Lilly
18-03-10, 12:18 PM
Hi guys,
I’ve noticed that the education cuts for September have been announced and that 99 institutions will need to do without up to14% of usual funding.
According to the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/18/university-budgets-slashed) job cuts, bigger classes and the quality of courses will be damaged with the move.
On the other hand, some people (Hefce) think the cuts are modest and won’t have a negative affect. Hefce increased some universities research grants even though overall budget cuts where implemented.
But how can 14% funding not affect studies? Obviously if a university is used to a certain amount of money each year they will need to let go of staff or extra training material…cuts will need to be made!
While funding is cut, universities are forced to increase their tuition fees from £3,225 per year to more than £5,000. And what I find even worse is that only one in every seven prospective students will actually get a place to go and study.
Does anybody know if our institutions and Surrey jobs (http://www.careersandjobsuk.com/surrey-jobs) in education are spared? I know Oxford and Cambridge and several schools in London are part of the 99.
I know providing huge funding schemes to the country’s automotive sector is in the interest of the economy as a whole, but why is it that education is not only left out but money is taken away?
Maybe it could have been worse, but still during a time when so many youth are looking to get educated because it is not like it is raining jobs for them is the worst time ever to cut on it!!!:confused:
I’ve noticed that the education cuts for September have been announced and that 99 institutions will need to do without up to14% of usual funding.
According to the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/18/university-budgets-slashed) job cuts, bigger classes and the quality of courses will be damaged with the move.
On the other hand, some people (Hefce) think the cuts are modest and won’t have a negative affect. Hefce increased some universities research grants even though overall budget cuts where implemented.
But how can 14% funding not affect studies? Obviously if a university is used to a certain amount of money each year they will need to let go of staff or extra training material…cuts will need to be made!
While funding is cut, universities are forced to increase their tuition fees from £3,225 per year to more than £5,000. And what I find even worse is that only one in every seven prospective students will actually get a place to go and study.
Does anybody know if our institutions and Surrey jobs (http://www.careersandjobsuk.com/surrey-jobs) in education are spared? I know Oxford and Cambridge and several schools in London are part of the 99.
I know providing huge funding schemes to the country’s automotive sector is in the interest of the economy as a whole, but why is it that education is not only left out but money is taken away?
Maybe it could have been worse, but still during a time when so many youth are looking to get educated because it is not like it is raining jobs for them is the worst time ever to cut on it!!!:confused: