Bill Rammell - higher education minister
Interview 24 January 2006
Higher education minister Bill Rammell discusses the findings of the Unite/MORI survey on student experiences of university.
Boris Johnson - Shadow higher education minister
Interview 24 January 2006
Shadow higher education minister Boris Johnson talks to ePolitix.com about top-up fees and students.
Nicholas Porter - chief executive, Unite
Stakeholder Interview 24 January 2006
Unite chief executive Nicholas Porter discusses the findings of the latest Unite/MORI survey of student experiences.
University debt fears played down
News Article 24 January 2006
Following the publication of new research, the higher education minister has said that university top-up fees are not leading to "widespread concern about debt".
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Less than a third to qualify for full student grant
Press Review 15 July 2005
Less than one third of university students are likely to qualify for full maintenance grants when they are introduced next year, ministers have said.
University attendance target 'will be missed'
News Article 14 July 2005
Ministers will miss their target for getting half of all young people into university, according to research published on Thursday.
Wales rejects top-up fees
News Article 21 June 2005
Welsh students will not have to pay top-up fees, following a deal agreed by the assembly government and opposition parties.
Student finance to be reviewed
Press Review 8 June 2005
The government has announced a review of the system of student finance.
English students 'face higher fees in Scotland'
News Article 6 April 2005
The Scottish Executive is understood to be considering raising university tuition fees for students from England.
Debt warning on top-up fees
Press Review 28 January 2005
Research by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has predicted that once university top-up fees are introduced, students are likely to finish their courses with £15,000 of debt.
Survey reveals students working more than ever
News Article 25 January 2005
More students are being forced to work in order to pay for the basic essentials of life, a new study has found.
Tories to scrap tuition fees but raise loan rates
News Article 8 September 2004
The Conservatives have detailed plans to scrap university fees but raise interest rates on student loans.
Debt fears hitting academic chances says union chief
News Article 20 August 2004
Some sixth-form pupils are working longer hours than children who were sent down the mines in the 19th century, a leading trade unionist has warned.
Gwen Evans - Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Stakeholder Interview 20 August 2004
Gwen Evans, deputy general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, talks to ePolitix.com about the stress young people are under due to exams.
