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Saturday, 21st November 2009

Top up fees and student finance

Scots universities need tuition fees, says top professor ONE of Scotland's leading academics has called for the Scottish Government to reverse its policy of scrapping tuition fees for students north of the Border.

Bigger loans, better grants to benefit 115,000 students STUDENT loans are to increase and grants will rise for the poorest students, education secretary Fiona Hyslop announced yesterday.

Roadshow provides students with a degree of financial nous 'DO YOU know how much a tin of tomatoes costs? What about washing powder?" asks Helen Cormack the enthusiastic and experienced presenter – all this before she gets the audience to try a "value" and "branded" version of the sa

Simple steps to keep a lid on student debt GRADUATING without crippling debts can be harder than the academic challenge as Scottish students increasingly struggle to repay their debts.

Call for reintroduction of university tuition fees

Question of the week: Should tuition fees be reintroduced in Scottish universities?

Loan company owes students for once with negative interest rate

Students could take a decade to pay off debts

Income gap in university admissions narrows slightly

Scotland's poorest students need more help, say parties

Scots students given exchange fees boost

Scottish college scraps £1,080 fee in bid to attract more English students

Scottish student hardship funds start to run dry

Students can cash in on free funding

Anxious students plunging deeper into debt as cost of living soars

Poorest and hardest working students will suffer under new tax

Anger over Hyslop's student debt U-turn

ID cards for student loans

MSPs vote to end students' graduation fee

Scrapping of graduate endowment hits setback

Increase in pupils choosing jobs over university

Part-time students in line for £500 fee aid

Cuts 'a threat to universities' R&D status'

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