Leeds Met, Liverpool John Moores and Manchester Met announce their increase of fees to £8,500 per year, the students of Sheffield waited with baited breath.
It was announced on 19th April by Professor Philip Jones, Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University that fees per year will rise from £3,375 per year to £8,5000.
This is £500 less than the £9000 maximum charge that universities such as Cambridge and Oxford have opted for.
This comes as the government cut teaching grants of universities down by 80% for students enrolling in university in September 2012.
Students are disappointed but not surprised. Virginie Mousset, a student at Sheffield Hallam, said ‘It was bound to happen; I am not at all surprised. I wont be affected but my brother will be, its making him think twice about applying to university simply because of the expense.’
Other students acknowledge the situation that the university was put in, Kristy Clarke said, ‘it was a difficult one for the university, they cant put to fees too low as the university will be left behind but then they too expensive to push people away.’
The vice chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University issued a letter to all students explaining the choice.
Link to the letter.
By Lauren Davies
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