Universities will be able to charge tuition fees of up to ?9,000 and higher-earning graduates will face interest rates on their loans of 3 per cent above inflation under proposals unveiled today.
Disastrous defeat in the Franco-Prussian War led to the birth of the Paris Commune in 1871. A self-governing republican council took over the city and refused to accept a humiliating peace treaty signed by the provisional government.
Free higher education in Scotland may be coming to an end as Universities Scotland has admitted that a “graduate contribution” is needed to maintain competitiveness after the Browne Review.
Cuts to government grants for teaching over the next four years will amount to more than 75 per cent for several institutions, according to a survey of vice-chancellors.
Universities in England should expect some cuts to their funding a year before the revenue from higher tuition fees starts flowing into institutions, David Willetts has told a cross-party group of MPs.
More than ?200 million will be invested in a network of innovation hubs to improve links between universities and business, David Cameron has announced.
An indication by David Willetts that the government is leaning towards retaining a hard cap on tuition fees has provoked a swift response from the elite research universities, which have lobbied hard for the cap to be abolished.
David Willetts has set out further details of the government’s plans for reforming the academy, announcing that proposals on the future of tuition fees will be submitted to Parliament before Christmas.