Hard Evidence: are universities getting more money for teaching?

Claire Crawford
Rowena Crawford

Published on 30 April 2014

The raising of the cap on tuition fees charged by universities in England to £9,000 per year in 2012 does not currently look like it will save the government much money – but it has led to a substantial increase in the funds universities receive to teach undergraduates. That is the finding of new research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, funded by Universities UK.

The raising of the cap on tuition fees charged by universities in England to £9,000 per year in 2012 does not currently look like it will save the government much money – but it has led to a substantial increase in the funds universities receive to teach undergraduates. That is the finding of new research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, funded by Universities UK.

Authors

Claire Crawford

Claire Crawford

Research Fellow University College London

Claire is a Research Fellow at IFS, working on the determinants and consequences of participation in childcare and education for parents and children.

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Rowena Crawford