An economist and university vice chancellor has called on the Government to scrap fines for universities who over-recruit, as figures show a huge increase in applications.Read
Education chiefs at Britain’s top universities have warned 800-year-old higher education traditions could be “brought to their knees” by Government spending cuts of up to £2.5bn.Read
Work has begun on a landmark college building in Birmingham which is also playing a key part in the regeneration of the south of the city, Education Correspondent Tony Collins reports.Read
Schools in Birmingham are struggling to cope with an increase in the number of pupils caused partly by the recession, according to Children’s Secretary Ed Balls.Read
Lecturers facing redundancy at the University of Birmingham over plans to close their department have accused internal managers of a cynical PR offensive among students.Read
Business leaders in the West Midlands have called for an overhaul of the university funding system after a report said students should pay higher fees and loan repayments while fewer receive grants.Read
Following calls from the CBI for students to be charged more to attend university and receive fewer grants, Luke Clark, a journalism student at Coventry University, considers the cost of higher education.Read
