Students facing £10,500 fee
Press Review 18 October 2002
Political traditions turn off students, warns NUS president
News Article 8 July 2002
The archaic traditions and language of the Westminster parliament are turning students off politics, the new President of the National Union of Students has warned.
Study proves degree value
News Article 27 June 2002
Higher education can increase earnings by almost £15,000, a new survey has claimed.
Hodge angers student leaders with part-time work call
News Article 28 February 2002
Margaret Hodge, the universities minister, says she is comfortable with the concept of students working part-time to fund their studies.
Students 'worse-off' than the unemployed
Press Review 20 February 2002
Government failing to increase number of working class students
News Article 18 January 2002
The government is failing to encourage more young people from working class backgrounds to enter higher education, a new report published today reveals.
Today's thought...
Topical Comment 18 January 2002
Students lobby parliament over poor housing quality
News Article 31 October 2001
Concerns over the poor quality of student housing have prompted the National Union of Students to lobby parliament for action.
Teachers have reservations over Labour's plans
News Article 15 June 2001
Teachers have yet to be convinced over the involvement of private companies in the education system, according to Britain's biggest teaching union.
UK universities voice student debt concerns
News Article 31 May 2001
Britain's universities need an extra £900 million a year but the perceived burden of student debt may be deterring students, the head of Universities UK has said.
Baroness Diana Warwick, chief executive, Universities UK
Interview 31 May 2001
Question: In 1997 Labour said their first priority was education. How did universities fare?
Politicians 'ignoring' students: NUS
News Article 23 March 2001
As MPs publish a report examining why students drop out of university, NUS president Owain James accuses politicians of ignoring students and their parents.
Owain James, President, National Union of Students
Interview 22 March 2001
Question: You argue that tuition fees are detrimental to access to higher education - but the Higher Education Funding Council says Tony Blair's aim that half of all 30 year
