Simon Baker was data editor. He had been at ߣߣƵ since May 2010 and was previously news editor. Before joining THE, he worked for eight years as a reporter and news editor at the Press Association. He studied at the University of Bristol for a BSc in economics and politics and also holds a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City University.
Senior academics at the University of Cambridge will rethink a proposal to create a large tuition fee waiver for poor students by slashing bursaries after arguments against the plan were heard by the institution’s governing council.
The University of Oxford looks set to follow the same path as planned at Cambridge in charging tuition fees close to the £9,000 maximum and using a large waiver to reduce charges to poor students.
Tuition fee levels at the University of Cambridge should be set at £9,000 from 2012-13, but students from the poorest backgrounds should be given a £3,000 discount, according to a draft report seen by ߣߣƵ.
The Russell Group of large research-intensive universities has for the first time published a guide with advice on what A levels its institutions favour, suggesting that students should avoid more than one “soft” subject.
The UK government risks causing a collapse in international demand for study in the country similar to that experienced in ߣߣƵ if it mishandles its policy on visas, a cross-party group of MPs has been warned.
New legislation allowing the government to apply higher interest rates to student loans grants ministers “free rein” to raise charges in the future and gives no protection for those from poorer backgrounds, a university group has warned.
