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Ministers go to Brussels for talks amid tuition fees standoff, 10 years after Britons voted to leave EUThis week is “Brexit reset” week for the British government, as ministers engage in a flurry of activity intended to highlight their determination to…
British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a yearBritain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for European students, in a row that threatens to scupper …
More than 200 applicants fear they will lose places after home secretary suspends study visas from four countriesSudanese scientists who have been promised research posts at leading UK universities have spoken of their “shock” and “sadness” that their …
Minister announces action plan to boost social cohesion that will also give regulator powers to shut down charitiesThe UK government will expand powers to tackle extremism by setting up a new whistleblowing route for university staff and giving the Cha…
Relatives call on institutions to help them find remains of ancestors who led fight against British colonisers in 1890sDescendants of freedom fighters executed and beheaded in southern Africa by colonial British forces have called on the Natural Histor…
Adam Tickell, of University of Birmingham, says money is loaned to people who ‘are not really capable of graduating’A leading vice-chancellor has questioned whether students without A-levels should be eligible for government-backed student loans, as pa…
Government looking at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressureUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people …
Labour backbenchers turn on Rachel Reeves as MP claims former students are stuck in a loans ‘Hotel California’Angry backbench Labour MPs have attacked ministers over the student loans crisis, saying graduates are being “outrageously scammed”.During a C…
Unite Group cuts rents at some universities and raises cash by selling London site to joint venture for £186mBusiness live – latest updatesA drop in the number of international students coming to the UK has hit the student housing provider Unite Group,…
Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earnersUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has faced what could be described as the stuff of nightmares for a UK politician being …