Article 5YWK1 Degrees underfunded by £1,750 per student, Russell Group says

Degrees underfunded by £1,750 per student, Russell Group says

by
Richard Adams Education editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#5YWK1)

Group says deficit would widen to 4,000 under plan to freeze tuition fees in England until 2024-25

Each undergraduate costs England's leading universities nearly 2,000 as tuition fees and teaching grants fail to fully fund a degree, and that amount is likely to double soon unless the government acts to fill the gap.

A submission by the Russell Group of research-intensive universities - including the University of Manchester and University College London - to a consultation on higher education funding revealed that the average cost per student was 1,750 more than they receive in tuition fees and teaching grants.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Feed Title World news | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/world
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025
Reply 0 comments