Education and Skills - Fifth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 23 June 2003.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1. Introduction
Background
The White Paper
2. Research
Further concentration of research funding
Dual support system for research
Review of the Research Assessment Exercise
Concentration of funding: a science model
Regional strength
The link between quality of teaching and
research
Conclusions and recommendations
3. Higher education and business
Knowledge transfer
Foundation degrees
Conclusions and recommendations
4. Teaching and learning
Academic pay
Excellence in teaching
The Teaching Quality Academy
Qualification for university status
Conclusions and recommendations
5. Expanding higher education
Expansion through foundation degrees
Progression from foundation degrees
Higher education in further education
Conclusions and recommendations
6. Fair access
Raising aspirations
Access premium
Student retention and drop-out rates
Mature, disabled and part-time students
The access regulator
Conclusions and recommendations
7. University funding and student
support
University funding
Differential fees
Graduate tax
Deferred payment of fees
The £3,000 cap
Different fees for different courses
Student support
Maintenance grants
Education Maintenance Allowance
Eligibility for the maintenance grant
Assistance with payment of tuition fees
Student debt
The interest rate subsidy for student loans
Conclusions and recommendations
University funding
Student support
8. Higher education in the future
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex
Higher education institutions invited to
contribute to the Committee's inquiry
Formal minutes
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Monday 10 February 2003
Wednesday 12 Februray 2003
Wednesday 26 February 2003
Wednesday 5 March 2003
Monday 17 March 2003
Wednesday 19 March 2003
Thursday 12 June 2003
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Reports from the Education and Skills Committee
since 2001
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