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S T UD EN T FUND I NG

Sutton Trust's submission to Lord Browne's review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance. http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/ST_submission_20100520.pdf Calls for bounty fund for poorer students.

Who Borrows Most? Bachelor’s Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt http://advocacy.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/Trends-Who-Borrows-Most-Brief.pdf An interesting paper by Sandy Baum & Patricia Steele published by The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center discusses trends in the USA. Shows that shows that high debt levels are more prevalent among black bachelor’s degree recipients than among those from other racial/ ethnic groups

Young People Omnibus 2010 (Wave 16) A research study among 11 - 16 year olds on behalf of the Sutton Trust, January - April 2010 http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/Sutton_Trust_2010_YPO_report_FINAL.pdf A survey undertaken by Mori of 2700 students which found that a record number of secondary school pupils in England and Wales want to go to university, but this number would drop dramatically if annual tuition fees were to rise to £7000. Published by the Sutton Trust

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H I GH ER EDUCA T ION

ECONOM IC S

Ross-Case Survey http://www.rosscasesurvey.org.uk/

Provides statistics on fund raising, philanthropy and donations to UK universities. Latest survey is 2008-9

What’s Inside June 2010:

• Articles on student funding

• Articles on Higher

education economics

• Articles on access to higher

education

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Economic modelling of improved funding and reform arrangements for universities. http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/documents/publications/policy/submissions/KPMG- http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/documents/publications/policy/submissions/KPMG-Econtech-April-2009.pdf KPMG EconTech report relating to Australia.

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British Academy pamphlet on the contribution of the humanities and social sciences to the UK’s economic, social and cultural life http://www.britac.ac.uk/templates/asset-relay.cfm?frmAssetFileID=9608">Past, Present and Future

Absorbing Research http://www.cihe.co.uk/wp-content/themes/cihe/document.php?file=1005absorbingresearchv1.pdf

A report that explores how collaborations between universities and business can have a positive impact on

the economy and wellbeing of the UK.. The report ‘ is based on the findings from 22 case study companies. The report, was sponsored by Research Councils UK

Comparability of degree standards? HEPI report http://www.hepi.ac.uk/455-1838/Comparability-of-degree-standards.html

This report discusses the issues involved in comparability of degree standards. It is in two parts. Part 1 begins by outlining the means by which individual universities and colleges and the academic community collectively protect the standards of UK degrees. It then describes the historical attachment to comparability and the pressures which have led to questions being raised about it. Part 2 considers whether genuine comparability is still feasible, and what options may be open to UK higher education if it were found to be impracticable.

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ACCE S S TO ED UCA T I ON

What more can be done to widen access to highly selective universities? http://www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Report-on-access-to-highly-selective-universities.pdf Report by Sir Martin Harris on access to highly selective universities. Published by the Office for fair Access. argues that Participation in the most selective universities is not widening

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The Educational Backgrounds of Members of Parliament in 2010 http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/MPs_educational_backgrounds_2010.pdf A report looking at the school and university backgrounds of MPs in 2010 Sutton Trust report . Over one third (35%) of MPs elected in the 2010 General Election attended independent schools, which educate just 7% of the school population. Less than half (43%) of MPs were educated incomprehensive state schools.

Barriers to Participation in Education and Training http://www.education.gov.uk/research/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectId=15681&type=5&resultspage=1 Department for Education research.

Sursock, A. and Smidt, H. with Davies, H., Korhonen, J., Madill, G. and Wilson, L. (2010). Trends 2010: a Decade of Change in European Higher Education http://www.eua.be/fileadmin/user_upload/files/Publications/EUA_Trends_2010.pdf European University Association (EUA) Extensive longitudinal study (126 pages ) on the impact of the Bologna process on European higher education. Includes coverage of mobility, access, degree structures and curriculum.

Compiled by Heather Dawson

h.dawson@lse.ac.uk