Welsh v-cs concerned about 'cuts' to budget

Article Abstract:

Heads of Welsh universities have reacted angrily to funding allocations for 2004-2005, claiming that they amount to "effective real-term" cuts. In the allocations announced by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, funding allocations across the sector will rise by 3.9%, but quality-based research funding will fall by 6.7%. Article also contains a table listing teaching, research and total funding for Wales' 14 higher education institutions in 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Analysis, Education, Higher, Higher education, Educational finance

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Welsh funding gap grows

Article Abstract:

Universities and colleges in Wales will receive a real-terms increase in funding of 0.85% next year, vs a 3.75% real-terms increase for universities in England and a 2.75% increase for those in Scotland. The Welsh settlement works out at an increase of UKPd41/full-time equivalent student. The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales announced that total recurrent funding will increase by UKPd10 mil, an overall rise of 3.1%.

Scotland, England

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Rees plan to top slice fees

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A review of student support and fees in Wales is to recommend a "distinctively Welsh" system of bursaries and top-up fees. The review group, chaired by Teresa Rees, pro vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, is to recommend that variable fees of up to UKPd3,000/yr be introduced from 2007-08, with students who live in Wales offered a discount on the level of fee they pay.

Financial management, Reports, College costs, Higher education costs, Company financing

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