Financial Times: Cable considers earnings-based college fee plan
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Guardian: Tackling the taxing problem of funding universities
Read more of: Guardian: Tackling the taxing problem of funding universities…raised and paid upfront from the private sector. The poorest would be protected, the link with one’s university maintained. Read the full article. …
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Guardian: Good university funding guide
Read more of: Guardian: Good university funding guide…Lord Browne’s independent review of student funding seemed to have been pre-empted last week by ministers. Could he still spring a surprise? The Guardian offers a rundown of the options (allegedly) on the table. Read the full article….
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THE: University Alliance tells coalition: if you want efficiency, cut the red tape
Read more of: THE: University Alliance tells coalition: if you want efficiency, cut the red tape…c Priorities, uses a series of case studies to argue that the mission group’s members are driving the search for efficiency. Read the full article. …
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Guardian: The bank that likes to say och aye
Read more of: Guardian: The bank that likes to say och aye…ity where a third of the population is on some form of welfare, and some families have gone three generations without work. Read the full article….
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THE: Lift tax-barrier to shared services, Alliance pleads
Read more of: THE: Lift tax-barrier to shared services, Alliance pleads…he services they buy. The previous government said in the Budget statement in March that it would “consider options” for resolving the issue, but there is growing frustration that any change may not come in time to help tackle funding cuts. Read the full article. …
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Public Service: Let's do away with the scaremongering over university fees
Read more of: Public Service: Let's do away with the scaremongering over university fees…higher in England than in Scotland (where there are no fees) and highest among students from the most disadvantaged areas. Read the full article….
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The Guardian: Why a contribution is fairer than a fee
Read more of: The Guardian: Why a contribution is fairer than a fee…tween public opinion on university funding and the view from within the sector. It isn’t simply about money or the fee cap. Read the full article….
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The Times: ‘Parties accused of dodging protests over tuition fees’
Read more of: The Times: ‘Parties accused of dodging protests over tuition fees’…rent rate pegged to inflation. Students would not face higher monthly repayments but would repay loans over longer periods. Read the full article….
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THE: University Alliance’s latest member
Read more of: THE: University Alliance’s latest member…member of the University Alliance. Pamela Gillies, vice-chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian, said the institution was joining the alliance, which represents “major business-focused universities”, at a time when “our collective impact is crucial”. “The ethos and values of our fellow members match our own…we deliver access with excellence, and we believe our mission and ambitions are closely aligned to those of our fellow members in the alliance,” she…