Blog

Press releases Blog

Tuition fees in the news: student participation and disadvantage

1 June 2017

Facts and stats Inclusion, equality and diversity News

Social mobility Student finance Graduates

Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, sets out the facts on student participation and disadvantage.

General election 2017: tuition fees under the spotlight

15 May 2017

Efficiency and value for money Facts and stats Funding General election 2017 Student experience

Economic impact Graduates Diversity Social mobility Postgraduate Part-time study Student finance

Juile Tam, Assistant Director of Policy at Universities UK, discusses different policies on tuition fees and the implications for universities, government and students themselves.

'Tuition fees hike' or inflationary catch-up?

26 April 2017

Efficiency and value for money Facts and stats

Student finance Graduates

Julie Tam, Assistant Director of Policy at UUK, explains that, under new plans, there will be no wholesale hike in tuition fees in England.

What do universities spend their money on?

16 November 2016

Facts and stats Funding Student experience

Student finance

In this era of £9,000 fees, students – and their parents – are understandably demanding more from universities and asking how their fees are being spent. That is why we have produced a new interactive explainer on university spending.

How to reverse the decline in part-time study? Learn from our overseas competitors

4 November 2016

Funding

Part-time study Student finance

As the Department for Education launches a consultation on maintenance loans for part-time students, what can England learn about part-time study from other countries?

One month to go before postgraduate masters loans go live

27 May 2016

Funding

Postgraduate Student finance

Government plans for new postgraduate masters loans are now a reality

What to make of the new doctoral loans?

21 March 2016

Funding

Budget Postgraduate Student finance

Martina Tortis wants to see a loan scheme that works for students, the public purse and institutions alike.

Big announcements for universities in the Budget

8 July 2015

Professional education

Student finance

8 July 2015 budget was in addition to the Spring Budget, there were certainly plenty of big announcements for the higher education sector – and some controversial ones.