Times Higher Education - With Oxford’s fees likely to rise to maximum, academics voice their anger

Times Higher Education - With Oxford’s fees likely to rise to maximum, academics voice their anger

The University of Oxford looks set to follow the same path as planned at Cambridge in charging tuition fees close to the £9,000 maximum and using a large waiver to reduce charges to poor students.

Indications of the likely direction came from senior academics speaking during a debate of congregation – the dons’ parliament – yesterday in the institution’s Sheldonian Theatre.

But many academics also denounced the government’s higher education reforms and voiced their anger that Oxford would have little choice but to charge high fees to replace the funding being stripped away by ministers.

Tony Monaco, pro vice-chancellor (planning and resources), told the discussion that Oxford would have to set a fee of least £8,000 a year because of the cuts.