E-petition debate: Reduce university tuition fees
Read the Government’s response and background material on reducing university tuition fees ahead of the debate on e-petition 550344 on Monday 25 October.
Support for care leavers
This briefing paper provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers.
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2021: Committee stage report
This briefing analyses the progress of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill following its second reading and committee stage in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
The Turing Scheme
The Turing Scheme has replaced the Erasmus+ programme in providing funding for participants in universities, colleges, and schools to go on overseas study and work placements.
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Research Briefing
University admissions 2021
A levels were cancelled again in 2021 due to the pandemic. Final grades were awarded based on teacher assessments. This resulted in a large increase in the number of top grades awarded. What impact did this have on the number of students starting in 2021 and on the number of places and accommodation available? How might teaching at the start of the academic year be affected by the pandemic?
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Insight
Student finance in England: How much would it cost to bring back grants?
What is the hypothetical effect of reintroducing a means-tested grant for undergraduates, of up to £3,000 a year.
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Insight
Student finance in England: Extending the loan term and increasing the repayment rates
A 35 year loan term could cut the cost of loans to the taxpayer by £1.5 billion, and a 10% repayment rate could cut the cost by £0.7 billion.
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Insight
Student finance in England: Impact of reducing the fee cap
Reducing the fee cap for undergraduates to £7,500 per year would mainly benefit higher earning borrowers, particularly men.
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Insight
Student finance in England: Impact of lowering the repayment threshold
A hypothetical cutting of the threshold to £25,000 would result in middle earners having the largest absolute increase in repayments of any income group.
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Insight
Student finance in England: Impact of increasing the loan interest rate
A hypothetical 1 percentage point (ppt) increase would lead to higher repayments from richer graduates (borrowers), mainly men, in their 40s and 50s.
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Insight
Student finance in England: How much do graduates pay back?
How do graduates (borrowers) pay back their undergraduate loans and how does it differs depending on their earnings?
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Research Briefing
Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.
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Insight
An introduction to student finance in England
A summary of the current student finance system in England, who is involved in the system, and the main financial flows between them.
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Research Briefing
Student support for undergraduates across the UK
In the UK, higher education (HE) is a devolved matter and each nation has its own finance arrangements and student funding system. This paper outlines the student support systems for undergraduate higher education students in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It sets out the amount of funding that students may receive and references recent debates and developments in HE funding across the UK.
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Research Briefing
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Looks at the consultation on the 2017 valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the proposed reforms
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