University Alliance responds to the Department for Education’s release on Higher Education reform
…sions at the same time as drastically reducing the UK’s ability to produce world-class research and innovation. The results will be disastrous for the UK economy.” On foundation years: “Today’s announcement is disappointingly regressive, decreasing the foundation year fee levels makes them financially unviable to deliver. Disadvantaged students and the ‘Covid Generation’ will lose out if this provision is reduced or lost. Foundation years are a po…