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Universities: ‘High fees can’t buy reputation’
A senior university academic tells Channel 4 News of the complexities of setting tuition fee levels in a competitive environment.
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Tuition fees and public image
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.
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Most universities plan £9,000 tuition fees
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.
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Tuition fees and student debt: key issues for NUS President
As the National Union of Students (NUS) prepares to announce its new President, students tell Channel 4 News tuition fees, debt and stress must be top of the agenda.
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NUS President must lobby to ‘widen access to university’
As the National Union of Students announces its new President, Channel 4 News hears from young people who say more must be done to widen access to university following the hike in tuition fees.
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FactCheck: Are universities more elitist than in Cameron’s Oxford days?
The claim “If you look at Oxford and Cambridge – the percentage of pupils from state schools going to those universities has actually gone down over the last 20 years…Only one black person went to Oxford last year. I think that’s disgraceful.” David Cameron MP, April 11, 2011
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Cameron’s diversity Oxford claims ‘misleading’
Oxford University hits back at David Cameron’s claims that only one black student was accepted into the prestigious university in the 2010 intake.
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A university education: what is it worth?
As tuition fees rise does the cost of a university education still add up? Channel 4 News charts predicted earnings as new figures reveal a degree could now be worth an extra £12,000 a year.
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FactCheck: University tuition fees set to run riot
The claim “It is the Office For (Fair) Access that will decide whether or not they can go to that £9,000 threshold and very tough rules have been published and placed in this house for people to see” David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, March 30 2011
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Government ‘betraying young people’ – Ed Miliband
The Labour Leader, Ed Miliband, says young people are the victims of the Coalition Government’s deficit-cutting plan. Faisal Islam investigates.
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Student protesters clash with police in Manchester
Student protesters hit the streets again on Saturday to complain about tuition fees and cuts in public services. In Manchester it led to a cat and mouse chase with police, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Axing EMA is ‘counter-productive’ say students
As more student protests take place about plans to axe the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), 18-year old Charley Portet writes for Channel 4 News about the importance of the grant.
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Labour EMA challenge fails despite more student protests
Labour’s push for a Government U-turn on its plan to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has been defeated in a Commons vote despite more student protests.
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More students protest against plans to cut EMA
Student protests have been taking place across England against plans to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). More demonstrations are expected in London tomorrow ahead of a Commons vote.
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Student protests: police hunt violent suspects
The Met Police release new images from the student protests – including one seeming to show a man with a petrol bomb – in a bid to find those responsible for violence. Simon Israel takes a look.
