Fund our Future: Stop Education Cuts - NUS/UCU national demo

UCU and NUS (National Union of Students) are jointly organising a national demo, 'Fund Our Future: Stop Education Cuts' on Wednesday 10 November 2010, in central London.

The demo is part of our strategy to influence the Coalition Government. NUS and UCU firmly believe that education changes the lives of individuals, families and communities. Education and skills will also be key to our economic recovery.

Staff and students in further and higher education are coming together to build an unprecedented coalition to fight against the cuts that have been imposed upon our communities, as well as to resist the prospect of higher fees and increasing privatisation in education.

What does the Browne review mean for Art and Design?

Browne's recommendations the 'final nail in the coffin' for affordable higher education, says union

UCU has today (Tuesday) warned that Lord Browne's recommendations for higher education would have a devastating effect, seeing some universities forced to close and the curriculum dangerously narrowed, as the cost of university is effectively transferred from the state to the family.

If enacted England will have the most expensive public degrees in the world, with families having to shell out between £76,000 and 136,000 to put two children through university.

Full article available from: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5058

Ongoing debate on tuition fees in The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/tuition-fees



Download The Browne review here:
http://hereview.independent.gov.uk/hereview/