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| ![]() The government has published its long-awaited strategy for higher education. This section sets out reactions to what ministers are intending to do. Use the links on the right to read more about the proposals and how they might affect different people and institutions. Dearing warning on fees 'cartel'The man who proposed student tuition fees in the UK warns that universities might fix prices together. University chiefs ponder fees dilemmaUniversity vice-chancellors are mulling over charging students higher fees - but don't want an Access Regulator telling them what they can do. Anger over higher feesStudents and lecturers have attacked plans to allow universities to raise tuition fees, saying they will lead to an elitist, two-tier system. The fees revolt that won't dieTony Blair's hopes of averting a serious revolt over student finances appears to have backfired. Head to head: top-up feesFormer Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley and university director Anthony Giddens disagree on university top-up fees. |
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