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Two more universities announce fees | Two more universities announce fees |
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Leeds has become the latest university in England to plan to charge the maximum level of tuition fee - £9,000 a year. | Leeds has become the latest university in England to plan to charge the maximum level of tuition fee - £9,000 a year. |
The university is in the Russell Group, whose members have so far all opted for the top fee level. | The university is in the Russell Group, whose members have so far all opted for the top fee level. |
Leeds' other university - Leeds Metropolitan - is to charge £8,500. | Leeds' other university - Leeds Metropolitan - is to charge £8,500. |
University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has announced it will charge £8,000 - with a lower fee of £7,500 for foundation degrees. | University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has announced it will charge £8,000 - with a lower fee of £7,500 for foundation degrees. |
With the intentions of 22 universities declared, the majority intend to charge fees of £9,000 for their undergraduate degree courses. | With the intentions of 22 universities declared, the majority intend to charge fees of £9,000 for their undergraduate degree courses. |
The government had modelled its plans for university funding on an estimate that universities would charge £7,500 for fees on average. | |
Ministers have warned that further cuts might be made to university teaching budgets if too many universities plump for higher amounts. | Ministers have warned that further cuts might be made to university teaching budgets if too many universities plump for higher amounts. |
Originally, it had said it expected universities to charge £9,000 only in "exceptional circumstances", but universities are independent bodies and most say they need to charge maximum fees to make up for the loss of funds from teaching grants. | Originally, it had said it expected universities to charge £9,000 only in "exceptional circumstances", but universities are independent bodies and most say they need to charge maximum fees to make up for the loss of funds from teaching grants. |
The government's changes to university funding are based on the idea that fees will rise and replace money being taken from teaching budgets. | The government's changes to university funding are based on the idea that fees will rise and replace money being taken from teaching budgets. |
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Leeds' University's pro vice chancellor of student education, Professor Vivien Jones, told BBC Radio Leeds why the institution had decided to charge £9,000 a year. | Leeds' University's pro vice chancellor of student education, Professor Vivien Jones, told BBC Radio Leeds why the institution had decided to charge £9,000 a year. |
"Universities of all kinds across the country, when they have done, as we have, very careful calculations about what it costs to teach a student, to give them a good quality education, have realised that the government's expectation that an average of £7,500 would be a likely fee just does not cover what it costs," she said. | "Universities of all kinds across the country, when they have done, as we have, very careful calculations about what it costs to teach a student, to give them a good quality education, have realised that the government's expectation that an average of £7,500 would be a likely fee just does not cover what it costs," she said. |
Institutions wanting to charge more than £6,000 must gain the approval of the Office for Fair Access and show that they are investing in encouraging applications from students from low-income groups and supporting them financially. | Institutions wanting to charge more than £6,000 must gain the approval of the Office for Fair Access and show that they are investing in encouraging applications from students from low-income groups and supporting them financially. |
Students at UCS receive joint degrees from the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex. | |
Professor Mike Saks, UCS provost, said: "Our fees represent excellent value for money and will enable us to cover our costs in an increasingly tightly run and cost-effective institution." | |
Please send further updates to educationnews@bbc.co.uk | Please send further updates to educationnews@bbc.co.uk |