point of view when student debt is included?
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Fees to rise to £7,000 after next election

August 1, 2009
By Chris Stokel-Walker
Fees to rise to £7,000 after next election

My old school offers places to ex-pupils on their school trips. It’s a simple arrangement: you come along as a responsible adult, and they drag you around the finest Roman ruins in Italy for a week or so, half-board, for a decent price. Realistically you’re there as a spare body, someone who can, if...
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