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.
'Most university spin outs will fail' warns report
News Article 18 August 2004
Most attempts by universities to launch "spin out" companies are facing failure, according to a new report.
Student debts 'double under Labour'
News Article 17 August 2004
Average student debt has doubled since Labour came to power, according to new figures.
IT failure hits student funding
Press Review 12 August 2004
Councils have warned that flaws in the Student Loans Company's new computer system mean thousands of students will not have access to cash when the university term starts in September.
Medical students to get tuition fee help
Press Review 11 August 2004
Health minister John Hutton announced yesterday that his department will pick up the bill for the variable tuition fees of medical and dental students in the years beyond the typical length of degree courses.
Hutton encourages access to healthcare courses
News Article 10 August 2004
John Hutton has unveiled plans to encourage more people from poorer and ethnic minority backgrounds to study medicine and nursing.
Islamic colleges under fire
Press Review 29 July 2004
Two British universities have given their approval to a pair of Islamic colleges with close links to fundamentalist scholars and political movements.
Graduate expansion
Policy Consultation 26 July 2004
Comment from Campaigning for Mainstream Universities and the Economic and Social Research Council.
Warning over graduate expansion
Press Review 26 July 2004
The government's plans to massively expand universities will turn degrees into "lottery tickets" that offer graduates no guarantee of a good job, according to a report by academics at Warwick and Oxford universities.
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Government Affairs Website Page
Student debt sees legal aid work fall
Press Review 16 July 2004
The legal aid system is under threat because young lawyers are turning away from it as they are burdened with student debt, MPs said on Thursday.
Clarke calls for companies' cash
Press Review 15 July 2004
The education secretary has said that as the public finances tighten, employers will have to pay more towards further and higher education if courses are to meet their needs.
Institute of Education, University of London
Government Affairs Website
£1m campaign to sell top-up fees
Press Review 5 July 2004
Ministers are to launch a £1 million advertising campaign to explain to students and parents how university top-up fees will work.
Peers back tuition fee Bill
Press Review 2 July 2004
The Higher Education Bill cleared its final hurdle in parliament on Thursday.
