Tuition fees must go up, unis say as term begins

Higher tuition fees and direct government funding are needed to halt a growing deficit in England, a group of 141 UK universities says. A fee rise linked to inflation and more government investment would ensure the sector “does not slide into decline”, according to proposals from Universities UK, seen exclusively by BBC Radio 4's Today programme. The Department for Education says it will create “a secure future for our world-leading universities”.
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