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University Funding

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NUS lash out against Tory funding plan »

The National Union of Students Scotland (NUS) has condemned Conservative Party plans to fund higher education claiming they would create a “black hole” in spending. The NUS have pointed out that Conservative plans to introduce tuition fees...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Scott Stables | Read more »

Massive English funding cuts could have knock-on effect on Scotland »

The National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that higher education funding cuts in England and Wales could be a dangerous portent of things to come in Scotland. Lord Mandelson recently announced more financial cutbacks in his grant letter to the Hi...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Call for vice-chancellors to break their silence on tuition fees »

Call for vice-chancellors to break their silence on tuition fees

Scottish university heads should engage in debate on alternative forms of higher education funding, according to Edinburgh rector Iain Macwhirter. Mr Macwhirter, elected by students earlier this year, said that vice-chancellors should be doing more to...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

UUK report criticised for glossing over £2.7 billion investment shortfall »

UUK

A recent report on trends in higher education has been criticised by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) for ignoring “serious issues”. The report, by universities umbrella organistation Universities UK (UUK) titled Patterns of Highe...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

US college endowments slashed by financial crisis »

Two US Ivy League institutions have reported significant losses on their endowment funds due to poor returns on investments made before the recession. Earlier this month, Harvard and Yale both released updated reports of the 2009 fiscal year, with the...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Elizabeth Griesedieck | Read more »

Too many cooks »

Thomas Graham

It’s just a decade since we decided to scrap upfront tuition fees in Scotland and just over a year since the Scottish Government decided to scrap the graduate endowment.  In Scotland we’re lucky to have free education. The question i...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Thomas Graham | Read more »

Top-up fees: A realistic alternative »

Wes Streeting

Later this year, the government will launch their long awaited review into the future funding of our universities. On Wednesday 18 March, we held a lobby of parliament to present to MPs the basic foundations of what we consider to be a fair and viable ...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Wes Streeting | Read more »

Research cash: Lost in the detail »

It is the eternal dilemma of the British university system: how to promote fairness and equity across the board, while being sure not to undermine the country's prized academic elite? If the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is any guide, it se...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 | Read more »

"We can't handle these numbers" says cash-strapped Maths department »

Kings Buildings

Funding for the Mathematics department at the University of Edinburgh fails to correlate with the ever-increasing enrollment figures that the University currently enjoys according to figures obtained by The Journal. The mathematics department has seen...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

University funding: Tough times ahead »

There was good news last week from universities secretary John Denham, who reassured parliament that none of the 12 British universities with funds invested in Icelandic banks was at risk from its exposure. Yet Mr Denham's soothing words went almost un...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 | Read more »

Napier to offer £800 "bridging" masters to the public »

Napier University

Napier University has launched a new scheme offering those with no previous qualifications access to a masters degree. The ‘Bridging to Masters’ programme is the first of its kind in Scotland and offers an opportunity to people who have bee...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Nicholas Gholkar | Read more »

"Too many universities," says new higher education minister »

"Too many UK universities"

The new minster of state for higher education, David Lammy has warned that, in order to survive and prosper, universities will need to consider mergers and seek less conventional sources of funding.His remarks come on the back of the revelation that 12...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Liam Martin | Read more »

Universities risk £77 million in Icelandic financial collapse »

Icelandic Bank

As the global financial crisis begins to take effect beyond the trading floors of world's financial centres, it has emerged that twelve British universities are at risk of losing £77 million of funds frozen in Icelandic bank accounts. The money w...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Oxbridge: 'We are not social security offices' »

The Chancellor of Oxford University has claimed that students should be paying more despite an NUS survey revealing that the average student debt is set to rise to more than £20,000 by 2010. Lord Chris Patten has called for the government to abol...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Cap on tuition fees essential for equality, says NUS »

The National Union of Students (NUS) launched a new campaign calling for a review of the Higher Education funding system currently in place last month.The fifteen page report, 'Broke and Broken', reveals inherent flaws in the 2004 Higher Education Act,...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Match European investment in universities, SRC demands »

Following a meeting of the Edinburgh University Students’ Representative Council (SRC) a Scotland-wide campaign has begun to bring funding for higher education in line with other European countries.The decision was made by the SRC to campaign for...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Magnus Huntly-Grant | Read more »

Opposition parties join forces to increase funding for universities »

The Scottish Parliament

The opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament are attempting to form a coalition to block the new SNP budget. Labour, the Lib Dems and the Conservatives have talked of the possibility of uniting against the SNP’s minority government to ensur...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Helen Walker | Read more »

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