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Higher education reforms have put teaching and research infrastructure at serious risk

Higher education reforms have put teaching and research infrastructure at serious risk | Higher Education and academic research | Scoop.it
From blogs.lse.ac.uk - November 22, 2012 9:42 AM

As part of a British Politics and Policy special feature John Holmwood reflects on the broader changes which higher unviersity fees will brought about, arguing that higher education has a enduring public value which is obscured within the contemporary debate but that the public university faces an existential threat.

 

The academic year has started with the entry of the first cohort of students under the new fee regime. Direct public funding of arts, humanities and social sciences degrees has ceased, with students charged fees of up to £9000, underpinned by a new student loans system. (...) - by John Holwood, LSE blog "impact of social Sciences", Nov 18 2012

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UK: Postgraduate students face funding gap

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From www.guardian.co.uk - March 8, 6:21 AM

Rising tuition fees means postgraduates think twice about continuing their studies.

 

The near trebling of the cost of undergraduate degrees in England this academic year has made some postgraduate fees seem almost bargain basement by comparison. So what have universities done? They have started to raise them. (...) - by Liz Lightfoot, The Guardian, Wednesday 6 March 2013

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Japan's Political Turmoil Threatens University Funding and Delays New Energy Policy

Japan's Political Turmoil Threatens University Funding and Delays New Energy Policy | Higher Education and academic research | Scoop.it
From news.sciencemag.org - September 11, 2012 9:56 AM

Political squabbles are playing havoc with Japan's scientific efforts. The nation's universities could face a cash flow crisis later this fall if the legislature can't agree on a deficit spending bill, which would force the government to suspend paying operating grants. Infighting over the future of nuclear power in Japan is being blamed for a sudden delay in announcing a new energy policy that was due today. And last Friday, the Ministry of Education requested a 6.7% increase, to $14.7 billion, in science-related funding for the fiscal year beginning next April. But those numbers could change as a result of an election that is expected within the next couple of months. The vote is likely to bring in a different ruling party—and a corresponding change in funding priorities before Japan's budget is finalized at the end of the year.(...) - ScienceInsider

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Australia: Government rejects its own committee’s recommendations

From www.universityworldnews.com - February 4, 4:57 AM

 More than a year ago, Australia’s federal government released the recommendations of a report it had commissioned on base funding of higher education. Among other findings, the report (http://www.innovation.gov.au/HigherEducation/Policy/BaseFundingReview/Documents/HigherEd_FundingReviewReport.pdf) called for a boost in government spending on university teaching and learning. (...) - University World News, by Geoff Maslen, 30 January 2013 Issue No:257

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