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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

University students in England get two-thirds of funding of a decade ago, analysis finds

Students in their robes attending a graduation ceremony
Students in England will pay £9,535 in tuition fees for the current academic year after a recent rise. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

University students in England get just two-thirds of the funding they would have received a decade ago, after inflation and government cuts have reduced the resources available for teaching, according to vice-chancellors.

University leaders said the situation was likely to get worse if the government went ahead with a new levy on international student fees in Wednesday’s budget.

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