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Fees, funding & student finance
134 pieces carry this tag, newest first.
What is London Weighting and why should it matter to students?
15/04/21
The state of play on Covid hardship support
14/04/21
How to spend DfE’s £50m for student hardship
17/02/21
What could be done to help/compensate the Class of Covid?
07/02/21
How do students think about student loans?
21/10/20
Student loans don’t cover students’ costs
09/09/20
Has Covid-19 impacted student (and parent) financial confidence?
29/07/20
A whole bunch of extraordinary facts about postgraduate study in the UK
14/05/20
Would students be happy if next term was online?
06/05/20
What do students think about the so-called “value for money” agenda?
24/04/20
What are prospective students saying about universities and student support?
17/04/20
Complaints, compensation and Covid-19
30/03/20
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Industrial Action
16/02/20
General election 2019 manifesto watch: Plaid Cymru
24/11/19
General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Conservative Party
24/11/19
General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Brexit Party
22/11/19
General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Labour Party
22/11/19
General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Liberal Democrats
20/11/19
General election 2019 manifesto watch: The Green Party
20/11/19
How to tell students where their tuition fees go
23/10/19
SUs as charities and external advertising
26/08/19
What do we know about student living costs?
18/07/19
The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey on: value for money
13/06/19
Augar is here: what do SUs need to know?
30/05/19
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