Student protests

After the 2010 student protests, there was speculation today’s London demo against education cuts would be similarly violent. But a sizeable police presence meant there was only sporadic disruption.

As police warn they could use rubber bullets at the higher education march, a student protest group tells Channel 4 News it is a “scare tactic” aimed at stopping people attending the demo.

Charlie Gilmour, the son of Pink Floyd guitarist David, has lost a court of appeal challenge against his 16-month sentence for his behaviour at a student fees protest.

Students could leave university with average debts of more than £50,000 once higher tuition fees come into force, a new study finds.

The Student Loans Company took £22m last year from graduates who had already paid back their loan in full, Channel 4 News can reveal.

As students face paying up to £9,000 a year for their undergraduate degrees, the Government sets out plans it hopes will ensure they get their money’s worth from university.

Channel 4 News maps the increasing price of university tuition fees amid changes to government funding. Use the slider to change the cost, navigate the map and click on the icons to find out more.

Police officers were justified in pulling a protester from his wheelchair and “inadvertently” hitting him with a baton at the student fees demonstrations, an inquiry has found.

Scotland Yard insists raids on squats across London that saw 20 people arrested were not driven by fears that anarchists will try to disrupt the Royal Wedding.

Every English university has applied to charge at least £6,000 tuition fees, as Channel 4 News learns only eight staff will police whether they are also improving access to justify their charges.

Despite promises from the Government that English universities would charge the maximum tuition fee of £9,000 from 2012 only in “exceptional circumstances”, the opposite now appears to be the case.

As the deadline arrives for universities to tell the Office for Fair Access what tuition fees they aim to charge, a Channel 4 News map shows that the majority are looking at the maximum of £9,000.

A senior university academic tells Channel 4 News of the complexities of setting tuition fee levels in a competitive environment.

Will more students from lower-income backgrounds be able to attend top universities under the new funding plans, despite maximum fees of £9,000? Channel 4 News checks it out.

Public image is a key consideration to aspiring universities. They tell Channel 4 News why tuition fees send a strong message about their relative position in the new market for higher education.